Are you living a cozy life now? Are you following Jesus? Are you helping others? Do you care about getting into Heaven?

Are you living a cozy life now? Are you following Jesus? Are you helping others? Do you care about getting into Heaven? These are the questions that come out of the mass readings for this Sunday's mass! What is important to you? Is Heaven? Are you living like the old nameless man in the Gospel who lives so well, but does not even notice to help the old homeless man who lives outside his doorway. As you can see, Lazarus lived a tough life, while the old man lived with riches and fine food, but did not even take heart to care for or love the homeless and less fortunate.  Praise the Lord, my soul! God is so good to us! Like it says below, Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession in the presence of many witnesses. We need to remember that like it says below, though our Lord Jesus Christ was rich, he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. We all have a name, God knows the Lazarus type. He knows the ones who live Godless lives not thinking of others too, but in the Gospel did not mention his name, he went to hell. He had a good life on this Earth school, but never thought about others, lived a selfish life, like many people do today, they do not think of others. We are called to help the poor, lift others up. Bring people to Jesus, get all people to Heaven like Lazarus! What way will you live? What is important to you? Does it matter? A lot of questions to think about this week. I always remember this Gospel and Lazarus. My spouse and I often felt like him, by our old priest who would treat us this same way when we went to church or would see him around town, he would be so indifferent with us. We are called to live lives of love like Jesus. To not be indifferent or show any hate or ignorance toward others like the man did to Lazarus. We are called to not live selfish lives. We need to think about others. To care, to love all, being like Jesus more! 

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading 1
Amos 6:1a, 4-7
Thus says the LORD the God of hosts:
 Woe to the complacent in Zion!
 Lying upon beds of ivory,
 stretched comfortably on their couches,
 they eat lambs taken from the flock,
 and calves from the stall!
 Improvising to the music of the harp,
 like David, they devise their own accompaniment.
 They drink wine from bowls
 and anoint themselves with the best oils;
 yet they are not made ill by the collapse of Joseph!
 Therefore, now they shall be the first to go into exile,
 and their wanton revelry shall be done away with.

Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10
R. (1b) Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.
Blessed is he who keeps faith forever,
 secures justice for the oppressed,
 gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets captives free.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD gives sight to the blind;
 the LORD raises up those who were bowed down.
The LORD loves the just;
 the LORD protects strangers.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.
The fatherless and the widow he sustains,
 but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
The LORD shall reign forever;
 your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia.
R. Praise the Lord, my soul!
or:
R. Alleluia.

Reading 2
1 Timothy 6:11-16
But you, man of God, pursue righteousness,
devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
Compete well for the faith.
Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called
when you made the noble confession in the presence of many witnesses.
I charge you before God, who gives life to all things,
and before Christ Jesus,
who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate for the noble confession,
to keep the commandment without stain or reproach
until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ
that the blessed and only ruler
will make manifest at the proper time,
the King of kings and Lord of lords,
who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light,
and whom no human being has seen or can see.
To him be honor and eternal power.  Amen.

Alleluia
Cf. 2 Corinthians 8:9
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Though our Lord Jesus Christ was rich, he became poor,
so that by his poverty you might become rich.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel
Luke 16:19-31
Jesus said to the Pharisees:
"There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen
and dined sumptuously each day.
And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps
that fell from the rich man's table.
Dogs even used to come and lick his sores.
When the poor man died,
he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham.
The rich man also died and was buried,
and from the netherworld, where he was in torment,
he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off
and Lazarus at his side.
And he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me.
Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,
for I am suffering torment in these flames.'
Abraham replied,
'My child, remember that you received
what was good during your lifetime
while Lazarus likewise received what was bad;
but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.
Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established
to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go
from our side to yours or from your side to ours.'
He said, 'Then I beg you, father,
send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers,
so that he may warn them,
lest they too come to this place of torment.'
But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets.
Let them listen to them.'
He said, 'Oh no, father Abraham,
but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'
Then Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.'"