Podcast – Three Great Things

Study, Pray, Serve: 23rd Sunday of the Year

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Let’s examine some of the themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 23rd Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Wisdom 9:13-18b

  • Human lives are mortal, limited, and comprehend with difficulty.
  • God’s counsel in heaven transcends our reach.

    • Psalm – 90:3-6,12-17

    • “In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.”
    • We call upon the Almighty, for we are dust and merely a moment in God’s sight.

      • 2nd Reading – Philemon 1:9-10,12-17

      • Paul, an old man and a prisoner, sends Onesimus back to Philemon.
      • Although Onesimus was a slave, Paul asks that he be received as a beloved brother.

        • Gospel – Luke 14:25-33

        • Jesus speaks to the crowds, reminding them that to follow him means putting aside one’s own life.
        • The Lord offers the examples of waging war and a construction project in order to make it clear that they must know the cost of discipleship before they commit to Christ.

          • Mass Readings – 23rd Sunday of the Year (#129)

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