Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 18

The selection from Isaiah has the prophet emphasizing the oneness of the true God. There is no God beside Yahweh, neither in Israel or beyond. The only power behind Cyrus the King and behind Jacob is Yahweh, who “is the Lord” for there is no other.

The selection from First Thessalonians is no doubt from the earliest authentic letter of St. Paul. After an extended greeting of peace and thanksgiving, Paul states for the community that the Gospel of Christ has come to them, not only in word, but in power and in the Holy Spirit. This very formal greeting situates the word of Paul in the context of the broader salvation history and grounds the preaching of the Gospel by Paul as powerful and bearing fruit in their midst.

The selection from Matthew’s Gospel this Sunday turns from the parables to a second controversy, that of paying taxes. The Pharisees resented paying taxes, while the Herodians may have administered the system of taxation in Palestine. They sought to trap Jesus. If he agrees that taxes should be paid, he will lose the respect of the religious leaders (Pharisees), if he denies that taxes should be paid, he would be subject to arrest as a political revolutionary. Jesus moves the debate to another level by challenging his opponents to be as observant “in paying their debts to God as they are in paying their debts to the emperor.” His opponents’ hypocrisy is revealed as not really religious, and Jesus gains the moral high ground in eluding their trap.

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The STW Choir will begin working on music for Christmas Eve beginning the evening of October 8th at 7pm. JOIN the choir and sing with us. Click HERE to sign up to sing! Ruth Novak will get in touch with you this week.

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