21 July 2024 - 16th Sunday "B”
Jer 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34
Homélie
In the Old Testament, three figures play important and complementary roles within the people of Israel: the king, who holds political authority; the priest, who carries out the religious rituals; and the prophet, who, often at the risk of his own life, reminds the king, the priest and the people of their duties and sins, and of God's expectations of them.