22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time—September 1, 2019
Opening the Word
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5m 27s
It's human nature for us to want places of honor. Yet Jesus challenges us to do the opposite: to seek the "lowest place." While many in the world compete for worldly prestige and honor, Jesus is asking Christians to outdo one another in the practice of true humility.
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