23rd Sunday of the Year (C), September 8, 2013
Liturgical readings
Wisdom 9:13-18
Psalm 90
Philemon 9-10, 12-17
Luke 14:25-33
"...He will send a delegation...asking for terms of peace."
On one occasion
when a great crowd was with Jesus,
he turned to them and said,
"If anyone comes to me
without turning his back
on his father
and mother,
his wife
and his children,
his brothers
and sisters,
indeed his very self,
he cannot be my follower.
Anyone who does not take up his cross
and follow me
cannot be my disciple.
If one of you
decides to build a tower,
will he not first sit down
and calculate the outlay
to see if he has enough money
to complete the project?
He will do that
for fear of laying the foundation
and then not being able
to complete the work;
at which all who saw it
would then jeer at him,
saying,
'That man began to build
what he could not finish.'"
"Or
if a king
is about to march
on another king
to do battle with him,
will he not sit down first
and consider
whether,
with ten thousand men,
he can withstand an enemy
coming against him with twenty thousand?
If he cannot,
he will send a delegation
while the enemy is still at a distance,
asking for terms of peace.
In the same way,
none of you can be my disciple
if he does not renounce
all his possessions."
Scripture quotes from the readings:
"In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge." (Psalm 90)
"Teach us to number our days aright, that we may know wisdom of heart." (Psalm 90)
"And may the gracious care of the Lord our God be ours." (Psalm 90)
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