Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Amos 8:4-7, 1 Timothy 2:1-8, and Luke 16:1-13. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 113 (Psalm 113:1-2, 4-8).

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

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 113)

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus said to his disciples, "A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.' The steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg. I know what I shall do so that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may welcome me into their homes.' He called in his master's debtors one by one. To the first he said, 'How much do you owe my master?' He replied, 'One hundred measures of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.' Then to another the steward said, 'And you, how much do you owe?' He replied, 'One hundred kors of wheat.' The steward said to him, 'Here is your promissory note; write one for eighty.' And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently.

"For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light. I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones. If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours? No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 22, 2019)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 22, 2019)

Community in Mission: On Being Faithful in a Few Things before Being Ruler over Many Things - A Homily for the 24th Sunday of the Year (21 SEP 19)

Crossroads Initiative: Stewardship - lessons from the Dishonest Steward

Rhode Island Catholic: The Quiet Corner: Authentic Christian Prayer is sorely needed (19 SEP 19)

The Sacred Page: God and Mammon: The 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (19 SEP 19)

The Sacred Page: The Parable of the Dishonest Steward (The Mass Readings Explained) (16 SEP 19)

Rhode Island Catholic: Sunday Scripture: God or mammon? (19 SEP 19)

St. Paul Center: Prudent Stewards: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: Yes and No to Power (Cycle C * Ordinary Time * Week 25)

Catholic News Agency: Pope Francis: Pope Francis: True wealth is found in friendship, not things (22 SEP 19)

National Catholic Register: Sunday Guide: Working With Zeal Toward Salvation (22 SEP 19)

Spirituality of the Readings: Be Shrewd (25th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

In Exile: Doing the Right Thing Because It Is the Right Thing (25th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Glancing Thoughts: What God Wants (25th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Let the Scriptures Speak: The Unjust Steward (25th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

The Word Engaged: Problems with Personal Money (25th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Historical Cultural Context: The Dishonest Steward (25th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Gaudentius of Brescia (25th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)