In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us the parable of a king who prepares a wedding feast for his son. everything is ready; the banquet is prepared, the tables are set, and the invitation has gone out. Yet, surprisingly, those who were invited refused to come. The king does not give up. He sends his servants again, saying, "Tell those who were invited: Behold, I have prepared my banquet." but they continue to refuse. Finally, the king sends his servants to invite everyone they can find- both good and bad and the wedding hall becomes filled with guests.

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In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us a challenging parable about a landowner who planted a vineyard, cared for it and entrusted it to tenants. When harvest time came, he sent his servants to collect the fruit. But the tenants mistreated them. Finally, the landowner sent his own son, thinking, "They will respect my son." Instead, the tenants killed him.

At first, the story seems to be about the wickedness of the tenants. But Jesus invites us to look deeper. The vineyard represents what God has entrusted to us: our lives, our families, our communities, our gifts, our faith, and the world in which we live.

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