"Afterwards the other virgins came and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’ But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour." (Matthew 25: 11 - 13).
Sunday 8th November 2020, in the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time.
Our key Scripture shows how Jesus concludes the Parable of the Kingdom which compares the readiness of the Wise Virgins against the unpreparedness of the Foolish Virgins.
What is the point of the teaching of the Wise and Foolish Virgins? Is it to extol the incomparable gift of Wisdom which is the subject of the first Reading today? Wisdom is the gift that helps us to make good choices. In this parable, the Wise Virgins choose to prepare to wait for the Lord. The Foolish Virgins neglect to prepare and by default choose not to prepare.
We know this is a Parable of the Kingdom and the Bridegroom is the Lord Jesus. The whole point of the Parable is: how prepared are you to meet the Lord Jesus now?
People know they must prepare for a wedding, birth of a new baby, job interview, important overseas trip. What can be the most important preparation anyone can make? The transition into eternal life is by far the most critical preparation anyone can make. Not to know this is absurd and irresponsible. Death for most of us will be sudden and unforeseen.
How can we prepare for the sudden coming of Jesus? A good life which is built on the following plan:
#1 Daily Prayer.
#2 Daily Bible Reading.
#3. Daily Examination of your Conscience.
When we are faithful to the little things above, the Holy Spirit will show us more.
"Stay awake and stand ready,
because you do not know the hour
when the Son of Man is coming." (Matthew 24: 42, 44).
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I disagree with your remark about for many of us death will be sudden and sure. How do you know how we all will die?? Only God knows how we will die so your remark was out of place
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