Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Wisdom 16:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; and Luke 12:32-48. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 33 (Psalm 33:1, 12. 18-22). 

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

YouTube: Blessed the People the Lord has Chosen To Be His Own 

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: Sundays Salesian: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 7, 2016)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 7, 2016)

Community in Mission: On Forsaking Fear by Remaining Ready - A Homily for the 19th Sunday of the Year (6 AUG 16) 

Deacon Greg Kandra: Going for the gold: Homily for August 7, 2015: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (6 AUG 16) 

The Sacred Page: Always Prepared: Readings for the 19th Sunday in OT (2 AUG 16)

The Sacred Page: Be Ready! The Master is Coming Back: Mass Readings Explained (The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) (3 AUG 16)

Word on Fire: Faith and the Reasoning of the Religious Mind (Cycle C * Ordinary Time * Week 19)

Catholic World Report: The Dispatch: "What is the mark of a Christian?" (6 AUG 16)

St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: Sunday Bible Reflections: Faith of Our Fathers: Scott Hahn Reflects on the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (1 AUG 16)

Spirituality of the Readings: Trust (19th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

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

The Word Embodied: 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)

Word to Life Radio Broadcast: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (6 AUG 16)