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28th Sunday of Ordinary Time · Matthew 22:1-14
This week, we reflect on Jesus’ parable of the wedding feast. God generously invites every person into his Kingdom, and our response includes both receiving his love and allowing that love to change our daily choices. The Eucharist gives us a foretaste of God’s promised feast.
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27th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Matthew 21:33-43
This week, teens reflected on Jesus’ parable of the vineyard. God generously entrusts us with life, faith, relationships, and gifts—not for selfish control, but so that we can bear the fruit of love, justice, and faithfulness. Families can help one another notice and use God’s gifts with gratitude.
26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Matthew 21:28-32
This week’s Gospel reminds us that following Jesus means more than saying the right thing. Jesus invites us to turn toward God again and let our yes become concrete acts of humility, justice, and service.
25th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Matthew 20:1-16a
This week, teens reflected on God’s invitation to seek him and on the generous landowner in Jesus’ parable. God’s mercy is not a prize to compare or compete for; it is a gift that calls us to turn toward him and welcome others.
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 18:21–35
Peter asks Jesus how often he must forgive. Jesus answers with a parable about a servant whose enormous debt is forgiven but who refuses mercy to another person.
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 18:15–20
Jesus gives his disciples a concrete pattern for addressing sin and conflict inside the community, ending with the promise of his presence when believers gather in his name.
