Sunday

9 Oct 2011

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A Click here for all content for this cycle Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Isaiah 25:6-10a Good news for all the nations! God intends to destroy death itself.
Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 God the shepherd guards the flock and supplies all its needs.
Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Paul has survived in want and in times of abundance, with Christ as his strength.
Matthew 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 Many are called but few are chosen to share in the great wedding feast.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

"Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us!" God provides. When have you been fed and comforted by God?

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Who

Who's listening?

Who is in your audience?

Shame and embarrassment go hand in hand with sin, so expect everyone celebrating Eucharist with you today to feel at some deep spiritual level undeserving of God's love.

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Exploring the word

Widening the vision

Most of us suffer a benign tunnel vision when it comes to our priorities: my family, my town, my nation, my religion, my dog. We’re half-convinced the gospel somewhere says: “Charity begins at home.”

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Homily stories

Curb your busyness

"I CAN'T GET enough people to become lectors and eucharistic ministers," a director of religious ed and ministry recently lamented. "I put notices in the bulletin; the pastor invites people from the pulpit; I ask people directly; and the answer is always the same: 'Gee, I'd love to but I'm just too busy.'"

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Homily stories

I hope you dance

Kelly, a teenage girl on vacation with her parents, was having a horrible time. And her face and her posture let everyone know it.

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Homily stories

A family wedding

A number of years ago, my cousin got married on an early Sunday afternoon. Both families had planned on an elegant wedding reception and dinner at a very fancy restaurant. The ceremony went quickly, and no one was delayed as they drove to the restaurant.

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Homily stories

Missed opportunities 

Back in the early 1970s Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle" was popular on the Top 40 stations. The song hit a nerve with a lot of people when it described a father who was too busy with his career to enjoy and participate in his son's growing up.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

The Lord provides a feast for all peoples. We ask that nothing may separate us from the table of God's salvation.

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Homily themes

Notes on the text

On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples. The writer of Isaiah describes the "day"on which salvation will be fulfilled.

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Quotes

How can we profess faith in God's Word, and then refuse to let it inspire and direct our thinking, our activity, our decisions, and our responsibilities toward one another? Faith is always demanding, because faith leads us beyond ourselves.

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