DiscoverSt. Elizabeth of Hungary Church — Portland, OR; Homilies"St. Paul Challenges Philemon and Us" — 23rd Sun. in Ordinary Time, 9/7/25
"St. Paul Challenges Philemon and Us" — 23rd Sun. in Ordinary Time, 9/7/25

"St. Paul Challenges Philemon and Us" — 23rd Sun. in Ordinary Time, 9/7/25

Update: 2025-09-09
Share

Description

How has following Jesus radically changed your life? In today's second reading, St. Paul reveals Christianity as a revolutionary movement in which a slave becomes a beloved brother. It's just as true today that we as Christians are led by God to grow beyond worldly categories.

Catholic Mass readings for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 7, 2025

First Reading: Wisdom 9: 13-18b
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 90: 3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17
Second Reading: Philemon 1: 9-10, 12-17
Alleluia: Psalms 119: 135
Gospel: Luke 14: 25-33

Comments 
In Channel
loading
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

"St. Paul Challenges Philemon and Us" — 23rd Sun. in Ordinary Time, 9/7/25

"St. Paul Challenges Philemon and Us" — 23rd Sun. in Ordinary Time, 9/7/25

Fr. Charles "Chuck" Wood