Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 20th October 2024
The first reading this Sunday is taken from the Prophet Isaiah. It is normally read on Good Friday during the Passion Liturgy. It is often called the ‘Suffering Servant.’
In its full version it describes the one who despite terrible suffering, abuse and betrayal remains loyal and faithful to God. By the time of Jesus, this reading was seen to be a description of Jesus himself as he entered into his own time of passion and suffering.
The people had been waiting for generations for the long awaited Messiah, the chosen one of God.
He would establish the promised Kingdom of God. The earthly empires would be overtaken by God’s Kingdom and a new world order would be established. However, God was not about to replace one political system with just another one!