Sunday Gospel: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C

The parable of the Rich Man with the Good Harvest.

One of the themes running through the gospels is that wealth can be an obstacle to entering fully into relationship with God. It is not necessarily wealth in itself that is the issue, but rather the valuing of material things above everything else and the constant desire to accumulate more and more. In this week’s Gospel, we hear the story of the rich young man who asks Jesus what he must do to inherit the kingdom and Jesus tells him to sell everything he has and give away the proceeds. The young man goes away very upset because he thought that with his great accumulation of wealth he’d be able to buy anything that he needed to gain the kingdom. This is also the Gospel where we have the saying of Jesus that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. An interesting analogy, and the point is about having more than we need. What good is served by one person having more than they need while others do not have enough to meet their needs?

Dates for your Diary:

Tuesday 6^th August – Parish Feast day of the Transfiguration, to be celebrated by the school community at Holy Trinity Curtin, Mass at 12:00pm.

Thursday 8^th August 2:15 – Feast of Mary MacKillop Prayer Celebration led by 3/4M

Thursday 15^th August 12:00 - Feast of the Assumption Mass. (Year 1 will assist with this Mass)

Blessings for the week ahead,

Stephanie Burns

Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)