You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo
Sep 7, 2026 · 42 min · 11 segments
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant and what’s at stake if we don’t forgive. Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or…
John RiccardoHost
Mary GuilfoyleHost
And speaking of what God's asking of us, he's not just asking, but commanding something in the gospel this coming Sunday that is super challenging.
When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount.
Since he had no way of paying him back, his master ordered him to be sold along with his wife, his children, and all his property in payment of the debt.
At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.
Moved with compassion, the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan.
Now when that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount.
Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, be patient with me and I will pay you back.
Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed and went to their master and reported the whole affair.
Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant as I had pity on you? Then in anger, his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt.
So will my heavenly father do to you unless each of you forgives your brother from your heart.
Okay, there is a lot here, and much of it, I think, centers around these amounts that the two people owe, and for my money.
This is the all-time worst translation in the lectionary, which makes this passage sometimes lose some of the punch that Jesus is delivering.
And speaking of what God's asking of us, he's not just asking, but commanding something in the gospel this coming Sunday that is super challenging.
When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount.
Since he had no way of paying him back, his master ordered him to be sold along with his wife, his children, and all his property in payment of the debt.
At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.
Moved with compassion, the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan.
Now when that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount.
Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, be patient with me and I will pay you back.
Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed and went to their master and reported the whole affair.
Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant as I had pity on you? Then in anger, his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt.
So will my heavenly father do to you unless each of you forgives your brother from your heart.
Okay, there is a lot here, and much of it, I think, centers around these amounts that the two people owe, and for my money.
This is the all-time worst translation in the lectionary, which makes this passage sometimes lose some of the punch that Jesus is delivering.
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