28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A, Oct 12, 2014, Isa 25:6-10a, Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6, Phil 4:12-14, 19-20, Matt 22:1-14
THE Kingdom of Heaven is often presented as a sumptuous feast. Imagine a table full of the choicest fare, pleasant music in the background and all the guests thoroughly enjoying themselves. The image of the banquet is prominent in today’s liturgy. But wait a minute, here comes the King and he doesn’t look too happy. He goes up to one chap and asks, “How did you get in here, my friend, without a wedding garment?” And the man was silent. Then the king said to his attendants, “Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.” It all sounds a bit dramatic. All because he wasn’t wearing a wedding garment. So the million dollar question is this – what is the wedding garment?
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