Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 11, 2020

IS 25:6-10A, PHIL 4:12-14, MT 22:1-14

Scripture

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.”’

An Important Day in Our Church’s History

• October 11, 1962-the opening  of the Second Vatican Council
• With the Holy Spirit’s help, opening the window to the world
• Let the fresh air in
• Big crisis in the Church that would need to be solved
• No fights over doctrine, only a reframing  to make user friendly
• Become a medicine of mercy rather than severity
• Bring unity to all people and religions

Good Pope John XXIII

• People were stunned and shocked by his kindness
• Rocked the Church on its foundation
• “Lord, you take care of your Church.  I’m going to bed”

Jesus Impacted Lives with Stories-Window or Mirror Parables

• Mirror parables always reflects back on the listener –The Good Samaritan
• Window parables cause the listener to look out to a see signs of the kingdom breaking into the world

Jesus Tells the Parable of the Great Banquet Feast

• Do people have a great desire the Great Banquet that is the Kingdom of God?
• Everyone is promised a place at the table. No one is excluded
• Some have little desire to attend and make excuses
• Some have other priorities rather than to gather around the table of the Lord

What do you see when you look into the world:

• Beauty, truth, goodness?
• A single human family?
• The Lord at work in the world?

Jesus is Still at Work in the World

• He loves us and holds us in his hands
• The Father does not see us at a battlefield of good and evil
• The Father loves the good and the bad
• Never stops loving the world.

From our Window

• Let’s celebrate all that is good
• Let’s embrace every person
• Let’s make room for everyone at the table where Jesus is the gracious host

Questions for Reflection

• What impacted you from today’s Readings and/or homily?
• Consider what you see when you look into the world: beauty, truth, goodness, a single family, and God’s hands in the world?

Live Connected

• Consider ways that you can embrace what is good, embrace other people and make room at the table this week