Today the Church celebrates the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are 1 Kings 17:10-16, Hebrews 9:24-28, and Mark 12:38-44. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 146 (Psalm 146:7-10).
The Gospel reading is as follows:In the course of his teaching Jesus said to the crowds, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets. They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext recite lengthy prayers. They will receive a very severe condemnation.”
He sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents. Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, “Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.”
Reflections on these readings:
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: 32nd Sunday Ordinary Time (November 11, 2012)
Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: A Tale of Two Widows: The Widow of Zarephath and the Widow's Mite
The Deacon’s Bench: Homily for 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (10 NOV 12)
Father James | Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Author: The Might of the Widow’s Mite (9 NOV 12)
Dr. Scott Hahn: The Widows’ Faith (November 11th 2012 - Thirty-second Sunday Ordinary Time)
The Lectionary: God will always provide for those who sacrifice (8 NOV 12)
Word on Fire: Sermon 618: A Tale of Two Widows : 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ignatius Insight: Widows and Scribes, Substance and Style (10 NOV 12)
The Word Encountered: Wholeheartedness of the Saints (Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time B)
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