7Devotional
For Your Reflection:
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
TODAY’S THEME
The grumbling of the religious leaders in today’s gospel is
actually our holy hope: This Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them.
That our God seeks and saves the lost is not only a holy hope, it is our only
hope. As the writer of 1 Timothy reminds us, “The saying is sure and worthy
of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”
Thanks be to God.
actually our holy hope: This Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them.
That our God seeks and saves the lost is not only a holy hope, it is our only
hope. As the writer of 1 Timothy reminds us, “The saying is sure and worthy
of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”
Thanks be to God.
The Sundays after Pentecost, also called “common or ordinary time,” constitute a season of growth in Christian faith, life, and ministry. Nearly half of the Christian year is reserved for this season, which spans the Sundays between Pentecost (50 days after Easter) and Advent (around Thanksgiving.)
Traditionally, the liturgical color of ordinary time is green. Green is the color of nature and growth. It symbolizes the need of Christians to be disciples, persons who live out the values of the gospel and share them joyfully with others. During this time, the scriptural texts, sermons, and hymns are usually directed toward the task of helping us grow as faithful followers of Jesus Christ and bear good fruit in our witness.
Traditionally, the liturgical color of ordinary time is green. Green is the color of nature and growth. It symbolizes the need of Christians to be disciples, persons who live out the values of the gospel and share them joyfully with others. During this time, the scriptural texts, sermons, and hymns are usually directed toward the task of helping us grow as faithful followers of Jesus Christ and bear good fruit in our witness.
Prayer
.May the words that are spoken, and the reflections of our
hearts, be worthy of your grace, O God, to whom all honor and glory is given
now and forevermore. Amen.
hearts, be worthy of your grace, O God, to whom all honor and glory is given
now and forevermore. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
SUNDAYS IN SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
6
Deut. 31:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33
12
Exo. 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Tim. 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10
19
Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Tim. 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13
26
Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Tim. 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31
Deut. 31:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33
12
Exo. 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Tim. 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10
19
Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Tim. 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13
26
Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Tim. 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31