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Ordinary Time · Year C

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 10, 2028

Christ Carrying the Cross, El Greco
Christ Carrying the Cross, El Greco, c. 1580Metropolitan Museum of Art
El Greco painted this subject repeatedly. Christ does not stagger; he holds the cross almost gently and looks upward, and the burden is carried rather than suffered.Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple: the painting is about how it is carried.El GrecoA Cretan icon painter who trained in Venice and settled in Toledo, where he stretched his figures into something no other century has imitated successfully.Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe largest art museum in the Americas, founded in 1870 by a group of New Yorkers who wanted one and had no collection to start from.Metropolitan Museum of Art
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 14:25-33Lk 14:25-33
Second ReadingPhlm. 1:9-10, 12-17Phlm 1:9-10, 12-17
First ReadingWis. 9:13-18bWis 9:13-18b
Responsorial PsalmPs. 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17 (1)Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17 (1)

Overview & Insights

"Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:27)

Jesus turns to the large crowds traveling with him and tells them to count the cost of discipleship before committing, comparing it to a builder planning a tower or a king weighing whether to go to war. Following him means putting loyalty to him above every other tie, including family and possessions.

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Take it further: Luke 14:25-33

Commentary

Luke 14:25 CommentariesLk 14:25 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects classic commentaries on counting the cost of discipleship.

Luke 14 CommentaryLk 14 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Walks through the tower builder and warring king parables verse by verse.

Luke 14 CommentaryLk 14 Commentary Precept Austin

A verse-by-verse study covering the cost-of-discipleship sayings.

Luke 14 (Barnes' Notes)Lk 14 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Gives Albert Barnes' verse-by-verse notes on the chapter.

Commentary on Luke 14:25-33Commentary on Lk 14:25-33 Working Preacher

A Lutheran preaching commentary on this exact passage.

Luke 14:25-33 CommentaryLk 14:25-33 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching commentary on Jesus' hard sayings about family and possessions.

Luke 14:27 SermonsLk 14:27 Sermons BibleHub

A library of older preached sermons on carrying the cross.

Background & Word Study

Luke 14:25 InterlinearLk 14:25 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek word by word for carrying one's own cross.

Luke OverviewLk Overview BibleProject

Sets this hard teaching within Luke's larger travel-narrative design.

The Church Fathers

Luke 14 CatenaLk 14 Catena Catena

Gathers patristic comments on counting the cost verse by verse.

Sermons & Reflections

Pay Up Journey with Jesus

Reflects on Jesus' blunt call to count the cost before following him.

Worship & Prayers

Proper 18, Year C The Lectionary Page

Gives the Sunday's collect and full set of propers, whose Gospel matches this passage.

Podcast

Bishop Barron: Are You Ready for Serious Discipleship? Word on Fire

Bishop Barron preaches this Sunday’s Mass readings, including Luke 14:25-33.

Study Hub

Luke 14:25-35 TextsLk 14:25-35 Texts Textweek

A hub of further links and resources on this passage for preachers and teachers.

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