Thursday, August 23, 2012
A second time he sent out servants pleading to them to come to his feast
"A second time he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those invited: “Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast.”’
Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.
The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them." (Matthew 22: 4 - 6)
What a sad story! The king prepared a great feast and those invited refused to come. Some of the invited added insult to injury by killing the son who was sent to persuade them. Some of the teachings and parables of Jesus have been called hyperbole or exaggerations to make a point. Nobody would call the Parable of the Wedding Feast a hyperbole.
Jesus Christ suffered, died and rose from the dead. He sent the Holy Spirit to the Church as He promised. Jesus Christ bequeathed the Church the august Eucharist as He promised at the Last Supper. The Eucharist is the Wedding Feast of the Lamb.
Jesus Christ is the Good News. The Eucharist celebrates the life of Jesus, the Lamb of God. He is the Bridegroom and the Church is His Bride.
The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life.
It is the true spiritual food and drink. The risen Jesus is adored in the Eucharist because He is truly present in the Eucharist.
The Eucharist is a profound mystery.
It is the medicine of immortality.
It is the antidote for death.
It is the pledge and sign of the great hope of our resurrection.
All are invited to come to this Feast that is abundant and free. Very few accept the invitation.
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