Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Exodus 17:8-13, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2,
and Luke 18:1-8. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 121 (Psalm 121:1-8).
For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:
YouTube: Psalm 121 - Our Help Is From the Lord - Francesca LaRosa
The Gospel reading is as follows:
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, "There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being. And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, 'Render a just decision for me against my adversary.' For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, 'While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being, because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.'"
The Lord said, "Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says. Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
Reflections on these readings:
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 16, 2022)
Community in Mission: The Practices of Prayer - A Homily for the 29th Sunday of the Year (15 OCT 22)
St. Paul Center: Hope from on High: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Magis Center for Catholic Spirituality: Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Word on Fire: The Spiritual Life Is a Battle (Cycle C * 29th Week of Ordinary Time)
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