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<url><loc>https://fatherirenaeuswilliams.com/2026/09/26/five-two-and-one-the-parable-of-the-talents/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Father Irenaeus Williams</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-26T16:23:52+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Five, Two, and One:  the Parable of the Talents</news:title><news:keywords>The Parable of the Talents, St Matthew 25: 14 - 30, being fruitful in and by abiding in Christ, Jesus if the Vine and we are branches (St John 15: 1-10), the necessity of producing spiritual fruit, living the Eucharist by be self-giving and other-receiving, St John Chrysostom&#039;s 78th Homily on St Matthew&#039;s Gospel, St John Chrysostom&#039;s commentary on the Parable of the Talents</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>