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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Jerome
Now therefore, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. What more could have been done to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes? I have done everything I could for it; I planted it in the best soil, built a protective wall around it, carefully selected stones, and raised its branches with sturdy poles and supports. The vine itself was not just any vine, but a chosen and fruitful one. …
Thomas Aquinas
159. And now, O you inhabitants. Here the questioning of the court is set out, and concerning this, he does two things. First, he beseeches the judges, saying: therefore, because I did what I ought to have done, now, my reason having been heard, judge between me and my vineyard: judge your mother, judge her: because she is not my wife, and I am not her husband (Hos 2:2). …
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