This Sunday, Jesus impresses upon us the importance of living out our faith through the parable of the two sons. As Tony Crescio discusses in light of the Gospel and our first reading from the Book of Ezekiel, this means that we must be continually converted away from the mentality of the age and toward that of Christ. The question then becomes, how to we live with the mentality of Christ. To get at this, Tony examines the second reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians, which includes the ancient and beautiful Christ Hymn.
Mass Readings
Reading 1: Ezekiel 18:25-28
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Reading 2: Philippians 2:1-11
Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32