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The opening prayer or collect of this Mass asks of God a special favour for all of us: “that, faithfully walking in our own vocation, we may reach the perfection you have set before us in your Son”.
he first reading and the Gospel this Sunday speak of leprosy, a disease that was terrible and great in ancient times. St. Paul is encouraging St. Timothy to hold fast to the faith, because if we have died with Christ, we will also live and reign with Him. Let us spend a few moments on these and other themes.
The readings from this, the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, begin with the lament of the prophet Habakkuk: “destruction and violence are before me, strife and contention arise”.
On this, the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, I would like to spend some time with you on our second reading, which is from an epistle of St. Paul that is addressed to Timothy.
The parable of the unrighteous steward is one of the more puzzling parables in the Gospels. Only the Gospel of Luke includes it.
In the Liturgy of the Word, we have heard about Moses interceding for the Israelites in front of God. We have listened to the words of St. Paul, who thanks God for having shown him mercy.