September 20, 2026
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In today’s Gospel, we hear the parable of the landowner who went out at different times of the day to hire laborers for his vineyard. In the end of the parable, he says to one of the men he had hired who was grumbling against him, “Are you envious because I am generous?”
The master of the vineyard represents God, who is indeed very generous. There are three ways in which God is generous with us. First, because of how He gives: He gives abundantly. Generosity means to give much, not to give little. This is exactly what God does with us: He gives us much. He is not “stingy” in His gifts; rather, He gives amply and abundantly.
Second, He is generous because He gives us especially what is most valuable: He gives us, above all, spiritual gifts. Spiritual gifts are, for example, grace, faith, love, and peace. These gifts are not material things, but spiritual. For that very reason, they are much more valuable: for material things perish, but spiritual things remain and bear for us eternal rewards.
Finally, He is generous because He gives to us even when we don’t deserve it. To give to others what they deserve is not generosity, but justice. God, on the other hand, even when we don’t deserve His gifts, still gives them to us. This is a sign of His great generosity.
Let us praise God for His generosity towards us, and let us imitate this generosity in dealing with our brothers and sisters.
Father Arboleda