Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Ezekiel 33:7-9, Romans 13:8-10, and Matthew 18:15-20. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 95 (Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9).

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

YouTube: Psalm 95: If Today You Hear God's Voice (Haas setting) 

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus said to his disciples: "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that 'every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.' If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 10, 2017)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 10, 2017)

Community in Mission: The Obligation of Clear, Compassionate Correction of the Sinner - A Homily for the 23rd Sunday of the Year (9 SEP 17)

The Sacred Page: Watchman on the Walls: Readings for the 23rd Sunday of OT (7 SEP 17)

The Sacred Page: Jesus and the Authority of the Church (The Mass Readings Explained) (4 SEP 17)

Word on Fire: Judgment and Love (Cycle A * Ordinary Time * Week 23)

Spirituality of the Readings: A Love Story (Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time A)

In Exile: Faults of the Parents in the Children (Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time A
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Let the Scriptures Speak: Confronting in Church (Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time A)

The Word Embodied: Challenge in Community (Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time A
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Historical Cultural Context: Defusing Conflict (Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time A)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by John Chrysostom (Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time A
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