Once upon a time, a farmer built a beautiful vineyard on a fertile hillside. He prepared its soil, planted the choicest vines, and worked hard to cultivate and maintain the vineyard. But at harvest time, he found that his vineyard yielded nothing but wild grapes. In great disappointment, he stopped caring for the vineyard. And it turned into a ruin.
This powerful story comes from the Book of Isaiah (see Isaiah 5:1-7). The farmer and the vineyard represent God and Israel. God took very good care of Israel and made them His chosen people. He wanted them to live in holiness and help other nations to come into His kingdom. But Israel chose to turn away from God, fell into sins, and failed terribly in keeping the covenant it made with God on Mt. Sinai (see Exodus 19:1-8). Israel eventually fell to Assyria in 732 BC.
But what the vineyard points to is more than Israel. It also points to every Christian who, through baptism, has entered into a covenant relationship with God. It points to you, to me, to every Christian who has been blessed to receive the baptismal grace. We are God’s vineyards, everyone of us! We have in us very fertile soil that God has lovingly prepared for us.
Compete well for the faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession in the presence of many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6:12)
“The noble confession” referred to above is our baptismal vow. God has journeyed with us. Through the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation, He has washed us clean, put His seal upon us, poured His Spirit into our hearts and made us His adopted “sons” by virtue of the salvific grace of His only Son (cf. 2 Corinthians 1:22, Ephesians 1:5).
天主！請救救地球!AMEN!
Thanks God for strengthen me everyday. Thanks for the daily reminder. Amen
主，感謝祢賜予我聖洗聖事的恩寵。 我希望好好打我的葡萄園，善用祢給我的恩寵去结出好的葡萄。我㑹時常檢視自己的內心，當野葡萄枝生長時，會適時拔除。求祢賜予聖神的力量，淨化心靈，悔改更新，好能结出好的葡萄。亞孟。
天主求你修剪我的葡萄?使他更豐盛感謝主！讚美立??
親愛的主：感謝給我領洗之恩，又給我母佑聖召，可是我仍未完全善用這良好土壤，我要好好反省，使祢給我的葡萄園長出更多的好葡萄！
天主，請幫助人悔改，幫助人救救自己毀壞的地球。
求主憐憫，寬恕我們的過犯。
阿門
耶穌説祂是葡萄樹，我是枝條，與祂結合在一起，我們便會是美好的果實。如果離開了耶穌，我這枝條便會枯毁，或長出野葡葡，會被剪掉而受痛楚。如這園主人的野葡萄。
主，我不敢離開禰，求禰把我緊緊地抓著，議我依賴著禰，做完美的枝條，結美好的葡萄。?
We pray for all our brothers and sisters. Let us be God’s vineyard and make good use of the soil gifted by God. God blesses all…
I have not made full use of the good soil God has provided for me :~ not concentrating during mass; the Bible is left untouched most of the time; leaving little time for praying everyday…
As in today’s prayer, Oh Lord, please help me to make use of the good soil I have and remove all the wild grapes when they spring up!
全球疫情下人類要守望相助
天主用祢的仁慈關愛使我們得到救贖。恳請祢治癒病毒的感染傳播。在祢的肥沃的葡萄園裡，讓我們辛勤的耕耘，結出果實。信俸祢?✝️，阿們！
Thank you for the enlightenment. Let’s pray together for God’s strength and wisdom, Amen.
慈愛的天父，感謝祢的看顧、監察、保守和祝福。 感謝祢旅途上一直與我們同行，帶領我經歷被祢修剪時候的痛楚和祝福，當我不明白的時候，我向祢發出怨言，但感謝祢派遣聖神引領我，讓我看到被修剪後所結的果子而獻上感恩。
身為父母會很明白，當我看到孩子在品格上出現問題時，不會處之不理，管教和紏正孩子的過錯是為他們的好處，過程中雙方都會感到心痛和難過，但這才是真正的愛。
天父，請派遣聖神，幫助我能付出更多的努力，幫助我除掉和拔去那阻礙我成長的野葡萄。祈禱交託奉主耶穌基督名求。 亞孟!
??感謝天主恩賜我得到領洗的恩寵，能進入這肥沃的葡萄?園，更滿懷天主祢的慈愛帶領細心栽培這塊心田，但天主，我到現在似乎仍然未見果實呀！??主請祢鑒察我 助佑我 剪掉那些野萄萄枝條，好使我能見到果實???
肥美的土壤，悉心的培植，產出的竟是野萄葡，會令農夫多麽震驚，多麽失望。
問題是何時農夫能察覺自己田間的所長出的是否真萄葡？農夫有留意嗎？能分辨出來嗎？會及早清除拔掉野萄葡？燒毀它？還是容讓它繼續生長呢？
問題是我是一個怎樣的農夫？我重視我屬靈生活的情況嗎？有警覺性嗎？對聖言有透切有認識嗎？能辨別出性格偏差，糖衣毒藥的智慧嗎？有痛悔改過，勇於更生的決心嗎？
主，種植生涯，長出真正的萄葡美果絕不容易！差之毫釐，謬以千里！我得依靠祢！求祢保守、引領我罷。
世界上有很多人没有杋会做天主的兒女，我有幸得到天主的恩赐，领洗入教。
我要努力把 我的醜陋的習慣除掉，好好準備土壤，䅜植上等的萄，不会令天主失望。
Dear God, pls help me not waste your good soil and bear good fruit. Use my love and gifts from you to help those who needed help during this difficult time! Amen
天主 感謝袮召叫我入了你的葡萄園。但我沒有珍惜這份寵召 土壤仍是乾涸 壞的葡萄枝。求袮派遣聖神幫助我 提醒我要剪掉壞的葡萄枝。
求主憐憫 可憐！
仁慈的天父，我今日心情很差像野葡萄，求主憐憫我，剪掉野葡萄。慢慢結出好葡萄。
刚才提交错了，654
打从一开始，天主就为我铺上肥沃的土壤，撒下上等品种葡萄籽，开始每天翻土，浇灌，修枝，结出丰硕累累果实，日子久了，懒散、缺乏耐心，没有好好的经营，慢慢的，虽然不至于结出野葡萄，但，也开始凋零，结不出好葡萄，这次在病中，反省了很多，要 把33前的土壤重新翻土、重新撒上新种子，好好栽种新葡萄，结出丰硕果实，感谢天主??
天主、慈愛的園丁，我好多時結了野葡萄，請袮不要放棄我。
我要藉着祢賜予我聖洗和堅振聖事的恩寵，在祢給我預備的好土壤中去结出好葡萄。
天主:感恩讓我成為祢的葡萄園，請把我周圍的野葡萄剪除，並教我如何善用祢為我們預備的好土壤。
Lord, please cultivates the soil in my heart so that it will grow delicious grapes and please removes the thorn that grow in my heart. Amen.