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11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt (9/36-10/8) |
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| Background:
Some think that Jesus told this parable of the harvest at harvest time, perhaps in
response to a remark from one of his followers about the fields being ready for the
harvest. It is altogether possible because while there was a chronic oversupply of labor
during most of the year in the Palestine of those days, there was an equally chronic
shortage of workers during the harvest season when farmers had to get their crops out of
the field before they either withered in the hot winds or were washed away by early rain
and hail. The metaphor would fit the message of Jesus perfect: now is a time of great
opportunity. Dependent as he is on human helpers, Jesus needs co-workers desperately. This
could be a gospel story that suggests that we need more priests and nuns (and of course we
do) but it also and more importantly suggests that we are all coworkers of Jesus and he
needs the help of all of us in his harvest. |
read the padre |
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Story:
Once upon a time there was a family which loved to garden, the mommy and the daddy
and the two sons and the one daughter worked in the garden from the time the kids were
little. They all enjoyed working together and shared pride in the beauty which resulted
from their work (Well, this is only a story!). Everyone in their neighborhood admired the
garden. The whole family was very proud of that admiration. The family that gardens
together bears fruit together said the daddy who liked to mix metaphors. Then once summer,
when all the Shakespeare movies were popular their city sponsored a Shakespeare garden
contest, the first prize for which was five tickets for a trip to
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