Daily Readings and Homily, Wednesday August 20th, 2025

Fr. Larry Richards of The Reason For Our Hope Foundation Podcast

Father Larry Richards

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🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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0:00.0	A reading from the book of judges.
0:10.0	All the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo came together and proceeded to make Abilak king by the Taribeth at the pillar of Shechem.
0:22.8	When this was reported to him, Jotham went to the top of Mount Garrison,
0:28.7	and standing there, cried out to them in a loud voice,
0:32.9	Hear me, citizens of Shechem, that God may hear you. Once the trees went to anoint a king over themselves.
0:42.5	So they said to the olive tree, rain over us. But the olive tree answered them, must I give up my
0:49.1	rich oil, whereby men and gods are honored and go to wave over the trees then the trees said to the fig tree come you rain over us but the fig tree answered them must i give up my sweetness and my good fruit and go to wave over trees then the trees said to the vine come come, you rain over us. But the vine answered them,
1:14.5	must I give up my wine that cheers gods and men and go to wave over the trees? Then all the
1:21.8	trees said to the buckthorn, come, you rain over us. But the buckthorn replied to the trees if you wish to
1:30.5	anoint me king over you in good faith come and take refuge in my shadow otherwise
1:37.2	that fire come from the buckthorn devour the setters Lebanon. The word of the Lord. Lord in your strength, the king is glad.
1:52.3	Lord, in your strength, the king is glad. O Lord, in your strength, the king is glad. In your victory,
1:59.7	how greatly he rejoices. You have granted him
2:02.8	his heart's desire and refused not the wish of his lips. Lord, in your strength, the king is glad.
2:10.6	For you welcomed him with goodly blessings and placed on his head a crown of pure gold. He
2:16.2	asked life of you, and you gave him length of days
2:19.6	forever and ever. Lord, in your strength, the king is glad. Great is his glory in your victory,
2:28.0	majesty and splendor you conferred upon him. You made him a blessing forever. You gladden him with the joy of your face.
2:37.4	Lord, in your strength, the king is glad.
2:45.2	My brothers and sisters, may our Lord be with you. A reading from the Holy Gospel, according to St. Matthew.
2:54.9	Jesus told his disciples this parable.
2:58.4	The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
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