20th Week of Ordinary Time C – Thursday – Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope
The parable that Our Lord gives us today is both beautiful and sobering. He speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven as a great wedding banquet prepared by a king for his son. Everything is ready, the food is prepared, the feast is laid out—but those invited either refuse, make excuses, or even mistreat the servants. Finally, the invitation goes out to everyone in the streets, the good and the bad alike. Here we see the breadth of God’s mercy: no one is excluded from the invitation. Yet, there is also a warning—one cannot enter carelessly or without being properly clothed, for the wedding garment signifies conversion of heart, a life of grace, and the readiness to stand before God.