Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Amos 6:1A, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:111-16; and Luke 16:19-31. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 146 (Psalm 146:7-10).

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

YouTube: Psalm 146: Praise the Lord, My Soul

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus said to the Pharisees: "There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and from the netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.

"And he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.' Abraham replied, 'My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented. Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.'

"He said, 'Then I beg you, father, send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.' But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.' He said, 'Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.' Then Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.'"

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 29, 2019) 

Community in Mission: Ignoring the Poor Is a Damnable Sin - A Homily for the 26th Sunday of the Year (28 SEP 19)

Rhode Island Catholic: The Quiet Corner: The measure of our Catholicism is our sensitivity to those in the greatest of need (26 SEP 19)

The Sacred Page: Does It Even Matter How We Treat Others? The 26th Sunday of OT (24 SEP 19)

The Sacred Page: The Parable of the Lazarus and the Rich Man (The Mass Readings Explained) (23 SEP 19)

Rhode Island Catholic: Sunday Scripture: Such a fine story (26 SEP 19)

St. Paul Center: A Great Chasm: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: Don't Forget the Poor (Cycle C * Ordinary Time * Week 26)

Catholic News Agency: At Mass for Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis says world is increasingly elitist (29 SEP 19)

National Catholic Register: Sunday Guide: May We Seek Out Every Lazarus Before Us (27 SEP 19)

Spirituality of the Readings: Rags and Riches (26th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

In Exile: The Church's Economic-Social Teachings (26th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

The Perspective of Justice: A Truly Human Life (26th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Dives and Lazarus (26th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

The Word Engaged: Problems with Corporate Wealth (26th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Historical Cultural Context: The Rich and the Poor (26th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by John Chrysostom (26th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)