Homily for the Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
September 24, 2023
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas
Isaiah 55:6-9
Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18
Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a
Matthew 20:1-16a
In the Gospel reading for today, Jesus teaches with a parable that underlines the overwhelming generosity and mercy of God announced by Isaiah in our first reading. The workers who arrive late at the vineyard refer to the outcasts separated from the fullness of the religious life of Israel, while those who work all day can be taken as those dutiful to the Law of God in their lives.
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