Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 23rd October 2022 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 14 v7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84 v1-7; 2 Timothy 4 v6-8, 16-18; Luke 18 v9-14. Better? ‘Jesus told a story to some people who thought they were better than others and who looked down on everyone else.’ (Luke 18 v9) The story…
Twenty-nineth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 16th October 2022 Lectionary readings: Genesis 32 v22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3 v14-4 v5; Luke 18 v1-8. Present or Future? Luke recalls a story that Jesus told his disciples about a crooked judge and a persistent widow in order to illustrate how the disciples should keep…
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 9th October 2022 Lectionary Readings: 2 Kings 5 v1-3, 7-15b; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2 v8-15; Luke 17 v11-19. Respect and obedience. “Respect and obey the Lord! This is the first step to wisdom and good sense.” (Psalm 111 v10). Try telling that to Naaman! In the…
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 2nd October 2022 Lectionary Readings: Habakkuk 1 v1-4, 2 v1-4; Psalm 37 v1-9; 2 Timothy 1 v1-14; Luke 17 v5-10. Faith, Trust and Mission. “You have been trusted with a wonderful treasure. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives within you.” (2…
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 25th September 2022 Lectionary Readings: Amos 6 v1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6 v6-19; Luke 16 v19-31. Warnings to the rich. This week’s readings continue the theme of recent weeks about the dangers of trusting in wealth. The prophet Amos takes the rulers of Jerusalem and…
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 18th September 2022 Lectionary Readings: Amos 8 v4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2 v1-7; Luke 16 v1-13. God and money. Amos was send by God to the northern kingdom of Israel during a period of prosperity to expose its rotten core. Amos warned the people of impending…
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 11th September 2022 Lectionary Readings: Exodus 32 v7-14; Psalm 51 v1-10; 1 Timothy 1 v12-17; Luke 15 v1-10. RSVP Luke tells of a time when Jesus was surrounded by a crowd made up of ‘tax collectors and sinners’ and ‘Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses’.…
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 4th September 2022 Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 30 v15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon v1-21; Luke 14 v25-33. The seemingly impossible demands of being a disciple. Jesus said, “You cannot be my disciples unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children and…
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 28th August 2022 Lectionary Readings: Proverbs 25 v6,7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13 v1-8, 15,16; Luke 14 v1, 7-14. Hospitality Luke says, ‘One Sabbath, Jesus was having dinner in the home of an important Pharisee, and everyone was carefully watching Jesus’. (Luke 14 v1). ‘Jesus saw how the…
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 21st August 2022 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 58 v9b-14; Psalm 103 v1-8; Hebrews 12 v18-29; Luke 13 v10-17 Compassion trumps ‘Religion’ In today’s gospel reading, Luke recalls an incident where Jesus heals a woman on the Sabbath and upsets the local worship leader! The man in charge of…