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The Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In our first reading, the prophet Amos speaks to the people in God’s name and warns them to be honest and upright in their dealings with people, especially with the poor and those who have no voice to protect them from the unscrupulous.
Our Gospel passage sees Jesus warning us of the dangers of money and wealth. He affirms that money is necessary but also says that those who are dishonest when it comes to money will also prove dishonest when it comes to true treasures – that is, the treasures of the Kingdom of God. The passage ends with Jesus reminding us that in reality, we can only serve one master and that we therefore have a choice to make – to serve God or to serve the material things of this world – one will lead to eternal life while the other will lead to death.
In the second reading, Saint Paul calls each of us to pray for one another through “requests, intercessions and thanksgivings” so that all may come to the true knowledge of God and thus inherit the kingdom.
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