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“Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Lk 18:7-8

If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. Lk 14:26-27

“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Lk 14:11  

“After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ And you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’ Then he will say to you, ‘I do not know where [you] are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!’” Lk 13:25-27

Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. Lk 12:51

Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute [the] food allowance at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so. Truly, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property. Lk 12:42-44

“…I shall say to myself, ‘Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!’ But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.” Lk 12:19:21

He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread…” Lk 11:2-3

Reflection for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle C The lectionary translation of the readings for this Sunday can be found HERE 1st Reading: Gen 18:1-10a Our selection today is the well-known story of Abram being visited by three angels. The hospitality Abraham shows, in this story, was a requirement of ancient middle eastern cultural

“Which of these three [the priest, the Levite or the Samaritan], in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” Lk 10:36-37