TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

READINGS AT MASS TODAY

Is. 25:6-10

Psalm 23

Phil. 4:12-14, 19-20

Matt. 22:1-14

Theme: GOD'S INVITATION

Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...

God's invitation to us is an invitation to a Royal Wedding Banquet. A royal wedding banquet is the celebratory days after the marriage ceremony of a member of the royal family. It is a period of relaxation and joyous celebration where everything, from food to entertainment even to clothes, is provided for by the host, who is usually the king. The invited only have to turn out and celebrate.

For a typical Jew, It is a privilege to be invited to such an event. It is a cause to be provided for, well-fed, and entertained. The invited are only expected to honour the invitation and turn out well-dressed in the appropriate regalia for a celebration and a treat of a lifetime.

This is exactly what God's invitation entails for all of us. God's invitation is an invitation to a royal treatment. He invites us to a life of relaxation, joy, and satisfaction. A life in which He provides all we need, and we just have to respond in the affirmative and turn out for. 

Beloved, God desires for us a simple, uncomplicated life in His presence. It is to this that He invites us. Will you honour the invitation?

PRAYER

Lord, may I come to appreciate the joy and provision that lies in Your invitation to me and, by Your grace, respond appropriately. Amen.

May God bless you.

-Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre

Sunday, October 15, 2023.

Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe.