Newsletter August 31st 2025 / 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Readings for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

• First Reading – Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29: Be humble in all you do, and you will be loved. Seek wisdom, avoid what is beyond you, and give alms to atone for sins.
• Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 68: God provides for the poor and needy, giving them a home and bringing joy to the righteous. He protects orphans and widows, and revives the land for his people.
• Second Reading – Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24A: You have come to the heavenly Jerusalem, where angels and the righteous gather, and Jesus mediates a new covenant with his powerful, redemptive blood.
• Gospel – Luke 14:1, 7-14: Jesus taught about humility, advising guests to take the lowest place and hosts to invite those who cannot repay. He promised that those who humble themselves will be exalted and will be rewarded at the resurrection.