{"id":12552,"date":"2026-10-03T22:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T04:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/?p=12552"},"modified":"2026-10-03T22:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T04:42:26","slug":"september-27-2026-twenty-fifth-sunday-in-ordinary-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/september-27-2026-twenty-fifth-sunday-in-ordinary-time\/","title":{"rendered":"September 27, 2026, Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-12552\" data-postid=\"12552\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-12552 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nqih336 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_o4ys070 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5s2f700   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\">\n<div class=\"moz-forward-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cz-color-14933469\">\n<div><strong>September 27, 2026<\/strong><br \/><strong><strong>Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time<br \/><\/strong><\/strong><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">~<\/em><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;<br \/><\/em><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0I know them, and they follow me.<\/em><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">~<\/em><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/><\/em><br \/>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Dear Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Family,<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Jesus tells a simple story in today&#8217;s Gospel: a father asks two sons to work in the vineyard. One says no, but later has a change of heart and goes. The other says yes, and never shows up. It&#8217;s not the son who says the right words who pleases the father \u2014 it&#8217;s the one whose heart eventually turns toward him. Jesus isn&#8217;t condemning the son who initially refused \u2014 instead, He honors his transformation. God isn&#8217;t keeping score of our first answers. He&#8217;s watching for the movement of our heart, no matter how long it takes.<br \/><br \/>This is good news for anyone who has said no to God and meant it \u2014 and later found themselves walking back toward the vineyard. Jesus tells this parable to religious leaders who prided themselves on saying yes, and reminds them that tax collectors and sinners\u2014people written off as lost causes\u2014were entering His kingdom ahead of them because they let their &#8220;no&#8221; become a &#8220;yes.&#8221; \u00a0God will wait patiently for your &#8220;yes&#8221; to catch up with your heart. It&#8217;s never too late to move closer to God. He forgives us for the times we say yes with our lips but no with our lives. <em>Ask for the grace to change your mind toward God, and the courage to follow Him.<\/em><br \/><br \/><\/div>\n<div>Have a peaceful day.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Yours in Christ,<\/div>\n<div>Father Edward Domme<br \/><br \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cz-color-14933469\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Copyright \u00a9 2026 Servants of the Word, source:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyscripture.net\/\">dailyscripture.net<\/a><\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #003366;\">author<\/span> <strong>Don Schwager<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Our Lady of the Assumption Church<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\">\n<div class=\"moz-forward-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Rev. 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