JOYFUL GOSPEL LIVING – 27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (OCTOBER 4, 2026)
“I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord.”
This weekend, the Scriptures provide us with the images of vineyards that God planted with the hope of producing good fruit. The Prophet Isaiah compared the disappointing vineyard yield in his prophecy to the fickle people of Israel, with only wild grapes after careful cultivation.
Psalm 80 and its response “The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel” also provided a meditation on the relationship of God with His vineyard–His chosen people.
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