Sunday

19 Oct 2025

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C Click here for all content for this cycle Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Exodus 17:8-13  Three old men hold the victory together in unsteady but steadfast hands.

Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8  The Creator of all is the one who sustains and protects us.

2 Timothy 3:14-4:2  The word of God contains wisdom necessary for the salvation of the world.

Luke 18:1-8  Jesus tells a parable that makes clear the significance of persistent prayer.

More resources for the month available in Seasonal notes.

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Homilist’s overview of October

Liturgical themes and feasts

Get your beads ready: It’s Rosary Month! It’s also National Fair Trade Month, according to Fair Trade USA.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

Be faithful, steadfast, and patient is the message behind all of the day's readings.

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Featured Exploring the Word

Consider the source

We call scripture the “word of God.” That’s a grand claim. If God said it, or wrote it, such an idea carries a great deal more currency than if you or I take the credit for it.

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Homily stories

Wait and hope

Edmund Dantès, the hero of the Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo, is a man who has mastered the virtues of patience and perseverance.

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Homily stories

Three fences

When I first started coaching freshman high-school soccer, I had a real problem beyond no coaching experience at all.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

Coming together as God’s family, with confidence let us ask the Father’s forgiveness, for he is full of gentleness and compassion.

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Quotes

Nothing great is ever achieved without enduring much.

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Browse the library

Browse our library for additional Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C material.

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