Sunday, August 4, 2019

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Seeking Balance (C) 114
Key Passage
And Jesus said to them, "Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions." (Luke 12:15)
Questions
Adults: When have you felt that possessions were becoming too important in your life?
Children: Have you ever received a gift you wanted a lot and then found it didn't make you as happy as you thought it would?

Readings

First Reading • On Vanity
Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Psalm
Psalms 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • Mystical Death and Resurrection
Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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Gospel • Trust in God, Not in Possessions
Luke 12:13-21 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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Memorial of Saint Jean Vianney (the Curé of Ars)