Lectio Commentary: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

In Luke 21:5-19, on this penultimate Sunday of the liturgical year, Jesus foretells Jerusalem's temple destruction—a prophecy fulfilled in 70 AD—and the end-times tribulations preceding his glorious return. Amid wars, famines, earthquakes, plagues, and persecution, he urges believers to witness courageously, relying on the Holy Spirit, and persevere faithfully to the end.