Category: Catholic Faith

“‘… His son said to him,
“Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you;
I no longer deserve to be called your son.”
But his father ordered his servants,
“Quickly, bring the finest robe and put it on him;
put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Take the fattened calf and slaughter it.
Then let us celebrate with a feast,
because this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again;
he was lost, and has been found.” …'”

“‘… There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. … Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’ … They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. … The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone … the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.’ …”

From Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto.
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“‘There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously …. lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. … When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and from the netherworld, where he was in torment …. he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.’ …”