Sunday Mass for the 23rd Sunday Ordinary time 2020
Channel: Jesuit Institute South Africa
Date: 06/09/2020

Join the Jesuit Institute South Africa as they celebrate the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, and the start of the Season of Creation.
This morning's Mass is celebrated by Fr Anthony Egan SJ.

Owing to COVID-19 and the suspensions of Mass in various parts of the country, we invite everyone to make a 'Spiritual Communion' with us during this Mass. More resources are available at https://www.jesuitinstitute.org.za/covid-19-resources/

You might want to light a candle, or do something to make this a prayerful time for you all. Our readings for this Mass are:

              First Reading                   Ezekiel 33:7–9
              Response                         Psalm 95:8
              Psalm                                Psalm 95:1–2, 6–9
              Second Reading              Romans 13:8–10
              Gospel Acclamation       2 Corinthians 5:19
              Gospel                              Matthew 18:15–20

Homily (begins at 9:03)

This month – from 1 September to 4 October – Christians around the world are called to celebrate a Jubilee for the Earth. The idea of Jubilee comes from Leviticus 25.10: “And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year and you shall proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you: you shall return, every one of you, to your property and every one of you to your family.”

In the original Hebrew it refers to the ram’s horn blown every fifty years to mark a season of redemption and restoration, a levelling up of a situation where in Ancient Israel inequalities and injustice had piled up in the course of daily life. Debts would be forgiven and even the land would be given the opportunity to rest and renew itself.

You can listen to this homily at
https://www.jesuitinstitute.org.za/sunday-reflections/listen-reflection-for-the-23rd-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a/

or download it to read here,
https://www.jesuitinstitute.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Homily-for-the-23rd-Sunday-of-Ordinary-Time.pdf