Religious communities observe 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Religious communities in Portugal and Brazil are preparing for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, focusing on the biblical passage from Matthew 18:21-35. The readings center on a parable regarding forgiveness, where Jesus instructs that one should forgive not just seven times, but “seventy times seven.”

The text describes a king who forgives a massive debt owed by a servant, only for that same servant to refuse to forgive a much smaller debt owed to him by a fellow worker. The narrative concludes with a lesson on the necessity of forgiving others from the heart.

In Proença-a-Nova, Portugal, celebrations are scheduled across various pastoral units, including Peral, São Pedro do Esteval, and Santa Casa da Misericórdia. In Curitiba, Brazil, the Archdiocese is providing the weekly biblical-pastoral guide through its Semanário Bíblico-Pastoral.