Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Ecclesiastes 18:1-2; 21-23; Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11; and Luke 12:13-21. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 90 (Psalm 90:3-6, 12-14, 17).

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

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 90 "If today you hear His voice"

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me."

He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?" Then he said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions."

Then he told them a parable. "There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, 'What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?' And he said, 'This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, "Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!"' But God said to him, 'You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?' Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God."

Reflections on these readings:

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Crossroads Initiative: Money - Root of all Evil?

The Deacon's Bench: 'Teach us to number our days aright': Homily for 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (3 AUG 19)

The Sacred Page: A Church of the Poor: Readings for the 18th Sunday in OT (30 JUL 19)

The Sacred Page: The Rich Fool (The Mass Readings Explained) (29 JUL 19)

St. Paul Center: The Fool's Vanity: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: Bigger Barns or Treasure in Heaven? (Cycle C * Ordinary Time * Week 18)

Catholic News Agency: Pope Francis prays for victims of shootings in U.S. (4 AUG 19)

National Catholic Register: Sunday Guide: Memento Mori and Eternal Merriment (2 AUG 19)

Spirituality of the Readings: In Vain (18th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

In Exile: The Danger of Riches (18th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Hoard, and You Shall Lose (18th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

The Word Engaged: The High and Holy Realm (18th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Historical Cultural Context: Future Plans (18th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Basil the Great (18th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)