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I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread each Sunday with the Gospel reading for meditation and discussion.

Matthew 22:1-14

“At that time, Jesus spoke to the chief priests and the Pharisees in parables, saying: The Kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son; and he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage, and they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited: Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage. But they neglected, and went their way, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise; and the rest laid hands on the servants, and having them treated contumeliously, put them to death. But when the king had heard of it he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers and burnt their city. Then he said to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready, but they that were invited were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage. And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good; and the marriage was filled with guests. And the king went to see the guests, and he saw there was a man who had not on a wedding garment: and he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou hither, not having on a wedding garment? But he was silent. Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.”
 
I guess the Haydock Bible Commentary says it the best

The main design in this parable, is to shew the Jews that they were all invited to believe in Christ; though so few of them believed and Do penance; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand
 
Our priest today in his homily stated that the ‘wedding garment’ is sanctifying grace. If you are not infused with it, sadly, you may not attend the Wedding.

I find this analogy of a wedding to Paradise to be so beautiful. It’s something we can relate to - something joyous here on earth that almost everyone has experienced. It is fascinating and touching that the Lord uses such an analogy.
 
tobinatorstark said:
I guess the Haydock Bible Commentary says it the best

The main design in this parable, is to shew the Jews that they were all invited to believe in Christ; though so few of them believed and Do penance; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand
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I think it speaks in part to the Chosen People’s reject of the Messiah.

It also speaks to the trials and temptations of this life and the snares of the devil - the snares that overcome so many -

"For many are called, but few are chosen."
 
Paul_Folbrecht said:
I think it speaks in part to the Chosen People’s reject of the Messiah.

It also speaks to the trials and temptations of this life and the snares of the devil - the snares that overcome so many -

"For many are called, but few are chosen."
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I will agree with that. Here is what the Haydock Bible Commentary had to say about verse 1.You can draw your own conclusions. But I drew the same conclusions by this part of the commentary as what you described above
Ver. 1. Jesus answered, and spoke to them again in parables, and concludes his discourse with again describing, 1st. the reprobation of the Jews; 2d. the calling of the Gentiles to the true faith; and 3d. the final judgment of both the one and the other. In this parable of the marriage feast, says St. Chrysostom, our Saviour again declares to the Jews their reprobation, and the vocation of the Gentiles, their great ingratitude, and his tender solicitude for them. For he did not send them a single invitation only; he repeatedly invited them. Say, says he, to the invited; and afterwards, call the invited; thus evincing the greatness of their obstinacy, in resisting all the calls and pressing invitations of the Almighty. (Hom. lxx.) — This parable is certainly not the same as that mentioned in St. Luke xiv. 16, as every one that will be at the pains to examine and compare all the circumstances of each, will easily discover, though they are very much alike. (Menochius)
 
Am I missing something? The Gospel reading for today was Matthew 20:1-16, the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Is there an alternate reading?
 
CB_Catholic said:
Am I missing something? The Gospel reading for today was Matthew 20:1-16, the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Is there an alternate reading?
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The ordinary and extraordinary forms of the Roman rite have different calendars with different readings. Today’s reading at the ordinary mass was the parable of the workers in the vineyard (Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time), whereas the Gospel reading for the extraordinary form was the parable of the wedding (19th Sunday after Pentecost).
 
CB_Catholic said:
Am I missing something? The Gospel reading for today was Matthew 20:1-16, the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Is there an alternate reading?
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I’m curious too–felt like I was in the Twilight Zone!

Paul
 
CB_Catholic said:
Am I missing something? The Gospel reading for today was Matthew 20:1-16, the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Is there an alternate reading?
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This is the Tridentine reading.

Feel free to post the NO reading here or in another thread!
 
Paul_Folbrecht said:
I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread each Sunday with the Gospel reading for meditation and discussion.
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An excellent idea! I will find this especially useful because ironically enough, the only part of the mass which I can’t understand is the vernacular homily (the Vernacular at this parish happens to be French).
 
Freshman88 said:
An excellent idea! I will find this especially useful because ironically enough, the only part of the mass which I can’t understand is the vernacular homily (the Vernacular at this parish happens to be French).
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That is ironic indeed. 🙂

Reminds me of the time I attended a Novus Ordo Mass at the Brompton Oratory in London - the problem was they speak English and I speak English.
 
lol, as soon as I saw the thread title, I knew it would confuse some folks.

Here is a link to the other propers as well…

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Great idea Paul, perhaps we could do it daily ?
 
Paul_Folbrecht said:
This is the Tridentine reading.

Feel free to post the NO reading here or in another thread!
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Oh, ok. Not confused anymore. BTW the reading you posted is the reading for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time in the Lectionary, so I will already have a reflection, thanks to you.🙂
 
CB_Catholic said:
Am I missing something? The Gospel reading for today was Matthew 20:1-16, the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Is there an alternate reading?
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you can still make similarities among both Matthew 20:1-16 and Matthew 22:1-14. Both are parables and both parables talk about man sinning in some sort and talking about repenting in order to get to the kingdom of Heaven. At least that is what I got out of the parables in general
 
CB_Catholic said:
Oh, ok. Not confused anymore. BTW the reading you posted is the reading for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time in the Lectionary, so I will already have a reflection, thanks to you.🙂
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It is also the Gospel for Thursday in the 20th Week in Ordinary Time.

James
 
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