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17th Sunday after Pentecost • Year C
October 5, 2025 • Proper 22
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Historical Collect
Generously pardon and give peace to your faithful people, O Lord, that being cleansed from every sin, we may be free and glad to serve; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (Gelasian Sacramentary, 7th Century)
Thematic Collect
Sustaining God, in water, word, bread and wine you lavishly pour out the gift of faith that enables us to live according to your holy will. Help us to be patient and persevering, knowing that in you, even the tiniest glimmer of faith is a miraculous and powerful thing; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
The Common Thread
We must take our stand in the face of our enemies—sin, death, and the devil—to see what God will say to us. And this is what he says: “The righteous shall live by his faith.” In the face of sin, he alone is our salvation; in the face of death, he is our Rock; in the face of the devil, he is our fortress. So we must always rekindle our faith and trust in him whom we believe. Faith increases as we keep our faith in Christ.
First Reading • Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Nothing much has changed. People still cry for help, though they often look to the wrong place for that assistance. Life is tough all over, as the saying goes. Despite the times we live in, or the difficulties therein, the righteous shall live by faith.
Psalm • Psalm 62:1–12
God alone is our refuge in difficult times. Indeed, God is our hope and fortress in times of peace and prosperity as well. Our task is to wait in hope, and trust God despite what we experience. Otherwise, we may try in vain to fix what God has ordained, and for that God will repay us. Wait. Hope. Trust. God is faithful.
Second Reading • 2 Timothy 1:1-14
Paul exemplifies the patient believer: he prays night and day. In spite of his suffering, he encourages the faith in Timothy. He emboldens him to keep that faith, and to share in his suffering for the gospel. Here we meet the powerful grace of God to which we too were called. Follow in this pattern of sound doctrine, continuing in faith and the love of Christ Jesus. This is what the Holy Spirit has deposited within us and we must guard it well in times like these.
Gospel • Luke 17:1-10
Faith is not something to be increased, as the disciples asked at that time, as much as it is something to be kept. God, in his grace, has given you all the faith you need. Your faith may seem meager but it is great when you maintain your faith in God. When times are tough, you do not need more faith; instead, you must keep the faith already given to you. When you do so, God accomplishes great things—and increases your faith.
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