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Lectionary Readings for the 25th Sunday of the Year, Year C
Readings, Responsorial Psalm and Gospel
Reading I, Am 8, 4-7A Reading from the Book of the Prophet AmosThe Lord God spoke against those who buy the poor for money. Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land! "When will the new moon be over," you ask, "that we may sell our grain, and the sabbath, that we may display the wheat? We will diminish the ephah, add to the shekel, and fix our scales for cheating! We will buy the lowly man for silver, and the poor man for a pair of sandals; even the refuse of the wheat we will sell!" The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Never will I forget a thing they have done! The Word of the Lord. Responsorial Psalm, Ps 113, 1-2. 4-6. 7-8. R. vv. 1. 7R. Praise the Lord who lifts up the poor.1. Praise, you servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord both now and forever. R. 2. High above all nations is the Lord; above the heavens is his glory. Who is like the Lord, our God, who is enthroned on high and looks upon the heavens and the earth below? R. 3. He raises up the lowly from the dust; from the dunghill he lifts up the poor To seat them with princes, with the princes of his own people. R. Reading II, 1 Tm 2, 1-8A Reading from the Letter of Paul to TimothyLet prayers be offered to God for everyone, for he wishes that all men be saved. First of all, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be offered for all men, especially for kings and those in authority, that we may be able to lead undisturbed and tranquil lives in perfect piety and dignity. Prayer of this kind is good, and God our savior is pleased with it, for he wants all men to be saved and come to know the truth. And the truth is this: "God is one. One also is the mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all." This truth was attested at the fitting time. I have been made its herald and apostle (believe me, I am not lying but speak the truth), the teacher of the nations in the true faith. It is my wish, then, that in every place the men shall offer prayers with blameless hands held aloft, and be free from anger and dissension. The Word of the Lord. Gospel, Lk 16, 10-13
Alleluia cf. Acts 16, 14
R. Alleluia. Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son. R. Alleluia. A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Luke You cannot be slaves both of God and of money. (Short Form) Jesus said to his disciples: "If you can trust a man in little things, you can also trust him in greater; while anyone unjust in a slight manner is also unjust in greater. If you cannot be trusted with elusive wealth, who will trust you with lasting? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone's else's money, who will give you what is your own? "No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other or be attentive to the one and despise the other. You cannot give yourself to God and money." The Gospel of the Lord.
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