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Commentary on the Readings: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - 30 August 2020

Deny yourself means you stop thinking about yourself. It is the reversal of the principles in this world  governing relations between people. It is the rejection of those that all believe to be positive stimuli because they push to action: the pursuit of one’s own interest, the will to achieve gratification, acknowledgments, and benefits. Even in the purest acts of love, there is often some veiled forms of selfishness and ambition.