Today the Church celebrates the Sunday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Deuteronomy 11:18, 26-28, 32; Romans 3: 21-25, 28; and Matthew 7:21-27. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 31 (Psalm 31:2-4, 17, 25).
Today’s Gospel reading is as follows:
Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name?Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’
“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”
Following are some reflections on these readings:
Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: Saved by Faith or Works?
Deacon Greg Kandra: Homily for March 6, 2011: 9th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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