Sunday

6 Nov 2022

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C Click here for all content for this cycle Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

SUNDAY SUMMARY

2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14  Seven brothers and their mother demonstrate their hope in the afterlife.

Psalm 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15  The justice of God will reward the faithful whose steps do not falter.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5  Be encouraged by the fidelity of the Lord who protects us.

Luke 20:27-38  Jesus affirms the hope in the life of the world to come.

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Homilist’s overview of November

Liturgical themes and feasts

November signals the start of the holiday season with the arrival of Thanksgiving (24) and the start of Advent (27). Yet there's a lot more to observe this month. National Vocation Awareness Week runs the first full week of November (6-12). It reminds us that clergy and religious don't grow on trees but in families, parishes, and work environments suffused with holy purpose.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

What difference does your faith in the Resurrection make in your daily life?

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Exploring the word

A tale of two worlds

A tragedy is unfolding in my neighborhood—and perhaps in many others as well. A woman is about to leave her husband of 10 years. They are a loving couple, well suited to each other in terms of temperament, wits, interests, and abilities. What they don’t share—and these have become the deal-breakers—are values and goals.

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Homily stories

Death revisited

I came across the program that I had put together for my mother’s funeral Mass more than a decade ago. It brought back many memories, beginning with the beautiful Billy Collins poem we put on the cover of the funeral program.

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Homily stories

Don’t be absurd

Growing up, I recall hearing a recording of one of comedian George Carlin’s routines. In it, Carlin is a Catholic grade-school kid, the smart-aleck, troublemaking type. He poses a question to one of the nuns: “Sister, if God is all powerful, can he make a rock so big that even he can’t lift it?”

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

We pray for forgiveness of our failings and for encouragement to follow the Lord.

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Quotes

I am not dying, I am beginning to live.

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