Today we begin mention of the familiar Fall theme in the liturgical calendar of the "Last Things" and the "Last Day." It will continue well into the new Advent Season coming in November.
BE VIGILANT AT ALL TIMES
AND PRAY THAT YOU MAY HAVE THE STRENGTH TO STAND BEFORE THE SON OF MAN!
Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks…. Because then, the master will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them! We are speaking here of the eternal nuptial banquet to which we are all invited!
We want to be among those at the banquet and waited upon by the Lord and Master of all – Jesus! He will continue his act of humble service that he began while among us – he will feed us, comfort us and shepherd us forever!
In the first reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians we see Paul trying to convince the Gentiles, that along with the Jews, they are called to that heavenly wedding banquet. There is but One Banquet, to which everyone is invited. The dividing line between far and near; us and them; Jews and Greeks was united by the Cross of Jesus: now there is One Hope for all – and the possibility of One fulfillment for that hope!
Let us – in accepting and believing these things – become living members of the spiritual structure which is the Temple of God – with the Apostles and prophets as the foundation, and Jesus himself as the capstone. Then we will enter into that temple to feast and enjoy eternal life forever – with all of the saints forever! Amen!
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