25th September 2016 - News Round up - 26th Sunday in Ordinary time Year C

On this weeks programme John, Anne and Shane have a news round up of bits and pieces of news from around the world. We have a short reflection on this weeks Sunday gospel as well as other liturgical odds and ends including our weekly celestial guides.

You can listen to this weeks full programme podcast HERE.

Global News Round Up

This weeks programme is a news round  up from around the world. You can listen to the news segment of the programme excerpted from the main programme HERE.

• Pope Francis goes to Assisi on the World Day of Prayer for Peace
• Beatification of Fr Pierre Hamal?
• Chaldean leaders will meet tomorrow to discuss the beatification of 21st-century martyrs including Fr Ragheed Ganni and Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho.
• Visit of Susan Conroy to Ireland about working with Mother Teresa
• Heart of Padre Pio visits USA
• Mexico priests facing challenges of their ministry - here and here. 

• Pope visits neonatal unit, hospice to highlight respect for life

Gospel - Luke 16:19-31

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. ²⁰And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, ²¹who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. ²²The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

²³In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side. ²⁴He called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in these flames.’ ²⁵But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony. ²⁶Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who might want to pass from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.’ ²⁷He said, ‘Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father’s house— ²⁸for I have five brothers—that he may warn them, so that they will not also come into this place of torment.’ ²⁹Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.’ ³⁰He said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ ³¹He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

Reflections on this weeks gospel:

Words on Fire
English Dominicans
Sunday Reflections
Centre for Liturgy

Liturgical odds & ends

Liturgy of the Hours - psalter week 2 - 26th week in ordinary time

Saints of the Week
September 26th - Sts Cosmas and Damien (martyrs)
September 27th - St Vincent de Paul
September 28th - St Wenceslaus (martyr)
September 29th - Feast of the Archangels - Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
September 30th - St Jerome
October 1st - St Therese of Lisieux.