Episode 154: 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C

In today’s episode, we focus on several details from the first, second, and Gospel readings for this upcoming 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The first reading, taken from Wisdom 3:1-9, is given to us by the Church to prompt us to think about the topic of Purgatory, given that this Sunday is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. The details present do not prove purgatory, but they do involve concepts and principles that relate to the doctrine. The detail in the second reading, taken from Romans 5:5-11, relates to the topic of justification, and in particular the nature of justification. Finally, the Gospel reading, taken from John 6:37-40, gives us details that relate to the topics of God’s infallible will and our freedom, along with the so-called doctrine of “eternal security.”

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