26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

The rich and the poor Reading I: Amos 6:1a, 4–7 (third woe) Reading II: 1 Timothy 6:11–16 (the good fight of faith) Gospel: Luke 16:19–31 (the rich man and Lazarus) Key Passage: There was a rich man and at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table. (Luke 16:19–21) Adult: What are the “rewards” of caring for the needs of the poor? Child: What is one thing you and your family could do this week to help those who are poor or sick?