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Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time - The Riches of Poverty
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- Aug 17, 2026
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Read Online The Riches of Poverty Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of heaven. Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said, “Who then can be saved?” Matthew 19:23–25 In light of today’s Gospel, do you want to be rich? Most people do. The thought of buying a big, beautiful home (or several of them) can be enticing. Living the so-called good life, going on extravagant vacations and driving expensive cars, is a difficult desire to shed. Should you strive to shed that desire? Today’s Gospel immediately follows Jesus’ loving conversation with a rich young man who came to Him with the question: “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?” Jesus could see the goodness in the man’s heart, so He wisely drew the young man deeper. In response to Jesus telling him to keep the commandments, the young man confirmed that he had kept them since his youth. He then asked: “What do I still lack?” Jesus lovingly revealed to him the road to perfection: “Go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” That was not what this rich young man wanted to hear, so he went away sad. The perfection to which Jesus invited this young man was more than he was ready to accept. Back to our original question: Do you want to be rich? In today’s Gospel, within the context of the young man leaving, Jesus turns to those closest to Him and teaches them a lesson about the danger of material riches. This was so shocking to the disciples that they seemed disillusioned and asked, “Who then can be saved?” We should see o…