Monthly Archives: September 2020

Some background to today’s First Reading, Isaiah 5:1-7, is that the nation of Israel is likened to a vineyard which the Lord has planted.  The poem is a love song about the vineyard, but the song does not end as … Continue reading →

The First Reading, from Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32, is a call to repentance, but also a warning that to turn away from the Lord to sin will bring punishment.  In antiquity is was not uncommon that a person’s family could be … Continue reading →

In the First Reading, Isaiah 55:6-9, we hear the call to return to the Lord, there is still time to repent.  As Isaiah says, let us turn from sin and return to the Lord.  Through Christ we can approach the … Continue reading →

What would you do if someone hurt you very badly, and the actions they took could even cause your death, and you had the opportunity to get back at them?  Would you get revenge, or would you forgive?  That is … Continue reading →

The First Reading is recorded in Ezekiel 33:7-9.  This is a stark passage of the mission call of Ezekiel: he is to warn the sinner to repent, and if he does not, then Ezekiel will be responsible for the sinner’s … Continue reading →