Year C - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Whoever does not carry his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:25-3325 And there went great multitudes with him. And turning, he said to them: 26 If any man comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you having a mind to build a tower, does not first sit down, and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he has resources to finish it: 29 Lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able ti finish it, all that see it begin to mock him, 30 Saying: This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 31 Or what king, about to go to make war against another king, does not first sit down, and think whether he will be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, comes against him? 32 Or else, while the other is yet far away, sending an embassy, he desires conditions of peace. 33 So likewise every one of you that does not renounce all that he possesses, cannot be my disciple.Inspiration of the Holy Spirit - From the Sacred Heart of Jesus |