In Matthew 25:1-13, Jesus teaches the importance of preparedness through a parable about ten virgins awaiting a bridegroom. Only those who brought extra oil for their lamps, symbolic of forethought and readiness, were admitted to the wedding feast.
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Gospel
Matthew 22: 1-14 Lectionary: 142 Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the peoplein parables, saying,"The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a kingwho gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servantsto summon the invited guests to the feast,but they refused to come. A second time …
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