Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; and Luke 18:9-14. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 34 (Psalm 34:2-3, 17-19, 23).

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

YouTube: 0:23 / 4:40 Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 34 "The Lord hears the cry of the poor"

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. "Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity - greedy, dishonest, adulterous - or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income.' But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, 'O God, be merciful to me a sinner.' I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sunday Reflections: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 27, 2019)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 27, 2019)

Community in Mission: Standing in Need of Prayer - A Homily for the 30th Sunday of the Year (25 OCT 19)

The Deacon's Bench: Work in progress: Homily for 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (26 OCT 19)

Rhode Island Catholic: The Quiet Corner: Humility is essential to all prayer (24 OCT 19)

The Sacred Page: Pride and Poverty: The 30th Sunday of OT (24 OCT 19)

The Sacred Page: The Pharisee and the Tax-Collector (The Mass Readings Explained) (21 OCT 19)

Rhode Island Catholic: Sunday Scripture: God Hears (24 OCT 19)

St. Paul Center: No Favorites: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: Paul at the End of the Race (Cycle C * Ordinary Time * Week 30)

National Catholic Register: Sunday Guide: Warning Against Worshipping an Imaginary God and the Prayer of Pride (25 OCT 19)

Spirituality of the Readings: The Cry of the Poor (30th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

In Exile: Humility, Ego, and Greatness (30th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Glancing Thoughts: The Worst Kind of Pride (30th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

The Perspective of Justice: Pharisaism (30th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Let the Scriptures Speak: How To Justify Yourself (30th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

The Word Engaged: Self-Righteous (30th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Historical Cultural Context: Divine Reversal (30th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Gregory Palamas (30th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)