FAITH BOOK

25th Sunday

SEPT. 14, 2025

Numbers 21:4b-9; Psalm 78;
Philippians 2: 6-11; John 3: 13-17

by Jude Siciliano, OP

From today’s Gospel reading:

Jesus said to his disciples...

“I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth

so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.”

Reflection:

Jesus calls us to look at money and possessions not as ends in themselves, but as instruments we can use to further God’s vision for ourselves and the world. The material things I have are like a trust I do not possess for my own sake, but as part of God’s plan for me, as a disciple of Jesus, in the world.

So, we ask ourselves:

• Have I so made money and career so much a part of my life that I have little time for God?

• How am I using my talents and possessions to further the God’s reign of love and justice?

Click here for a link to this Sunday’s readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/readings/calendar