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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Prayers of the Faithful Celebrant: Brothers and sisters, our Lord Jesus Christ warns us to guard against all greed, which is the excessive desire to acquire more than we really need. In faith, let us offer these prayers to the Lord:           L. We pray for our parishioners, that we may use our time and energy to invest in spiritual values which have eternal rewards, rather than on material possessions which are fleeting and temporary.…

In Luke 12, Jesus was teaching a large crowd that had gathered to hear Him, most likely somewhere near Jerusalem. There, someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” Jesus sensed something behind the person’s request, and instead of giving in to the request, Jesus replied, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Jesus turned to the crowd and said, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though…