Thursday, March 21, 2019
FRIDAY, 2nd Week of Lent
March 22, 2019 – FRIDAY, 2nd Week of Lent
Violet.
Gn 37: 3 – 4, 12 – 13a, 17b – 28a / Mt 21: 33 – 43, 45 – 46
GOSPEL READING: Mt 21: 33 – 35, 37 – 43, 45 – 46
Jesus said to his disciples, "Listen to another example: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a hole for the winepress, built a watchtower, leased the vineyard to tenants and then went to a distant country. When harvest time came, the landowner sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the harvest. But the tenants seized his servants, beat one, killed another and stoned another. Again, the landowner sent more servants, but they were treated in the same way.
"Finally, he sent his son, thinking, 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they thought, 'This is the one who is to inherit the vineyard. Let us kill him and his inheritance will be ours.' So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
"Now, what will the owner of the vineyard do with the tenants, when he comes?" They said to him, "He will bring those evil men to an evil end, and lease the vineyard to others who will pay him in due time."
And Jesus replied, "Have you never read what the Scriptures say? The stone which the builders rejected has become the keystone. This was the Lord's doing, and we marvel at it. Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of heaven will be taken away from you and given to a people who will yield a harvest.." . . .
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard these parables, they realized that Jesus was referring to them. They would have arrested him, but they were afraid of the crowd who regarded him as a prophet.
REFLECTION
Having been tenants for so long, the tenants had a certain sense of entitlement. They have forgotten that they had come in as tenants, with an obligation to give the landowner his share of the harvest.
The Pharisees and the chief priests realized that the parable was meant for them. Jesus challenged their type of leadership, challenging them to be more open-minded and more considerate of the people they were leading. Instead of living God's compassionate mercy, they burdened the people with endless rules and practices.
Dear God, let us be faithful stewards of the life and talents you have given us. We thank you for entrusting to us so much of your creation and gifts. May we always be appreciative of and grateful for your gifts and trust.
FINALLY, WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED OUR PRAYERS AND FOR THOSE WHO NEED OUR PRAYERS THE MOST.
BIRTHDAY
Shigeru Yabuuchi
Dennis Cuyegkeng
Fr. Aristotle C. Dy S.J.
IN MEMORIAM ( +)
William Ang Lim (Apr. 23, 1949 - Mar. 22, 2014)
Have a good day!
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