The Invitation To The Wedding Banquet
By FR. ROBERT ALTIER Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time (YR A) Readings: Isaiah 25:6-10 Phil. 4:12-14, 19-20 Matt. 22:1-14 In the Gospel reading today our Lord tells a parable about a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. In such a celebration, one would expect the guests who were invited to be among the upper echelon of society. Such people are often concerned with making a good impression, being seen at important social gatherings, and doing what is politically correct. For whatever reason, the invited guests refused to come to the feast, even when summoned a second time! Instead some ignored the servants the king sent to summon the guests, while others mistreated and killed them. From this…Continue Reading