The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Reflection on the Gospel of the Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time Matthew 21: 33-43 Jesus was on a mission to build the Kingdom of God. A Kingdom here on earth built with our collaboration. He chose a team of not so brilliant or extraordinary disciples. They were ordinary, uneducated men, sinners and outcasts such […]
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday In The Ninth Week Of Ordinary Time Mark 12: 1-12 Seeing that many Pharisees had come to Jesus, not to listen and contemplate on what Jesus is teaching but to condemn him. These Pharisees were the ones who had read the scriptures, knew every word on the […]
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Second Week Of Lent Matthew 21: 33-43, 45-46 The Pharisees were always seeking opportunities to question Jesus’ authority & Jesus responded through parables. The parable of the wicked tenants was a parable directly hinting at the constant scheming by the high priests and the elite […]
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Reflection on the Gospel of the Friday In The Second Week In Lent Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 Jesus has been welcomed into Jerusalem with Palm branches and he enters the temple and is teaching. The chief priests and elders are not happy and question his authority, but Jesus has evaded their questions with skill and gives […]
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 The Chief Priests and elders questioned Jesus’ authority for the healing and preaching that he was doing. They were challenged by his interpretation of the scriptures and his teaching with boldness. The parable in today’s gospel is a summary of the history of Israel, taken from the prophet Isaiah (Is 5: 1-7). […]