Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Romans 8:28-30; and Matthew 13:44-52. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 119 (Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130).

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

YouTube: Psalm for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) 

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus said to his disciples: "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Do you understand all these things?"

They answered, "Yes."

And he replied, "Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 30, 2017)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 30, 2017)

Community in Mission: Give Me Jesus - A Sermon for the 17th Sunday of the Year (29 JUL 17)

The Sacred Page: Get Wise!: 17th Sunday in OT (28 JUL 17)

The Sacred Page: The Parables of Jesus - Part 3 (The Mass Readings Explained) (24 JUL 17)

Aleteia: Deacon Greg Kandra: We can become pearls: Homily for July 30, 2017, 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (29 JUl 17)

Word on Fire: All Things Work Together for Good (Cycle A * Ordinary Time * Week 17)

Catholic World Report: The Dispatch: Christ is the treasure hidden in the field (29 JUL 17) 

Spirituality of the Readings: Layers of Wisdom (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A)

In Exile: Searching for the Right Fuel (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A
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Let the Scriptures Speak: First Comes the Finding (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A)

The Word Embodied: The Higher Wisdom (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A
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Historical Cultural Context: Enemies And Retaliation (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Origen (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A
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