"The economics of salvation": Readings for the Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time

"Your reward shall be great in heaven."

That saying of Jesus, which appears in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew's Gospel (Matt. 5:12), isn't actually found in the lectionary readings this Sunday. Nonetheless, that message does sum up their message quite well. 

Specifically, the readings teach us about what we might call "the economics of salvation". Let's dive into the readings and

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