Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C

Send us Fan MailSunday, 27 July 2025Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year CAntiphons on p.1089 and Readings on p.1093 of the Daily Missal and p. 936 of the Sunday Missal. First Reading: Genesis 18:20-32In those days: The Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry which has come to me; and if not, I will know.”So the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham still stood before the Lord. Then Abraham drew near, and said, “Will you indeed destroy the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will you then destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” Abraham answered, “Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” Again he spoke to him, and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.” He said, “Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.”Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 138:1-2a.2bcd-3.6-7ab.7c-8 (R. 3a)R/. On the day I called, you answered me, O Lord.I thank you, Lord, with all my heart;you have heard the words of my mouth.In the presence of the angels, I praise you.I bow down toward your holy temple.I give thanks to your namefor your merciful love and your faithfulness.You have exalted your name and your promise over all.On the day I called, you answered me;you increased the strength of my soul.The Lord is high, yet he looks on the lowly,and the haughty he knows from afar.You give me life though I walk amid affliction;you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes.With your right hand you save me;the Lord will accomplish this for me.O Lord, your merciful love is eternal;discard not the work of your hands.R/. Second Reading: Colossians 2:12-14Gospel: Luke 11:1-13Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.” And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘F