Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Ecclesiastes 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; and Luke 12:132-48. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 33 (Psalm 33:1, 12, 18-22).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 90 "If today you hear His voice"

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

"Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come."

Then Peter said, "Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?"

And the Lord replied, "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, the master will put the servant in charge of all his property. But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, then that servant's master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish the servant severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful. That servant who knew his master's will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely; and the servant who was ignorant of his master's will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (August 11, 2019)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 11, 2019)

Community in Mission: On Forsaking Fear by Remaining Ready - A Homily for the 19th Sunday of the Year (10 AUG 19)

Crossroads Initiative: Faith as a Dynamic Journey

The Sacred Page: Semper Paratus: Readings for the [19]th Sunday in OT (7 AUG 19)

The Sacred Page: Almsgiving and the Return of the Master (The Mass Readings Explained) (5 AUG 19)

St. Paul Center: Faith of Our Fathers: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: The Hero’s Journey (Cycle C * Ordinary Time * Week 19)

National Catholic Register: Sunday Guide: May We Follow the Light and Persevere in Faith (8 AUG 19)

Spirituality of the Readings: Patience, People (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

In Exile: Life’s Key Question (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Waiting for What? (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

The Word Engaged: Ancestral Courage (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Historical Cultural Context: Looking At Time (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Gregory of Nyssa (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)