28th Sunday in Ordinary time of the Year I 12-10-2014 Unlikelyt Guest

28th Sunday in Ordinary time Year I 12-10-2014 Theme: Unlikely guests I Reading: Is. 25:6-10 Prophet joyfully describes the coming of Messiah II   4:12-14, 19-20 Paul understands Whatever God sends good or bad is for his welfare. Gospel Mt 22:1-14 Wedding feast is filled with all sorts of guests. We often judge everything and anything according to our own standards. Today God is showing us that we have to be very sensitive all the time to see God’s will. Today we have to openly be sorry for the times we have been, unjustly judgemental. Don’t we often consider ourselves better than the other person over there? All were openly waiting for Messiah. Isaiah somehow sees prophetically coming of the messiah. He expresses in today’s first reading the joy of people who see the messiah in person. He uses a description of a great feast. The celebration has been shown to be joyous. Every body enjoys good food, good drink, and every one is making merry. Isaiah likens this festive mood to the kingdom of God. Isn’t it not all who are endowed with the gift of faith look for this? Arrival of saviour is constantly shown to be a joyful event. In the second reading Paul is showing how the Philippians are sharing his pain. He is aware of his pain and willing to live by it because he feels it has been given to him by God. By accepting the pain God is going to give us everything we need. Isn’t this what we all are looking for? In the Gospel we notice the marriage hall empty. Invited guests seem to be not coming. Many are called from outside. All come and fill the hall. The marriage host comes looking in the hall. He finds some of the guest not wearing the wedding garb. He seems to have provided it but they were lazy to collect and wear. Isn’t it the case with every believer. Though the gift of faith has been freely provided. How many of us appreciate and live and deepen it? Often it remain stagnant and not moving. Today is the time to appreciate and live it to the full. Yours ever in the divine word, Fr. Juze Vas svd