25th Sunday of the Ordinary Time C

Father of the poor, defender of the widow. 


Amos 8: 4-7
1 Tim 2: 1-8
Luke 16: 1-13


At  a glance, next Sundays readings remind us of justice as response to faith. My Bishop often makes an interesting comment on what has been called the Church's 'option for the poor', a key part of her social teaching in recent decades. He points out that the Church's option should always be for Christ, which finds its expression in care for and solidarity with the poor. I think this is a good observation. All our out-reach, care, collections, charity must be rooted in Christ. Christians are not nice to people just for the sake of it 'tax collectors and sinners do the same, do they not.' We reach out to the poor, because we too were once poor, but have been made really rich, by our salvation in Christ.  


"Gold and silver, I have not" said Peter to the lame beggar at gate of the Temple, "But what I have I give you, in the name of Jesus walk."