Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

Dear Parishioners and Friends of Our Lady of Guadalupe,

How often have we been disappointed by someone you ask to help out and they either say NO or say Yes and they never follow through with their promise.

I am sure that all of us can relate to the Gospel for today. The man had two sons…he asked the first son to go out into the vineyard to work and the son says: “NO”. I can’t imagine saying No to my parents. Well the other son is asked to go out to work in the vineyard and he says: “Yes” but he never goes. Finally, in the end the son who said NO has a change of heart and goes out to work in the vineyard. Which one did what the father asked of them? Well, we know it was the first son.

The message of this Gospel is that the Lord will always be patient with us even when we say No to living and serving as He desires. He always awaits our change of heart. The Lord calls each of us to conversion…..which is a change of heart .

He awaits daily for that change. He is very patient with each of us. He rejoices when the sinner turns away from sin and turns to Him. Remember His mercy endures for ever. Jesus doesn’t put a timeline for our conversion. He awaits for our change of heart. Let us examine our own heart today and truly mean our Yes to the Lord.

Have a safe and blessed week,

Fr. Tony