Today’s
Readings

For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one little measure, and thirty bushels of seed shall yield three bushels.

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Thou hast brought a vineyard out of Egypt: thou hast cast cut the Gentiles and planted it.

It stretched forth its branches unto the sea, and its boughs unto the river.

Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it?

The boar out of the wood hath laid it waste: and a singular wild beast hath devoured it.

Turn again, O God of hosts, look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard:

And perfect the same which thy right hand hath planted: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.

And we depart not from thee, thou shalt quicken us: and we will call upon thy name.

O Lord God of hosts, convert us: and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.

Be nothing solicitous; but in every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever modest, whatsoever just, whatsoever holy, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good fame, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline, think on these things.

The things which you have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these do ye, and the God of peace shall be with you.

Hear ye another parable. There was a man an householder, who planted a vineyard, and made a hedge round about it, and dug in it a press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen; and went into a strange country.

And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof.

And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

Again he sent other servants more than the former; and they did to them in like manner.

And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son.

But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance.

And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.

When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to those husbandmen?

They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end; and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, that shall render him the fruit in due season.

Jesus saith to them: Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? By the Lord this has been done; and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof.