A man had two sons

In the Gospel Reading  from Mass today, 16 Dec 2014, Jesus tells a story to the Chief Priests and the elders of the people: A man had two sons.

Let us not say yes to Our Father, but never do what he commands us.  Let us "Be doers of the word and not hearers only."  

Let us not pay lip service to God, but be far from him in our hearts.

Let us heed John the Baptist and repent, repeatedly, turning again and again from the evil we have done, and to Jesus who loves us so very much, and who endured so very much so that we might be with him always.