Year A: 27th Sunday Ordinary Time

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Matthew 21:33-43

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The owner of the vineyard sends out his servants to collect from his tenants. But the tenants beat one, killed another and stoned a third.

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The owner then decided to send his own son. But the tenants rejected the son and killed him too.

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The owner is God and the tenants are the people of Israel. The servants are the prophets and other messengers sent to convert Israel.

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The Son is Jesus who was rejected and killed.

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Although this story was told about two thousand years ago, this does not mean that it doesn't apply to us today.

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We need to make sure that we are good tenants and take care of the vineyard and remember that God is in charge.

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God created us to be the stewards of the world. He gives each of us a particular work to do in his vineyard.

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God also give us the grace and the freedom to fulfill our responsibility – to produce the fruits of the Kingdom.

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We are God's “tenants” who need to exemplify God’s ideals in action in today's world.

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