In this week’s Encountering the Word video, Jeff Cavins offers a solution to anxiety as he reflects on the readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.
First Reading: Isaiah 5:1-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20
Second Reading: Philippians 4:6-9
Alleluia: cf. John 15:16
Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43
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