Sunday

26 Oct 2025

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C Click here for all content for this cycle Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18  God has no favorites. The one who does justice gets a hearing and a response.

Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23  The Lord remains close to those who are bruised and confronts the perpetrators.

2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18  The one who relies on God will not be deserted in the time of trial.

Luke 18:9-14  The self-satisfied man and the repentant sinner go up to pray. Guess who’s justified?

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?

God knows no favorites, Sirach tells us. He judges justly and affirms the right. Is that true for you?

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Featured Exploring the Word

Humility rules

It's an oxymoron to imagine the humble soul on top of the world. Humility seeks to be hidden and takes the low road.

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Homily stories

Dismount the high horse

An old TV series called Upstairs, Downstairs fictionalizes the contrasting lives of a family of British aristocrats (who lived upstairs in a great house) and their British servants (who lived downstairs).

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Homily stories

Silence your critics

The critic who lives in my brain gives me very little peace. She sits in constant judgment of the people and situations I encounter each day.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

Our God is a God of justice and mercy. We ask God for that mercy as we prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

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Quotes

The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.

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Browse the library

Browse our library for additional Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C material.

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