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October 13, 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-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I : Wisdom 9:13-18b

How can we know God, unless God's gives us wisdom?

  • The first reading from the Book of Wisdom is a set of reflections from Solomon's prayer.
  • The questions do not look for answers; they serve as an act of praise.
  • In today's passage, God's wisdom offers understanding on how to live.

Reading II : Philemon 1:9-10, 12-17

Receive another, not as a slave, but as a very dear brother or sister.

  • Paul's letter to Philemon provides a good example of how Paul could encourage a member of one of his communities to act in a responsible, Christian way.
  • Treating a slave as a brother was unthinkable in the social context of the era.
  • Paul's short letter to Philemon illustrates living by God's wisdom rather than human wisdom.

Gospel : Luke 14:25-33

Whoever does not renounce possessions cannot be my disciple.

  • In the New Testament, Jesus is the incarnation of God's wisdom, the teacher who taught humans how to live.
  • Jesus uses examples from human experience to illustrate messages with deeper meanings.
  • In today's Gospel Jesus uses the example of a wise builder to stress that discipleship is an all-consuming vocation.