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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

A True Vineyard
The church is the vineyard of the Lord. It has been placed by God on a fertile hillside; he
spaded it, cleared it of stones, and planted the choicest vines.

Unfortunately, what grows in this vineyard is often not a crop of grapes but wild fruit,
of no use to the master.

We have within our community a good share of selfishness, power grabbing, and short-
sightedness. The very same social ills that we see in the world at large can be found right
here within our own community: racism, sexism, economic injustice, and marginaliza-
tion.

We pray that God forgive our failings. We hope that God will take care of this vine, and protect
what your right hand has planted. The challenge is for us to become a true vineyard of the
Lord, free of all the sinful conditions that we lament in the world. We work for the day
when Christians will form a Christian community united in love and service.

Is it too much to hope for? No, it is not, as long as we maintain our faith in our God,
who can lead us to seek beyond our reach.
Gerald Darring

“Although the Catholic Church has been endowed


with all divinely revealed truth and with all means of
grace, her members fail to live by them with all the
fervor they should.

As a result, the radiance of the Church’s face shines


less brightly in the eyes of our separated brethren
and of the world at large, and the growth of God’s
kingdom is retarded.

Every Catholic must therefore aim at Christian per-


fection and, each according to his station, play his
part so that the Church . . . may daily be more puri-
fied and renewed.”
October 5, 2008
Some καιρός / kairos thoughts…
καιρός / kairos—Greek—time—viewed as an occasion rather than an extent

Imagined walls
projected fences

fear-built barriers

my mind created
between you
and me
Prayer List
and now I Pray the rosary for world peace, Avis Cox, Fr. Clarence Biggers, Gladys and Ben
Kramkowski, Rita Moenk, Doug Bearden, Sarah Snider, Thornton/Lynch family,
act as if they Julian Campbell, Annie & family, Connie, her mother & family, Blake, Erik,
Jonathan & family, Sharon & family, Will, FMS, Cap. Corp., Patrick & Brittany,
Broughman family, Fannie Crowder & family, VAL, Father Ingram’s father &
really are there family, Karen’s mother, Cheryl Mobley & family, William Hudson, Robert, Walter,
Danielle, Christopher, Barbara, Katherine, Nicholas, Kaylin, Kasie, Mary Beth &
family, Mary Ann Mahoney & family, Donna & family, Ann Chancellor & family,
Sheila & family, cancer patients & families, military & families, Brandon, Plantation
Villa residents, Don, Mrs. Carpenter, Mr. & Mrs. Rooks, Katherine & family, Mr.
forgive me Dunn, Mr. & Mrs. Barlow, Jane & family, Scott & family, Diane & Peter, Michele &
Gary, Lucy’s father & family, Bobbie, Joan & family, Karl’s mother & family, June
& family, Tina & family, Belinda & family, OLM family, Kat, Delgratia & family,
Mr. Gomez & family, Sara’s mother, Dr. Lynch & family, Rob/Allie & family,
Chuck & family, Frank & family, Liesa & family, mother of Dr. Petros, Dr. Issa &
I knew not family, Odessa, Anita’s mother & family, Ruby, Ruby’s mother & family, Davies
family, Katie & family, family of Angie, Ann & family, Gretchen & family, Eileen,
what my mind Scott & family, Robert, Flavia & family, Tony’s family, Roy & Martha Wright, Roy,
Alice Swygert, Alan, Nard, Tony, Glenda, Nelson, J. Bob, Munn, Vogt, Wolfe
families, Russell & family, Ola, Gene Wilson & family, Jane Brock & family, Janet
was doing Kramer & family, Elayne & family, Winnie, Phil & family, Tony, Stan, Emily &
family, Ruthie & Ed, Mr. Bergin & family, Russell & family, Mrs. Sanseverino &
family, CC Center, veterans & families Jessie Emmett, Mark, Michael’s mother,
Carrie, VAMC, Rambo’s mother & family, Josephine Mary, Mary Anna, S. Paul,
Tony, J. W. Wilson & family, Jason & Kim, Josie, Kelly, Mickey’s family, Jon &
until I listened Janet Cook & family, Karen’s cousin, Mike Aguado & family, Carl & family, Dr.
Lopez & family, Dr. Vanapalli & family, Dr. Nair & family, Garrett & family, family
to my heart of Duffie, Aaron Christian, Marina & family, Mitchell’s father & family, Estella’s
mother & family, Kerry’s mother & family, Gail & family, Beth & family, Bernard,
Anna & family, Sara Lucas & family, Mary Gilliam & family, Delgratia & family,
Bobbie Elayne & family, Carol, Cheryl Mobley & family, Bettie & family, Jane &
anda Poem from liturgy.slu.edu family, Scott, Chris & family, Michael & family, Carolyn Williamson, Berger family,
Mendez family, Ikai family, Joshua Moser, Stephanie Christian, Patricia Finch,
Kathy Weaver, Madelene Brewer, Ed Schaffer, Joyce Jones, Jim Schirm, Chris B.,
Justine, Anna & Henry, Bill & Irene, Mary & Leonard, Aunt Edna, Joey Milani,
Mary Ondovchik, Ann Rudy, Peggy Cable, Claude Rickman, Dames gang, Chris &
Vineyards and vine dressing are familiar in Stevie, Paula, Dan & kids, Jim Cannon, Marcus Osborn, Amy & family, Phil Lee,
many places. In Scripture, they are favored Denise & Sam Kell, Russ family, Carlo Dellaquila, Katherine Catti, Joanna &
Michael Spataro, Maria Beck, Justino & Angela Prado, Stephanie, Mark, & baby
ways of speaking of the Trinity’s care for the Fletcher, Heidi Fitzgerald, Caron, Anais, & Ken Pierre, Chad Nostrant, Randy
Taylor, Brian Strickland, Florence & Vincent Santaniello, J.T., Ana Maria , & Erwin
Lord’s gathered and covenanted people. In to- G. Molano, Ligia Restrepo, Isabel Vribe, Anderson family, Chris Stahler family,
Frank, Mary Jo Shamas, Frances Homsey, August Kneidinger, Vince & Barbara,
day’s readings from Matthew and Isaiah, the Tony Pinson, Emilia, Wideman family, Sr. Mary Bonaventure, Hattie Jackson,
Carole Chiani, Carol, Madi Lawton, Wayne & Vicki White, Richard Winters, Nancy
yield of the vineyard is spoiled. In response, Slattery, Buster Dickerson, Lee Burn & family, Keisha Funari, Dale & Andre
McMahon, Debra Everett, Peggy Johnson, Tammi Peppers, Mike Robson, Marcy &
Jesus notes he has become the cornerstone of Scott, Kim Henderson & family, Heidi B., Clara Schmidt, Hudson family, Doug
Cobb & family, Toni & Christine Cannon, Sean & Erin McHugh, Sally, Frances
a new structure and has been given to a peo- James, Powell family, Sue Witt, Carla Smith, Mary Scarnati, Ann Baker, Olivia, Mark
May, John & family, Tommy & family, Paul Williams, Robin Renc, Robert S. &
ple who will produce good fruit. May God’s family, Michael Coates, Erica & Jeremy Granier, Mrs. Bass, John Crowe, Louis
incomprehensible peace be in our hearts and Talbot, Wright family, Ellie Doane & family, Alice Talbot, John Herring, Gary &
Sharon Creed, Barbara Carl, James & Phyllis Wham, Dan Kessler, Mr. & Mrs.
thoughts. Wayne Fry, David Hempen, Steve Kirkland, Michael Cofer, Buddy Brasher, Lana
Adams-Tidwell, Kathy McGhee
Text, Philip J. Sandstrom, S.T.D. © 2002, OCP. All rights reserved.

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