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December 11, 2024
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Ordinary Time

For a large part of the liturgical year, we devote ourselves to listening to the mystery of Christ in all its aspects unfolded as we seek God's truth and understanding.

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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I : Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4

The just one lives by faithfulness.

  • The prophet Habakkuk, a contemporary of Jeremiah, preached during a time of great turmoil.
  • Habakkuk questions why God tolerates violence against the innocent.
  • God told the prophet that the faithful person must be patient and wait for God’s promises.

Reading II : 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14

Stir into flame the gift of God.

  • The passage from the Second Letter of Paul to Timothy was an exhortation to Christian ministers to be faithful.
  • When one accepts the call to ministry, one is gifted by the Spirit of God.
  • The function of the Holy Spirit is to give strength and perseverance in a difficult job, which is a theme that points to the hardships that must be endured in the ministries of Paul and Timothy and their successors.

Gospel : Luke 17:5-10

Increase our faith.

  • Today’s Gospel passage is from a collection of Jesus’ sayings on discipleship.
  • The disciples ask Jesus for an increase of faith. With the exaggerated image of a mustard seed, Jesus casts doubt on their possession of any faith.
  • In the second saying about workers, Jesus warns his followers against thinking that they deserve or can earn a special reward because of their service.