August 30, 2026

22nd Sunday of the Year: We recognize and reject our temptations. Catholic Inspiration

By Fr. Andrew Ricci
Photo by Dmitriy Yarovoy on Pexels.com

Jesus speaks to Peter and calls out Satan’s temptation, inspiring us to engage in our own personal spiritual warfare, knowing that when we seek to follow Christ we will be tempted to stray. In those moments, we call upon our faith in Christ!

Mass Readings – 22nd Sunday of the Year (#124)

***************

Catholic Inspiration Archives

About Fr. Andrew Ricci

Unknown's avatar
A Catholic priest since 1997, Fr. Andrew Ricci is currently the rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior, WI. His website "Three Great Things" can be found at studyprayserve.com and his podcasts can be found under "Catholic Inspiration" in the iTunes store. View all posts by Fr. Andrew Ricci
This entry was posted on Sunday, August 30th, 2026 at 7:00 am and tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , and posted in Ordinary Time, Podcast. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

One response to “22nd Sunday of the Year: We recognize and reject our temptations. Catholic Inspiration”

  • paulinembristol's avatar paulinembristol
    August 30th, 2026 at 7:31 am

    What an amazing homily! I loved how you used Star Wars to explain the battle between good and evil and Peter’s temptation. It is very relatable, I shared with the kids.

    Reply

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.