Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 22nd Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Sirach 3:17-18,20,28-29

• A humble person is more beloved than a giver of gifts and finds favor with God.
• A wise person seeks to listen to the insights of people and proverbs.

Psalm – 68:4-7,10-11

• “God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.”
• God restores the land and gives a home to the forsaken.

2nd Reading – Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24a

• We approach Mount Zion, the city of the living God.
• Surrounded by countless angels and the assembly of heaven, we encounter Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant.

Gospel – Luke 14:1,7-14

• At a banquet, Jesus offers a parable on humility that invites people to sit in the lowest place.
• The Lord continues by inviting us to help people who are unable to repay us.

Mass Readings – 22nd Sunday of the Year (#126)

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