Sunday, October 30, 2022

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time: Welcoming the Sinner (C) 153
Key Passage
And Jesus said to Zacchaeus, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost." (Luke 19:9–10)
Questions
Adults: During the next week, what could you do to welcome someone who usually feels excluded?
Children: Is there a child in your class or neighborhood who is left out of games and activities? What can you do?

Readings

Psalm
Psalms 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13b-14 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
First Reading • Digression on God's Mercy
Wisdom 11:22—12:2 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • Exhortation to Faithfulness
2 Thessalonians 1:11—2:2 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel • Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
Luke 19:1-10 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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