Sunday, 16 October 2022
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
Readings on p. 1375 and Antiphons on p. 1371 of the Daily Missal and p. 984 of the Sunday Missal.

 

Entrance Antiphon.

To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God; turn your ear to me; hear my words. Guard me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

 

First Reading: Exodus 17:8-13

A reading from the Book of Exodus.

In those days:
Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
And Moses said to Joshua,
“Choose for us men, and go out, fight with Amalek;
tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill
with the rod of God in my hand.”
So Joshua did as Moses told him,
and fought with Amalek;
and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed;
and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.
But Moses’ hands grew weary;
so they took a stone and put it under him,
and he sat upon it,
and Aaron and Hur held up his hands,
one on one side, and the other on the other side;
so his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
And Joshua mowed down Amalek and his people
with the edge of the sword.

The Word of the Lord.

 

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (R. see 2)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm

R/. Our help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains;
from where shall come my help?
My help shall come from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

He will keep your foot from stumbling.
Your guard will never slumber.
No, he sleeps not nor slumbers,
Israel’s guard.

The Lord your guard, the Lord your shade
at your right hand.
By day the sun shall not smite you,
nor the moon in the night.

The Lord will guard you from evil;
he will guard your soul.
The Lord will guard your going and coming,
both now and forever.

R/. Our help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

 

Second Reading: 2 Timothy 3:14 – 4:2

A reading from the Second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy.

Brothers and sisters:

Continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed,
knowing from whom you learned it
and how from childhood
you have been acquainted with the Sacred Writings
which are able to instruct you for salvation
through faith in Christ Jesus.
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction,
and for training in righteousness,
that the man of God may be complete,
equipped for every good work.

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus
who is to judge the living and the dead,
and by his appearing and his kingdom:
preach the word,
be urgent in season and out of season,
convince, rebuke, and exhort,
be unfailing in patience and in teaching.

The Word of the Lord.

 

Alleluia, Alleluia.
The word of God is living and active, discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Alleluia.

 

Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time:
Jesus told his disciples a parable,
to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge
who neither feared God nor regarded man;
and there was a widow in that city
who kept coming to him and saying,
‘Vindicate me against my adversary.’
For a while he refused;
but afterwards, he said to himself,
‘Though I neither fear God nor regard man,
yet because this widow bothers me,
I will vindicate her,
or she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”

And the Lord said,
“Hear what the unrighteous judge says.
And will not God vindicate his elect,
who cry to him day and night?
Will he delay long over them?
I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily.
Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes,
will he find faith on earth?”

The Gospel of the Lord.