Pathways of Hope: "Our Own Vineyard"

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2025Friday of the Second Week of LentMemorial of Saint EndaGOSPEL OF THE DAY: MATTHEW 21: 33 - 43, 45 - 46Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people:"Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard,put a hedge around it,dug a wine press in it, and built a tower.Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey.When vintage time drew near,he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce.But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat,another they killed, and a third they stoned.Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones,but they treated them in the same way.Finally, he sent his son to them,thinking, 'They will respect my son.'But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another,'This is the heir.Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.'They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?""They answered him,""He will put those wretched men to a wretched deathand lease his vineyard to other tenantswho will give him the produce at the proper times.""Jesus said to them, ""Did you never read in the Scriptures:The stone that the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone;by the Lord has this been done,and it is wonderful in our eyes?Therefore, I say to you,the Kingdom of God will be taken away from youand given to a people that will produce its fruit.""When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables,they knew that he was speaking about them.And although they were attempting to arrest him,they feared the crowds, for they regarded him as a prophet.Reflection by Den Mark Gillesania: Businessman, Pastoral Leader - Servants of the Living God, Ormoc, and Young Professionals Director for Lingkod, Visayas Zone#POHopegiver #LandasngPagasa #catholic #biblereadings #jesus #catholicchurch #christian #church #faith #god #jesuschrist #love #pray #bible #christianity #prayer #hope #gospel