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28th Sunday |
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Contents: Volume 2 - October 11, 2026
1. -- Lanie LeBlanc OP - < lanie@leblanc.one>2. -- Fr. Jude Siciliano OP - <FrJude@JudeOP.org> 3. --(Your reflection can be here!)
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****************************************************** The readings for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time remind us about hope for the future as well as our responsibilities along the journey. The first reading from the Book of Isaiah is such a joyful one, one about the best feast ever and the removal of the threats of tears or death ever again. It is more than reasonable to expect that throngs of people, probably everyone, will rush to enter to enjoy that extraordinary event. In the Gospel parable according to Matthew, however, we read about a similar story with a twist. This one is about not just entering the feast, but also actively preparing beforehand in order to be a part of the celebration. My understanding of the meaning behind this parable is that God does indeed invite everyone, but each person has the responsibility to accept the graces offered on the journey to the fulfillment of that promised feast if that person wishes to celebrate. I think the wedding garment symbolizes how one lives as a way to demonstrate a “reasonable”, but not necessarily perfect, faith to enjoy these final blessings. It’s not a symbol of us “earning” entry because Jesus took care of that for us. It is humbly accepting that it wasn’t our efforts to “get in” that got us even invited there! Maybe if our garment is a bit unconventional /ragged or our crown is a bit lopsided or tarnished still, we might just beg for mercy if we feel like or are an outsider and change. Maybe thinking about the shock value of that might help us now… or, depending on how wayward we are in God’s sight, even if or when are wailing or grinding our teeth. Only the all-knowing and all-merciful God knows specifically “what it will take”. Oh, would each of us be as "content" as St. Paul to put all our faith in God, no matter how our circumstances change. Blessings, Dr. Lanie LeBlanc OP Southern Dominican Laity
****************************************************** From today’s Isaiah reading:
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines.
Reflection:
God gives us the richest food and choicest wine at our Eucharist today. What God has promised, God has fulfilled on this “holy mountain.” We are fed well and so we give thanks here. We also have hope that one day all will gather at God’s banquet table. A feast has been promised us that we can only imagine and wait in hope to receive.
So, we ask ourselves:
· What is our deepest hunger? · What are some ways I experience God satisfying that hunger? · Who in my life is hungry and how can I feed them?
Click here for a link to this Sunday’s readings:
Fr. Jude Siciliano OP - <FrJude@JudeOP.org>
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