25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9/20/20 – Fr. Carlson homily

Today's Gospel is only found in Matthew's Gospel (so we only hear it once every three years). But when we do hear it, we usually always have the same response - that's not fair! Why would a laborer who only worked for one hour get paid the same as someone who had been there since 6 am?! But God is ALWAYS generous and merciful to EVERYONE with the gift of eternal life! When we dig deeper into this scripture passage, we know that we can't receive MORE than the gift of eternal life. Let us REJOICE in God's mercy and RESPOND to His invitation today.