Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C - June 12, 2016 Readings: 1st Read: Wis. 18: 16-9; PS responsorial Psalm 33: 1, 12, 18-19, 20-22; 2nd Read: Heb. 11: 1-2, 8-19; Gospel Lk. 12: 32-48. Theme: A Call to Faithful Stewardship Beloved in Christ, our readings call us to be faithful stewards of God's promises. Time and time again, Christians Have Been Reminded That ours is a call to be faithful, not successful. That is why the first reading from the book of Wisdom (18: 16.09) tells the story of fidelity of the sons and daughters of Israel to the tradition of the Passover meal. In obedience, the children of Israel kept track of God's miraculous deeds to Their fathers. The Passover was a memorial of God's saving work in Their Lives - It was a tradition That was meant to be passed on. As an act of faith, the Israelites made it a point of duty to to recall God's faithfulness to His people. Little wonder then a, the second reading from the letter to the Hebrews (11: 1-2, 8-19) charges us to emulate the faith of the ancients obedient to God Were WHO. Particularly since the reading mentions Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, we are not surprised That These names are Invoked During our time in prayers for God to These friends of interceding for us.
