LiturgyTools.net: Hymns for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C (7 September 2025)

Hymns and songs suggestions based on themes from the Roman Catholic lectionary for the twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time in Year C

Most are free-to-use (ie public domain or copyright-free) meaning the words can be copied and sung to at least one tune with no concerns about copyright or performance licensing - sometimes in a limited setting. Many such hymns are old/traditional - but where possible a variety of styles and genres are included.

A small selection on hymns which are still copyright may also be included, if they are particularly appropriate.

Suggestions about other free-to-use hymns that could be included are welcome: leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.

23rd Sunday of OT, Year B

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23rd Sunday of OT, Year A

Readings

First: Wisdom 9:13-18 - Who can know the intentions of God? ... Who could have learned you intention, had you not granted Wisdom?

Psalm: 89 - O Lord you have been our refuge from one generation to the next / You turn men back into dust / You sweep men away like a dream / Make us know the shortness of our life / In the morning fill us with your love.

Second: Philemon 9:10, 12-17 - Paul sends Onesimus back to the community, not as a slave any more but as a dear brother in Christ. He asks the community to welcome him.

Gospel: Luke 14: 25-33 - Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple ... none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions.