Homily 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time - August 23, 2026
Readings can be found here . Jesus had two questions for His disciples. First, He asked who people say the Son of Man is. They responded that the Son of Man is a prophet of some kind. They likely thought Jesus was asking them some sort of academic question concerning the Scriptures. At the time of Jesus, the term Son of Man was not commonly used. Scholars in Jesus’ time had several opinions on what the term meant. It was sometimes used to refer to human beings in general. The term is used in the book of Daniel as well. Some scholars thought the term was symbolic of Israel and the suffering of holy people. Others thought Daniel used the term to mean a heavenly figure that would judge the wicked and vindicate the righteous. The disciples probably thought of one of these definitions when they answered. ...