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24/08/2026

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Aug 23, 2026 | 6:00 PM

24/08/2026

August 24, 2026 📖 Readings
First Reading: Revelation 21:9b-14
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18
Alleluia: 🙏 John 1:49b
Gospel: John 1:45-51


Reading 1
Revelation 21:9b-14
The angel spoke to me, saying,
"Come here.
I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
He took me in spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.
It gleamed with the splendor of God.
Its radiance was like that of a precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal.
It had a massive, high wall,
with twelve gates where twelve angels were stationed and on which names were inscribed, the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
There were three gates facing east,
three north, three south, and three west.
The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation,
on which were inscribed the twelve names
of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.


Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18
R. (12) Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.

Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom and speak of your might.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.

Making known to men your might
and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.

The LORD is just in all his ways
and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.


Alleluia
John 1:49b
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Rabbi, you are the Son of God;
you are the King of Israel.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.


Gospel
John 1:45-51
Philip found Nathanael and told him,
"We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law,
and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth."
But Nathanael said to him,
"Can anything good come from Nazareth?"
Philip said to him, "Come and see."
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him,
"Here is a true child of Israel.
There is no duplicity in him."
Nathanael said to him,
"How do you know me?"
Jesus answered and said to him,
"Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree."
Nathanael answered him,
"Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."
Jesus answered and said to him,
"Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree?
You will see greater things than this."
And he said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

SAINT OF THE DAY | August 24 | St. Bartholomew, Apostle

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22/08/2026

August 23, 2026 📖 Readings
First Reading: Isaiah 22:19-23
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8
Second Reading: Romans 11:33-36
Alleluia: 🙏 Matthew 16:18
Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20


Reading 1
Isaiah 22:19-23
Thus says the LORD to Shebna, master of the palace:
"I will thrust you from your office
and pull you down from your station.
On that day I will summon my servant
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah;
I will clothe him with your robe,
and gird him with your sash,
and give over to him your authority.
He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
I will place the key of the House of David on Eliakim's shoulder;
when he opens, no one shall shut,
when he shuts, no one shall open.
I will fix him like a peg in a sure spot,
to be a place of honor for his family."


Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8
R. (8bc) Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.

I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth; in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise;
I will worship at your holy temple.
R. Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.

I will give thanks to your name,
because of your kindness and your truth:
When I called, you answered me;
you built up strength within me.
R. Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.

The LORD is exalted, yet the lowly he sees,
and the proud he knows from afar.
Your kindness, O LORD, endures forever;
forsake not the work of your hands.
R. Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.


Reading 2
Romans 11:33-36
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!
For who has known the mind of the Lord
or who has been his counselor?
Or who has given the Lord anything
that he may be repaid?
For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be glory forever. Amen.


Alleluia
Matthew 16:18
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.


Gospel
Matthew 16:13-20
Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and he asked his disciples,
"Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
Simon Peter said in reply,
"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Jesus said to him in reply,
"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
And so I say to you, you are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my church,
and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Then he strictly ordered his disciples
to tell no one that he was the Christ.

22/08/2026

22/08/2026

August 22, 2026 📖 Readings
First Reading: Ezekiel 43:1-7ab
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 85:9ab, 10, 11-12, 13-14
Alleluia: 🙏 Matthew 23:9B, 10b
Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12


Reading 1
Ezekiel 43:1-7ab
The angel led me to the gate which faces the east, and there I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east.
I heard a sound like the roaring of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
The vision was like that which I had seen
when he came to destroy the city,
and like that which I had seen by the river Chebar.
I fell prone as the glory of the LORD entered the temple by way of the gate which faces the east, but spirit lifted me up and brought me to the inner court.
And I saw that the temple was filled with the glory of the LORD.
Then I heard someone speaking to me from the temple,
while the man stood beside me.
The voice said to me:
Son of man, this is where my throne shall be, this is where I will set the soles of my feet; here I will dwell among the children of Israel forever.


Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 85:9ab, 10, 11-12, 13-14
R. (see 10b) The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.

I will hear what God proclaims;
the LORD–for he proclaims peace.
Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him, glory dwelling in our land.
R. The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.

Kindness and truth shall meet;
justice and peace shall kiss.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
and justice shall look down from heaven.
R. The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.

The LORD himself will give his benefits;
our land shall yield its increase.
Justice shall walk before him,
and salvation, along the way of his steps.
R. The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.


Alleluia
Matthew 23:9B, 10b
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
You have but one Father in heaven;
you have but one master, the Christ.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.


Gospel
Matthew 23:1-12
Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying,
“The scribes and the Pharisees
have taken their seat on the chair of Moses.
Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you,
but do not follow their example.
For they preach but they do not practice.
They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry
and lay them on people’s shoulders,
but they will not lift a finger to move them.
All their works are performed to be seen.
They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues,
greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’
As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’
You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers.
Call no one on earth your father;
you have but one Father in heaven.
Do not be called ‘Master’;
you have but one master, the Christ.
The greatest among you must be your servant.
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled;
but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

20/08/2026

August 21, 2026 📖 Readings
First Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Alleluia: 🙏 Psalm 25:4b, 5a
Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40


Reading 1
Ezekiel 37:1-14
The hand of the LORD came upon me,
and led me out in the Spirit of the LORD
and set me in the center of the plain,
which was now filled with bones.
He made me walk among the bones in every direction so that I saw how many they were on the surface of the plain.
How dry they were! He asked me:
Son of man, can these bones come to life?
I answered, “Lord GOD, you alone know that.” Then he said to me:
Prophesy over these bones, and say to them:
Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones:
See! I will bring spirit into you, that you may come to life. I will put sinews upon you, make flesh grow over you,
cover you with skin, and put spirit in you
so that you may come to life and know that I am the LORD.
I prophesied as I had been told,
and even as I was prophesying I heard a noise; it was a rattling as the bones came together, bone joining bone.
I saw the sinews and the flesh come upon them, and the skin cover them, but there was no spirit in them.
Then the LORD said to me:
Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, son of man, and say to the spirit: Thus says the Lord GOD
From the four winds come, O spirit,
and breathe into these slain that they may come to life.
I prophesied as he told me, and the spirit came into them;
they came alive and stood upright, a vast army. Then he said to me:
Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They have been saying,
“Our bones are dried up,
our hope is lost, and we are cut off.”
Therefore, prophesy and say to them: Thus says the Lord GOD:
O my people, I will open your graves
and have you rise from them,
and bring you back to the land of Israel.
Then you shall know that I am the LORD,
when I open your graves and have you rise from them, O my people!
I will put my spirit in you that you may live,
and I will settle you upon your land;
thus you shall know that I am the LORD.
I have promised, and I will do it, says the LORD.


Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
R. (1) Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.

Let the redeemed of the LORD say,
those whom he has redeemed from the hand of the foe
And gathered from the lands, from the east and the west, from the north and the south.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.

They went astray in the desert wilderness;
the way to an inhabited city they did not find. Hungry and thirsty, their life was wasting away within them.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.

They cried to the LORD in their distress;
from their straits he rescued them.
And he led them by a direct way
to reach an inhabited city.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy and his wondrous deeds to the children of men,
Because he satisfied the longing soul
and filled the hungry soul with good things.
R. Give thanks to the Lord; his love is everlasting.


Alleluia
Psalm 25:4b, 5a
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Teach me your paths, my God,
guide me in your truth.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.


Gospel
Matthew 22:34-40
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,
they gathered together, and one of them,
a scholar of the law, tested him by asking,
“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him,
“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

20/08/2026

August 20, 2026 - Thursday

Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church

In today’s first reading, God gives a beautiful promise of renewal, cleansing, and transformation. The people of Israel had turned away from Him, and their sins had damaged their relationship with God. Yet God did not abandon them. He promised to gather them again, cleanse them from their impurities, and restore them as His people. What touches us deeply is that God’s restoration does not stop with changing their circumstances. He promises something much deeper: “I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you.” God desires to transform us from the inside. A heart hardened by sin, anger, pride, disappointment, or selfishness can become a heart capable of loving, forgiving, trusting, and obeying Him.

Likewise, this scripture reading also reminds us that genuine change cannot depend on human strength alone. God says that He will put His Spirit within His people and help them walk according to His ways. Sometimes we sincerely want to become better, yet we discover how difficult it is to change our attitudes, habits, and weaknesses. Ezekiel reminds us that we are not asked to transform ourselves alone. We must allow God to work within us. When we surrender ourselves to Him, His grace can slowly change the way we think, speak, decide, forgive, and treat other people.

The words “You shall be my people, and I will be your God” reveal the heart of this promise. God is not simply interested in giving blessings; He desires a relationship with us. He wants us to belong to Him and to live as people whose lives reflect His goodness. For us today, this means that our faith should be visible not only when we pray or attend church, but also in our homes, workplaces, schools, communities, and relationships. A renewed heart should produce renewed actions—greater compassion instead of indifference, forgiveness instead of resentment, humility instead of pride, and concern for others instead of selfishness.

Furthermore, it also gives great hope whenever life seems to require a new beginning. There are moments when our hearts become tired because of disappointments, failures, painful experiences, or things we cannot change. God tells us that no heart is beyond His power to renew. We may carry yesterday's wounds, but we do not have to remain imprisoned by them. God can take what has become hard within us and make it tender again. He can cleanse what needs forgiveness, strengthen what has become weak, and awaken hope where discouragement has settled.

Perhaps our prayer today can simply be: “Lord, give me a new heart and place a new spirit within me. Remove whatever makes my heart hard toward You and toward others. Cleanse me, renew me, and teach me to live according to Your will. May Your Spirit guide my thoughts, words, decisions, and actions. Let my life show that I belong to You. Amen.”

1st Reading: Ezekiel 36:23-28

Thus says the LORD: I will prove the holiness of my great name, profaned among the nations, in whose midst you have profaned it. Thus the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when in their sight I prove my holiness through you. For I will take you away from among the nations, gather you from all the foreign lands, and bring you back to your own land. I will sprinkle clean water upon you to cleanse you from all your impurities, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you, taking from your bodies your stony hearts and giving you natural hearts. I will put my spirit within you and make you live by my statutes, careful to observe my decrees. You shall live in the land I gave your ancestors; you shall be my people, and I will be your God.

The Word of the Lord.

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Responsorial Psalm 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19

R. (Ezekiel 36:25) I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins.

A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me.

R. I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins.

Give me back the joy of your salvation, and a willing spirit sustain in me. I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners shall return to you.

R. I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins.

For you are not pleased with sacrifices; should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it. My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.

R. I will pour clean water on you and wash away all your sins.

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Today’s Gospel presents the Parable of the Wedding Feast—a beautiful invitation from God, but also a serious reminder that His invitation calls for a response. The king prepares a banquet for his son, yet those first invited refuse to come because they are absorbed in their own concerns. Some even mistreat and kill the servants who bring the invitation. These servants remind us of God’s prophets and messengers, who were often rejected and persecuted. This rejection would later be experienced by Jesus Himself and by His apostles and disciples who courageously proclaimed the Gospel. Even today, God continues to speak to us through Scripture, the Church, our families, teachers, friends, people who sincerely correct us, and even through the cries of the poor and suffering. The question is: When God speaks, are we willing to listen, especially when His message challenges us to change?

Despite the rejection, the king does not cancel the banquet. Instead, he sends his servants into the streets to invite everyone they find, “bad and good alike.” What a beautiful picture of God’s mercy! His invitation is for everyone. He does not call only the righteous, successful, respected, or seemingly perfect. He calls sinners, the weak, the wounded, the forgotten, and ordinary people like us. No matter what our past has been, there is a place for us at His table. But accepting His invitation also means allowing His grace to transform our lives.

This is why the man without the wedding garment is so important. The wedding garment is not simply about clothing; it represents repentance, conversion, and a life transformed by God’s grace. God welcomes us as we are, but He loves us too much to leave us unchanged. We may be baptized, attend Mass, pray regularly, read Scripture, and share religious messages, but Jesus asks something deeper: Has our relationship with Him changed the way we live and treat others? The true wedding garment is a heart clothed with love, mercy, humility, honesty, forgiveness, compassion, justice, and faithfulness.

This message is especially relevant today because it is easy to appear good without truly becoming good. Social media can show our prayers, inspiring quotations, charitable works, and beautiful words, but God sees beyond appearances. We can speak about kindness publicly while being harsh at home. We can pray for mercy while refusing to forgive. We can condemn dishonesty in society while tolerating it in our own lives. We can defend truth while treating those who disagree with us with hatred. Our faith must therefore be more than something we display; it must become something we live.

The Gospel also warns us about rejecting those who speak uncomfortable truths. We may no longer persecute prophets as people did long ago, but sometimes we “silence the messenger” by mocking, attacking, ignoring, or discrediting someone simply because we do not like what they are saying. In a world deeply divided by politics, religion, social status, and personal loyalties, Jesus challenges us to examine the message before attacking the messenger. Sometimes the truth that makes us uncomfortable may be precisely the truth God is using to change our hearts.

The silence of the man without the wedding garment is also powerful. When the king asks why he has entered without the proper garment, he has nothing to say. One day, all our excuses, titles, possessions, accomplishments, popularity, and outward appearances will mean very little before God. What will matter is the heart we bring before Him and the love we have given to others. This should not simply frighten us; it should awaken us while we still have time to love more deeply, forgive more freely, correct what is wrong, and return wholeheartedly to God.

When Jesus concludes, “Many are invited, but few are chosen,” He is not presenting a God who delights in excluding people. The entire parable shows exactly the opposite—the king keeps sending servants because he wants the banquet filled! God desires us to come. Yet His invitation cannot be answered for us by someone else. We must personally decide whether we will accept His call and allow it to transform us.

Perhaps, then, the most important question today is not, “Have I been invited?” We already have been. The deeper question is: “How am I responding to God’s invitation?” Every new day is an invitation. Every opportunity to forgive is an invitation. Every chance to choose honesty over dishonesty, compassion over indifference, humility over pride, reconciliation over resentment, and love over hatred is another invitation from God.

And let us remember: the wedding garment is not perfection. We will stumble, make mistakes, and sometimes fail. What God desires is a humble heart willing to repent, rise again, and allow His grace to continue changing us. Christianity is not simply about entering the banquet hall; it is about allowing our encounter with Christ to make us different.

So today, let us gently ask ourselves: What garment am I wearing before God? Am I clothed with forgiveness or resentment, humility or pride, compassion or indifference, truth or hypocrisy, love or hatred?

May we never become too busy to accept God’s invitation, too proud to receive His correction, or too comfortable to allow Him to change us. The banquet is prepared. The invitation has been given. God is calling us—not because we are already perfect, but because He loves us and desires to transform us.

Prayer:

Lord, thank You for never giving up on inviting us back to You. Give us humble hearts that listen when You speak, courage to change when You correct us, and grace to clothe ourselves with love, mercy, forgiveness, compassion, and truth. May our faith be seen not merely in the words we speak, but in the lives we live and the love we give. And when You call us to Your eternal banquet, may You find us ready, clothed in the life You have taught us to live. Amen.

Verse before the Gospel: Psalm 95:8

If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Gospel Reading: Matthew 22:1-14

Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and the elders of the people in parables, saying, “The Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. A second time he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those invited: “Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast.”’ Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then the king said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’ The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to meet the guests he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. He said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?’ But he was reduced to silence. Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’ Many are invited, but few are chosen.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

19/08/2026

The Quality of the Heart
August 19, 2026
Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time

He said to one of them in reply, “‘My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?’ Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Matthew 20:13–16

Jesus certainly cares about economic justice, especially as it relates to charity and human dignity. But today’s Gospel reveals something far more profound: the mysterious and generous nature of God’s mercy. This parable is not merely about fairness in wages; it is a revelation of the Kingdom of Heaven and God’s reign as King, both now and in the New Heavens and the New Earth to come.

In the parable, the landowner goes out five times during the day to hire laborers for his vineyard—at dawn, nine o’clock, noon, three, and five. When the day ends, those who worked only one hour receive the same wage as those who labored all day. To earthly ears, this may sound unjust. Indeed, those hired first grumble. From a human point of view, one might even think, “If that’s how he pays, I’ll just come at five o’clock tomorrow.”

But this is not a lesson in labor economics; it is a lesson about the generous heart of God. The denarius, the full day’s wage, symbolizes the reward of eternal life. God does not bestow grace based on the number of hours served, but according to the depth and sincerity of each soul’s response to His invitation.

When each person stands before God in the particular judgment, God will not weigh good deeds against sins on a balance. Rather, He pierces the depths of the heart and judges according to love, by the quality of one’s conversion. It is possible that someone who faithfully attended Mass, prayed daily, and served others for many years may not have responded to grace as deeply as one who, later in life, underwent a radical and sincere conversion. The latter may have endured profound purification, grown rapidly in holiness, and entered into a more intimate union with God, despite having lived many years in spiritual complacency, or even in utter sinfulness.

God’s generosity often confounds our limited sense of justice. But His ways are not our ways (cf. Isaiah 55:8). His judgment is not about the quantity of labor but the quality of the heart—a heart that says “Yes” to grace, however late the hour.

In a sense, we should each consider today to be the final hour of the day of our life on earth. Time is short, and there is much work to be done. Just as the landowner went out again and again in search of laborers, so too does God continually seek out souls, inviting them to labor in His vineyard. That vineyard is the Church, planted amidst the world and bearing fruit for the Kingdom of Heaven.

If you have already accepted the invitation to labor in God’s vineyard, remember this: The fruitfulness of your apostolic work is measured not by the quantity of your accomplishments, but by the quality of your service. And that quality is determined by God. It flows from a soul on fire with faith, purified by grace, and burning with charity—not from one who, like the early workers, becomes jealous, self-focused, or resentful of others’ blessings.

Reflect today on how readily and generously you respond to God’s call. Do you labor with a pure heart, seeking only to please Him? Or do you struggle with jealousy and envy, tempted to compare your path to that of others? Ask our Lord for the grace to serve Him with humility, joy, and love, confident that He will reward you according to the perfection of your response to His invitation.

Most generous Lord, Your goodness is never outdone, and Your Divine Mercy is inexhaustible. I pray for all who have grown complacent in their spiritual journeys—including myself. Come to us, Lord. Invite us anew to labor in the vineyard of Your Kingdom, and give us the grace to respond wholeheartedly to Your call. May I give You my entire mind, heart, and soul in humble service to You and to others, so that Your vineyard may bear abundant and eternal fruit. Jesus, I trust in You.

Image: Tenant Farmers, by Lawrence OP, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

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