33 Sunday OT, Year C
Luke 21:5-19
It is strange to hear Jesus speak about the end of the world in the Gospel today (Luke 21:5-19). Although foreign to us, this "apocalyptic" way of speaking is meant to challenge as well as console us. The world as we know it is ending, but Jesus is bringing a better one into existence.
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| James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Jerusalem Jerusalem |
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32 Sunday of Ordinary Time, year C
2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14 | Lk 20:27-38
Just after Halloween, with days getting darker, we tend to focus on spookier things like our own mortality. In the Church, we pray for the faithful departed during November. This is a time to consider our death, but always through the lens of our hope in the resurrection.
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31 Sunday OT, year C
In Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus (Lk 19:1-10) we seek that Jesus will not prevent anything from coming in the way of people encountering His goodness. As a Church we are called to imitate Jesus' example, making space for everyone to meet Christ and be transformed.
