Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 25:6-10a Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Matthew 22:1-14 Accepting the Invitation The readings for this Sunday center on God’s universal invitation to God’s own heavenly banquet and the response required of all disciples. The context is set in a parable that shows the growing tension between Jesus and the Jewish religious leaders in Jerusalem. Jesus uses…

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 5:1-7 Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43 Rejection In the gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells the parable of the vineyard and the wicked tenants who are to care for it. In this parable, the landowner leases his vineyard to tenants and sends his servants to collect the portion of the harvest that the tenants owe…