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DAILY ROMAN CATHOLIC READINGS AND SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS

Monday, 20th OCTOBER 2025
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MONDAY, TWENTY NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Rom 4: 20-25 Lk 1: 69-75 Lk 12: 13-21
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LIVE BY FAITH; NOT BY FEAR!

In the first reading Paul points to Abraham’s faith as the standard of righteousness. Though his body was as good as dead and Sarah barren, he did not doubt, but was convinced that God would do what He had promised. Abraham’s deep, unwavering trust teaches that righteousness comes not by performance, but by faith in the One who gives life to the dead and calls into existence things that do not yet exist. In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns His disciples to beware of hypocrisy and greed. He challenges the crowd not to fear those who can only kill the body, but to fear God who sees the heart. The parable of the rich fool shows a man who hoarded earthly wealth but was bankrupt toward God. He lived in fear of scarcity, driven by possessions, and failed to invest in eternity.

At the heart of both passages is a single question: Where is your trust? Is it in God’s promises, or in your plans? Abraham lived by promise; the rich fool lived by presumption. One looked beyond the visible; the other was consumed by it. In our daily lives, we often face circumstances similar to Abraham’s where hope seems irrational: a medical diagnosis, financial collapse, broken relationships. The temptation is to build bigger barns of control, more insurance, more effort. But God calls us to surrender these illusions and trust Him deeply, like Abraham.

Faith is choosing to believe that God’s character is good and His promises are sure, even when reality looks otherwise. Hypocrisy, like greed, is rooted in fear: fear of being exposed, fear of not having enough. Jesus calls us out of that fear into a life of transparency, trust, and truth. To be “rich toward God” means to invest in the eternal: faith, love, integrity, and generosity. It means we stop pretending and start trusting. Like Abraham, we believe, not because everything is perfect, but because God is. Let us live by faith, not by fear. Let us be a people who trust the unseen promises more than the seen securities. For in the end, only one kind of wealth will matter: faith credited as righteousness.

Response: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited his people.