{"id":16925,"date":"2025-10-16T21:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/behold.mt\/?post_type=talba-bil-kelma&#038;p=16925"},"modified":"2025-10-16T21:26:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:26:01","slug":"god-will-secure-the-rights-of-his-chosen-ones-who-call-out-to-him","status":"publish","type":"talba-bil-kelma","link":"https:\/\/behold.mt\/en\/talba-bil-kelma\/god-will-secure-the-rights-of-his-chosen-ones-who-call-out-to-him\/","title":{"rendered":"God will secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collect <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n<style id=\"kt-blocks_bea0fe-57\">.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57 .kt-accordion-panel-inner {border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57 .wp-block-kadence-pane .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header {color:#555555;background:#f2f2f2;border-color:#555555 #555555 #555555 #555555;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:14px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:14px;}.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57 .kt-blocks-accordion-header .kt-btn-svg-icon svg {width:18px;height:18px;}.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before 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.kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger {background:#ffffff;}.kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before {background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id_bea0fe-57 kt-accordion-has-18-panes kt-active-pane-5 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-14 kt-pane_77a649-73\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>First Reading <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>First Reading<br>Ex 17:8-13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A reading from the Book of Exodus<\/strong><br><br>In those days, Amalek came and waged war against Israel.<br>Moses, therefore, said to Joshua,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cPick out certain men,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and tomorrow go out and engage Amalek in battle.<br>I will be standing on top of the hill<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; with the staff of God in my hand.\u201d<br>So Joshua did as Moses told him:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; he engaged Amalek in battle<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; after Moses had climbed to the top of the hill with Aaron and Hur.<br>As long as Moses kept his hands raised up,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Israel had the better of the fight,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; but when he let his hands rest,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Amalek had the better of the fight.<br>Moses\u2019 hands, however, grew tired;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; so they put a rock in place for him to sit on.<br>Meanwhile Aaron and Hur supported his hands,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; one on one side and one on the other,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; so that his hands remained steady till sunset.<br>And Joshua mowed down Amalek and his people<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; with the edge of the sword.<br><br><strong>The word of the Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-15 kt-pane_b40407-96\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Responsorial Psalm<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Responsorial Psalm<br>Ps 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R. :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u211f. (cf. 2)&nbsp;<strong>Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I lift up my eyes toward the mountains;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; whence shall help come to me?<br>My help is from the LORD,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; who made heaven and earth.<br><br>\u211f.&nbsp;<strong>Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.<\/strong><br><br>May he not suffer your foot to slip;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; may he slumber not who guards you:<br>indeed he neither slumbers nor sleeps,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; the guardian of Israel.<br><br>\u211f.&nbsp;<strong>Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.<\/strong><br><br>The LORD is your guardian; the LORD is your shade;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; he is beside you at your right hand.<br>The sun shall not harm you by day,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; nor the moon by night.<br><br>\u211f.&nbsp;<strong>Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.<\/strong><br><br>The LORD will guard you from all evil;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; he will guard your life.<br>The LORD will guard your coming and your going,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; both now and forever.<br><br>\u211f.&nbsp;<strong>Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-16 kt-pane_f304e9-c1\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Second Reading<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Second Reading<br>2 Tm 3:14-4:2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy<\/strong><br><br>Beloved:<br>Remain faithful to what you have learned and believed,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; because you know from whom you learned it,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; through faith in Christ Jesus.<br>All Scripture is inspired by God<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and for training in righteousness,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; so that one who belongs to God may be competent,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; equipped for every good work.<br><br>I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; who will judge the living and the dead,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and by his appearing and his kingly power:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; proclaim the word;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching.<br><br><strong>The word of the Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acclamation before the Gospel<br>Heb 4:12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u211f.&nbsp;<strong>Alleluia, alleluia.<\/strong><br><br>The word of God is living and effective,<br>discerning reflections and thoughts of the heart.<br><br>\u211f.&nbsp;<strong>Alleluia, alleluia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-18 kt-pane_d08bb5-ce\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Gospel<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Gospel<br>Lk 18:1-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God will secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2720&nbsp;<strong>A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke<\/strong><br><br>Jesus told his disciples a parable<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.<br>He said, \u201cThere was a judge in a certain town<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; who neither feared God nor respected any human being.<br>And a widow in that town used to come to him and say,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2018Render a just decision for me against my adversary.\u2019<br>For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2018While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; because this widow keeps bothering me<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; I shall deliver a just decision for her<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; lest she finally come and strike me.\u2019\u201d<br>The Lord said, \u201cPay attention to what the dishonest judge says.<br>Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; who call out to him day and night?<br>Will he be slow to answer them?<br>I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily.<br>But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?\u201d<br><br>At the end of the Gospel, the Deacon, or the Priest, acclaims:<br><br><strong>The Gospel of the Lord.<\/strong><br><br>All reply:<br><br><strong>Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fad899\"><strong>Reflection<\/strong><br><br>This is the third consecutive Sunday in which the word \u201cfaith\u201d is mentioned: first, we heard the disciples asking Jesus to increase their faith, and He replies, \u201cIf you had faith as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, \u2018Be uprooted and planted in the sea,\u2019 and it would obey you\u201d (Luke 17:6). Then we had Jesus\u2019 statement to the leper who returned to thank Him: \u201cGet up and go; your faith has saved you\u201d (Luke 17:19). And today, Jesus concludes His discourse on the need to pray without ceasing by asking a rhetorical question: \u201cBut when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?\u201d<br><br>It\u2019s a question that takes us aback, especially after all the emphasis on faith and on God\u2019s desire to do justice for His chosen ones who cry out to Him day and night. What is Jesus trying to say with this question? It\u2019s not an easy one to answer, particularly because the passage ends abruptly, and after this question, the scene changes\u2014as we\u2019ll see next Sunday.<br><br>In several stories\u2014as we saw last Sunday\u2014faith is often linked with healing miracles in the Gospel according to Luke, and therefore with a personal encounter with Jesus, who alone can grant salvation. A question like this might give the impression that Jesus is already disheartened, thinking that once He arrives in Jerusalem and is crucified, after His resurrection and ascension, faith will vanish. The disciples will not succeed in the mission entrusted to them. And when He returns at the end of time, He will find the world as He left it\u2014if not worse: a redeemed humanity that still has not embraced salvation, or those who were meant to bring it to others having failed in their mission, and everything having come to nothing.<br><br>It\u2019s a question that might also place each of us personally in a bit of a crisis. And it wouldn\u2019t be a bad idea to examine our faith and trust in Jesus: whether we believe in the way Jesus understands faith; whether we have genuine trust in Him, or are merely paying lip service while our hearts are elsewhere. Are we like that judge who neither feared God nor cared about anyone, and thus lacked the perspective that only faith can give\u2014recognising our nothingness before God and our equality with our fellow human beings, since we all share the same dignity as children of God? Or are we like the widow, who keeps on persevering in prayer, trusting not in ourselves\u2014for our strength can fail in the blink of an eye, and our sense of justice can bend to suit the moment\u2014but trusting in the justice of God, which is always rooted in truth?<br><br>I believe Jesus was being truly realistic when He asked this question, because the truth is, it\u2019s not something automatic\u2014that He will find faith on earth when He returns at the end of time. It\u2019s not automatic that, when He calls us at the moment of our death, He will find genuine faith in us. It\u2019s not automatic that He will find in us the kind of faith He desires when, through hearing His Word and through the Eucharist, He enters into us and becomes part of us. And so, this is a question that ought to shake us a little.<br><br>But Jesus was not being fatalistic with this question\u2014not like those who say, \u201cIt\u2019s all over,\u201d or give up hope and lose all trust even in God, though they don\u2019t say it out loud or even admit it to themselves. Jesus is not a fatalist, because, as He will later say to Peter during the Last Supper\u2014even though His Passion will put them all to the test\u2014Jesus prayed for Peter so that his faith would not fail, and that once he returned, he could strengthen his brothers (Luke 22:32).<br><br>And He does the same with each one of us: He prays for us before the Father so that our faith may not fail, because true faith, complete faith, is not the product of our own efforts or reasoning, but a gift from God. And God will certainly not deny this gift to those whose hearts are open to Him through constant prayer\u2014that is, through a life that tirelessly strives to remain open to God, so that He may enter and dwell within us, and thus, through us, dwell in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>Prayer<\/strong><\/p><p>Lord, I believe that when You return, You <strong>will<\/strong> find faith on earth, because You never withhold the gift of faith from anyone whose heart is open and ready to receive it. Grant that my faith, even when tested, may not fail, but each time may be refined and purified until what remains is only that pure faith in You\u2014the very faith You long to find in us when You come to meet us in our lives, in our death, and at the end of time.<\/p><p>Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13790,"template":"","rizors":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.4 (Yoast SEO v16.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>God will secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him. - Behold<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/behold.mt\/en\/talba-bil-kelma\/god-will-secure-the-rights-of-his-chosen-ones-who-call-out-to-him\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"God will secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him. - Behold\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C  Collect   Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may always conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. 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