October 4
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time is part of the liturgical season that follows Pentecost and extends until Advent, providing Catholics with a rhythm for deepening their faith in ordinary daily life. This portion of the Church’s calendar focuses not on major feasts or solemnities, but on growing steadily in discipleship, prayer, and charity—the ordinary yet essential work of Christian living. The Gospel readings for these Sundays often draw from Christ’s parables, teachings on faith, and calls to perseverance and fidelity. On the 27th Sunday, depending on the year in the three-year lectionary cycle, the readings touch on themes such as the importance of faith, the indissolubility of marriage, or trust in God's timing while encountering human struggles and questions.
Ordinary Time is "ordinary" not because it is unimportant, but because it offers regular moments to invite God into the everyday. It is marked with green vestments, symbolizing hope and the growth of the Church. The Church encourages the faithful to reflect on the ways God is present in ongoing conversion, in relationships, and in community life. By observing these Sundays with reverence and attention, Catholics are called to live the Gospel amidst the routines and challenges of life, recognizing Christ’s call to holiness in each moment. This particular Sunday invites all to remember that fidelity in small things and perseverance in faith form the core of Christian witness in the world.
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First readingIs 5, 1-7
I want to sing for my friend
the song of my beloved about his vineyard.
My friend had a vineyard
on a fertile hillside.
He dug it up, cleared it of stones,
to plant it with choice vines.
In the middle, he built a watchtower
and also dug a winepress.
He expected it to yield good grapes,
but it gave only wild ones.
And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem, people of Judah,
be the judges between me and my vineyard!
Could I have done more for my vineyard
than what I have done?
I expected good grapes from it,
why did it yield wild ones?
Now then, let me tell you
what I will do to my vineyard:
I will remove its hedge
so it will be grazed by animals,
I will break down its wall
so it will be trampled.
I will make it a wasteland;
it shall never be pruned or hoed,
briers and thorns will grow there;
I will command the clouds
to not rain upon it.
The vineyard of the Lord of hosts
is the house of Israel.
The plant that he cherished,
is the people of Judah.
He expected justice,
but found bloodshed;
he expected righteousness,
but heard cries of distress.
– The word of the Lord.
PsalmPs 79 (80), 9-12, 13-14, 15-16a, 19-20
The vine you brought out of Egypt,
you replanted it after driving out the nations.
It stretched out its branches to the sea,
and its shoots to the River.
Why have you broken down its wall?
All who pass by pick its grapes;
the wild boar from the forest ravages it
and the beasts of the field feed on it.
God of hosts, return!
Look down from heaven and see:
visit this vine, protect it,
the vine your right hand has planted.
Never again will we turn away from you:
let us live, and call upon your name!
Lord, God of hosts, bring us back;
let your face shine on us, and we shall be saved.
Second readingPh 4, 6-9
Brothers and sisters,
do not be anxious about anything,
but in every circumstance,
pray and ask, giving thanks,
to let God know your requests.
And the peace of God,
which passes all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, my brothers and sisters, whatever is true and noble,
whatever is just and pure,
whatever is worthy of love and honor,
whatever is called virtue
and is worthy of praise,
consider all these things.
What you have learned and received,
what you have seen and heard from me,
put these things into practice.
And the God of peace will be with you.
– The word of the Lord.
GospelMt 21, 33-43
At that time,
Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people:
“Listen to this parable:
A man was the owner of an estate;
he planted a vineyard,
put a fence around it,
dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.
Then he leased the vineyard to tenants,
and went away on a journey.
When harvest time came,
he sent his servants to the tenants
to collect his share of the fruit.
But the tenants seized his servants,
beat one,
killed another,
stoned a third.
Again, the owner sent other servants,
more numerous than the first;
but they treated them in the same way.
Finally, he sent his son to them,
saying to himself:
‘They will respect my son.’
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other:
‘This is the heir!
Come on! Let’s kill him,
and the inheritance will be ours!’
They seized him,
threw him out of the vineyard,
and killed him.
So then! When the owner of the vineyard comes,
what will he do to those tenants?”
They answered him:
“These miserable men, he will bring to a miserable end.
He will lease the vineyard to other tenants,
who will give him the produce at the proper time.”
Jesus said to them:
“Have you never read in the Scriptures:
The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
this is the Lord’s doing,
and it is wonderful in our eyes!
Therefore I tell you:
The kingdom of God will be taken away from you
and given to a nation
that will bear its fruit.”
– Let us acclaim the word of God.
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