Lessons from the Vineyard

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 5 October 2008

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In both the prophet Isaiah and the Gospel of Matthew, we find the image of the vineyard as a symbol of Israel. As Jesus develops this image, we see both the glory and the tragedy of Israel-as well as the promise that the church will emerge as the bearer of the God of Israel to the nations.

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0:00.0	Word on fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837.
0:06.7	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:10.9	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on fire.
0:17.4	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on fire, which is God's
0:21.8	Word of Love for each of us.
0:24.0	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with
0:29.0	God's Love about the One who is Love.
0:32.4	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winetka now presents
0:37.4	the Word on fire.
0:40.6	Peace be with you.
0:42.3	Friends, our Gospel readings for this time of year are taken from a kind of poignant
0:47.1	section of Matthew's Gospel.
0:50.1	Jesus has just arrived in Jerusalem for the final Passover of his life, and he finds himself
0:58.0	in anticipation of his passion rather violently opposed by skeptical representatives of
1:04.8	his own Jewish faith.
1:07.8	This section of Matthew is about Jesus' tense complicated, ambiguous relationship to Israel.
1:17.4	He tells a series of parables, which all have as their purpose the characterization of this
1:24.1	relationship between Jesus and ancient Israel.
1:28.5	It's one, as I said, of continuity and discontinuity, of deep love and rupture.
1:38.3	Look, Jesus is a true Israelite.
1:42.1	He's formed by Israel and his traditions.
1:46.4	It's only against this very densely textured Israelite background that Jesus can be properly
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