Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
In the First Reading, the famous song of the vineyard is a parable in which the beloved is the Lord and His vineyard is the house of Israel. The people realize that, rather than the Lord being negligent, their sinful ways had caused the vineyard to yield a bad harvest. Now the house of Israel must face the consequences: the destruction of the vineyard by the Lord.
Read MoreIn the First Reading, the prophet Isaiah reminds us that God’s thoughts and ways are not ours. In the Gospel, we see this played out, for the labourers who began the work at dawn obviously did not have the same thoughts as the vineyard owner!
Read MoreJesus illustrates the Father’s wisdom to us: the Father does not wish to wipe away evil doers, because He does not wish to harm the faith of good people. The Father at the same time gives evil doers time to repent. Let us not judge those who are in sin, but continually invite them back to forgiveness while there is still time
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