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2025
September 2025
Sunday, September 21, 2025
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Value of Honesty (C)
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Key Passage
Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. (Luke 16:10)
Questions
Adults:
Can cheating and deception ever be justified?
Children:
If someone treats you unfairly, do you have the right to do the same to them?
Readings
First Reading • Against Greed
Amos 8:4-7
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Psalm
Psalms 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8
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Second Reading • Conduct of Men and Women
1 Timothy 2:1-8
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Related activities & tools
Learning Centers series:
Learning Centers for First Eucharist & Reconciliation
First Eucharist • Chapter 22: Prayer • p.58-61 • 1 Tim 2:1-8
Learning Centers for the Whole Community • Chapter 32: Prayer and Ritual • p.80 • 1 Tim 2:1-8
Gospel • The Dishonest Steward
Luke 16:1-13
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Related activities & tools
Learning Centers series:
Learning Centers for Confirmation
Chapter 12: You Stand Up for Others (Catholic Social Teachings) • p.54-58 • Mt 6:24; Lk 16:13, 16:1-32
Building Faith Brick by Brick ll: An Imaginative Way to Explore the Parables
Worldly Wealth • p.66-67 • Lk 16:1-12
International Day of Peace
Related activities & tools
100 Creative Techniques for Teaching Bible Stories
Telling the Story Through Dance/Gesture/Movement • Pass the Peace • p.40
Experience the Saints:
Experience the Saints: Activities for Multiple Intelligences - Volume 1
St. Patrick • "Prayer for Peace" Sign & Song • p.19-22
All-in-One Bible Fun series:
Fruit of the Spirit: 13 Lessons for Busy Teachers - Preschool
Peace • p.30-39 • Gal 5:22-23; 1 Sm 25:2-43
All-in-One Bible Fun series:
Fruit of the Spirit: 13 Lessons for Busy Teachers - Elementary
Peace • p.30-39 • Gal 5:22-23; 1 Sm 25:1-35
Experience the Saints:
Experience the Saints: Activities for Multiple Intelligences - Volume 2
St. Francis of Assisi • People of Peace Puppets • p.29-30
Kids' Travel Guide series:
Kids' Travel Guide to the Fruit of the Spirit: 13 Interactive Lessons
Chapter 4: Peace • p.35-42 • Phil 4:6-7; 2 Kgs 6
Kids' Travel Guide series:
Kids' Travel Guide to the Beatitudes: 13 Interactive Lessons
Chapter 10: God Blesses Those Who Work for Peace • p.107-118 • Mt 5:9; Rom 12:16-18
Enriching Faith series:
Lessons, Prayers and Activities on the Teachings of Jesus
Chapter 9: Recipes for Peacemakers • p.22-23 • Mt 5:9
Teaching Kids to Care for God’s Creation: Reflections, Activities and Prayers for Catechists and Families
Chapter 17: Steps to making a decision to keep the peace • p.46-48
33 Mass Lessons and Activities for Young Children
Liturgy of the Eucharist • Chapter 28: Be Peacemakers: Sign of Peace • p.54-55 • Jn 20:19
Teaching Kids to Care: Reflections, Activities and Prayers on Practicing Virtues
Chapter 19: Peacefulness • p.60-62
70 Church Year Lesson Starters for Kids: and Those who Teach Them
Lent: Season to walk with Jesus • Chapter 3: Choose peace during Lent • p.35-36
Ordinary Time: Season to live God’s love • Chapter 3: Be peacemakers in Ordinary Time • p.81
Faith on the Run: Set of All 11
Fight the Good Fight •
Faithful Celebrations series:
Faithful Celebrations - Autumn: Making Time for God in Autumn
Chapter 5: International Day of Peace • p.85-118
Feast of Saint Matthew the Evangelist