Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time • Year C
In the Old Testament, a prophet (in Hebrew, nabi, which suggests “madman”), is one who speaks for another and challenges the community in its unfaithfulness. Called to challenge the community to faithfulness when it has strayed from God’s commands is not a popular message. So the desire to silence the prophet, one way or another, is clear. But the prophet must be faithful to the call no matter what, even if it brings rejection and suffering.
This Day in Province History: August 12, 1947
The invitation of the George Leech, fifth bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to assume the parish of the Sacred Heart in Lewisburg, was accepted by the Province for a period of ten years.