In today's beautiful readings at Mass, we encounter the figure of the prophet Jonah. The prophet Jonah ministered during the reign of Jeroboam the Second in the northern kingdom of Israel. In fact, we read about him in the Second Book of Kings, chapter 14: “He restored the border of Israel according to the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah, son of Amittai the prophet” (2 Kings 14:25). This places Jonah in a period of political expansion for Israel, growing national pride, but also increasing moral corruption and the violence that comes with it.