Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Ezekiel 33:7-9, Romans 13:8-10, and Matthew 18:15-20. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 95 (Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9).
Today’s Gospel reading is as follows:
Jesus said to his disciples: "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that 'every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.' If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Reflections on these readings:
Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: Looking for Trouble!
The Deacon's Bench: Homily for September 4, 2011: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (3 SEP 11)
Dr. Scott Hahn: To Win Them Back (September 4th, 2011 - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The New Theological Movement: Am I obliged to correct my brother who sins? (2 SEP 11)
Friar Blog: Sirius XM Radio, September 2nd, 2011 (Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time)
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