Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2025: Oct 12, 2025

Join us on October 12, 2025 – Holy Eucharist Rite II at 9:00 AM for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2025, at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 216 E Chandler Blvd, Burlington, WI.

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Join us Electronically For The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2025

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The Collect for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2025

Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Readings for Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2025

Proper 23, Track 2

Old Testament: 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c

Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master, because by him the LORD had given victory to Aram. The man, though a mighty warrior, suffered from leprosy. Now the Arameans on one of their raids had taken a young girl captive from the land of Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, “If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to give death or life, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Just look and see how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me.”

But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come to me, that he may learn that there is a prophet in Israel.” So Naaman came with his horses and chariots, and halted at the entrance of Elisha’s house. Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go, wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored and you shall be clean.”

But Naaman became angry and went away, saying, “I thought that for me he would surely come out, and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and would wave his hand over the spot, and cure the leprosy! Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them, and be clean?” He turned and went away in a rage.

But his servants approached and said to him, “Father, if the prophet had commanded you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? How much more, when all he said to you was, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” So he went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy, and he was clean.

Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company; he came and stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel.”

Psalm 111

Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, in the congregation.

Great are the deeds of the LORD! they are studied by all who delight in them.

His work is full of majesty and splendor, and his righteousness endures for ever.

He makes his marvelous works to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.

He gives food to those who fear him; he is ever mindful of his covenant.

He has shown his people the power of his works in giving them the lands of the nations.

The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice; all his commandments are sure.

They stand fast for ever and ever, because they are done in truth and equity.

He sent redemption to his people; he commanded his covenant for ever; holy and awesome is his Name.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; those who act accordingly have a good understanding; his praise endures for ever.

Epistle: 2 Timothy 2:8-15

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David—that is my gospel, for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.

Remind them of this, and warn them before God that they are to avoid wrangling over words, which does no good but only ruins those who are listening. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth.

Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were made clean.

Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan.

Then Jesus asked, “Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.”

Reflection on the Reading for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2025

A Brief Study of Today’s Readings

• • 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c: Naaman, a powerful commander, is healed of leprosy when he humbly obeys God’s simple instruction to wash in the Jordan River. He declares, “There is no God in all the earth except in Israel.”
• Psalm 111: A song of thanksgiving that praises God’s great deeds, faithfulness, and justice; “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.”
• 2 Timothy 2:8-15: Paul encourages Timothy to remember Jesus Christ and endure hardships faithfully, steering clear of pointless arguments and accurately conveying the word of truth.
• Luke 17:11-19: Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one, a Samaritan, returned to give thanks. This prompted Jesus to ask, “Were not ten made clean? But where are the other nine?”

These readings encourage us to practice humble obedience, express gratitude, and engage in faithful service. God’s healing is not found in grand gestures, but in simple faith and trust. Like the grateful Samaritan, let us return to Jesus with thanks for all the blessings we have received.

All are welcome. Come as you are, beloved of God.