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Dear Parish Family, The central theme of today’s readings is the greatest commandment in the Bible, namely, to respond to God’s love for us by loving Him, and then to express that love in action by loving Him living in our neighbor. ...

Dear Parish Family, In the days of Jesus, all secular money was thought to belong to the Emperor. The Temple had its own coinage, not used in paying secular debts. This is the reason that money changers were in the Temple area. ...

Dear Parish Family, The parable of the royal banquet is a parable about the Kingdom of God and about the people who will eventually belong to it. The Parable of the Royal Banquet and the Wedding Garment is Jesus’ interpretation of the History of Salvation. ...

Dear Parish Family, The common theme of today’s readings is the necessity of bearing fruit in the Christian life and the consequent punishment for spiritual sterility, ingratitude and wickedness. In today’s first reading, called Isaiah’s Song of the Vineyard, the prophet describes God’s care of, and expectations for, His Chosen People. ...