St. Teresa of Avila Church issued the following announcement on Sept. 27

In today's parable, Jesus compares two sons to two groups of people. The first group spoke piously but did nothing; the second group included sinners who eventually acted in faith and repentance. The sin of the virtuous might be their refusal to act, their refusal to believe. The repentance of the sinners revealed their belief and resulted in action.

Listen to the Word: When you read or hear the story of the two sons, who do you identify with? What image lingers in your memory from this reading?

Look into Your Life:

Children: How do you show your love for Jesus? How do you make the choice of doing good even when the choice is difficult?

Youth: Today’s parable reminds us that it isn’t what we say that counts as much as what we do. How would someone know you are a Christian through your actions alone?

Adults: Can you think of a time when you were like each of the sons in the Gospel?

Incarnate the Word: Choose one of the following activities: Each day for family prayer this week, pray the "Prayer of St. Francis."

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. 

Where there is hatred, let me sow love. 

Where there is injury, pardon. 

Where there is doubt, faith. 

Where there is despair, hope. 

Where there is darkness, light.

Lord, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

… Listen to local/national news or look through the newspaper this week to find stories about people who actively live faith. Encourage family members by thanking them for their kind actions/faith living

Original source can be found here.