Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 22,1-14
Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and the elders of the people in parables saying,
“The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.
He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come.
A second time he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those invited: “Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast.”‘
Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.
The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
Then he said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come.
Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’
The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests.
But when the king came in to meet the guests he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment.
He said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?’ But he was reduced to silence.
Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’
Many are invited, but few are chosen.”
The greatest happiness for a father is to see his children fulfilled
1) The father: The father that we see here in the Gospel wants to celebrate with the community what is happening with his son; this is joy. True joy is shared; the party is shared, you can’t just have a party by yourself… Parties are for celebrating with friends, music, etc. It’s a happy event to share, if not, it’s boring.
2) The guests: On the other hand, here we see a situation with the guests: they are arrogant; you have to beg them to come to the celebration. When a person makes you beg him to join you, he is showing his arrogance. His deep pride and stubbornness are the reason he makes excuses. In this sense, today we have many people who are invited to live their lives in God and make life a party, but they invent excuses and live their life “changing channels”; they just keep flipping through, but they don’t watch the whole show. In life they do not finish their projects… nothing is complete.
3) Attire: Finally, the gospel speaks about the wedding attire. The true attire of your life must be service. A selfless service. Charity, in service, will open the doors to the feast that God has prepared for you. Dress in charity and live life as a party, but make it a shared party! When you learn to serve with your heart, you see life from a different viewpoint. It changes you ! Heaven is our goal!
God bless you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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