Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Amos 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 The Book of Amos provides this weekend’s first reading. The book itself states that it was written during the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, or between 783 and 742 BC. It was a time of tranquility and prosperity. No wars troubled […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Seek God’s help, not earthly gains
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Numbers 11:25-29; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 The Book of Numbers, the source of the first reading for this weekend, is one of the first five books of the Bible. The ancient Hebrews, and Jews today, attribute these five books, collectively called the Pentateuch, to Moses. Always, however, Moses […]