Sunday 2 October 2022 – XXVII in Ordinary Time

+ From the Gospel according to Luke (17, 5 – 10)

At that time, the apostles said to the Lord: “Increase the faith in us!”
The Lord replied, “If you had faith as much as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Upgrade yourself and go plant yourself in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
Which of you, if he has a servant to plow or pasture the flock, will say to him when he comes back from the field: “Come immediately and sit at the table”? Wouldn’t he rather say to him: “Prepare food, tie your clothes to your hips and stay with me, until I have eaten and drunk, and afterwards you will eat and drink”? Will he be grateful to that servant, because he has carried out the orders received?
So you too, when you have done all that has been ordered to you, say: “We are useless servants. We did what we had to do ”».

Word of the Lord.