28th Sunday Insert

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Wedding Banquet The Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines . . . he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples . . . he will destroy death forever. The kingdom has been prepared, and it is coming. Jesus likened it to a wedding banquet to which the invited guests are summoned. Of course, there are some who refuse to come. They prefer to remain mired in their oppressive attitudes, their discriminatory relationships with others, their violent approach to solving social problems. They prefer revenge to forgiveness. They prefer the superiority of some to the equality of all. They see victimization and blame the victims. They are the invited guests who are unfit to come. There are those others, however, whose love for God expresses itself in eagerness to do good for others. They are the ones who live in the house of the Lord, preferring love, forgiveness and equality. They will welcome the coming of the kingdom with the cry: let us rejoice and be glad that God has saved us!

Gerald Darring

“Christians cannot yearn for anything more ardently than to serve the men of the modern world ever more generously and effectively. Therefore, holding faithfully to the gospel and benefiting from its resources, and united with every man who loves and practices justice, Christians have shouldered a gigantic task demanding fulfillment in this world. Concerning this task they must give a reckoning to Him who will judge every man on the last day.” Vatican II, Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (1965) 93

October 12, 2008

Some καιρός / kairos thoughts… καιρός / kairos—Greek—time—viewed as an occasion rather than an extent “Do what you would wish them to do unto you” a voice whispered and she responded with hospitality with soup and benches and bags of clothing yes—clothing and feeding and housing the homeless the rejected the unwanted

Prayer List

the absurd Christs who fit not in churches nor prisons nor hospitals the absurd Christs who slip through every mental grid and rational sieve those to whom no law or structure can apply the Christs walking on water instead of using boats or bridges the Christs reaching their purpose to live to love and embracing it anda Poem from liturgy.slu.edu

The kingdom of heaven is like a wedding feast—God is wedded to his people, but the Lord has trouble getting his guests to come to the feast! Everyone (from even the highways and byways) is invited to fill up the numbers, but everyone must take a proper wedding garment. Baptismal initiation comes before the wedding feast of the Lamb of God at the Eucharist. This is our God in whom we hope for salvation, and we rejoice that he is saving us. We are all invited and no excuses are accepted. RSVP! Text, Philip J. Sandstrom, S.T.D. © 2002, OCP. All rights reserved.

Pray the rosary for world peace, Avis Cox, Fr. Clarence Biggers, Gladys and Ben Kramkowski, Rita Moenk, Doug Bearden, Sarah Snider, Thornton/Lynch family, Julian Campbell, Annie & family, Connie, her mother & family, Blake, Erik, Jonathan & family, Sharon & family, Will, FMS, Cap. Corp., Patrick & Brittany, Broughman family, Fannie Crowder & family, VAL, Father Ingram’s father & family, Karen’s mother, Cheryl Mobley & family, William Hudson, Robert, Walter, Danielle, Christopher, Barbara, Katherine, Nicholas, Kaylin, Kasie, Mary Beth & family, Mary Ann Mahoney & family, Donna & family, Ann Chancellor & family, Sheila & family, cancer patients & families, military & families, Brandon, Plantation Villa residents, Don, Mrs. Carpenter, Mr. & Mrs. Rooks, Katherine & family, Mr. Dunn, Mr. & Mrs. Barlow, Jane & family, Scott & family, Diane & Peter, Michele & Gary, Lucy’s father & family, Bobbie, Joan & family, Karl’s mother & family, June & family, Tina & family, Belinda & family, OLM family, Kat, Delgratia & family, Mr. Gomez & family, Sara’s mother, Dr. Lynch & family, Rob/Allie & family, Chuck & family, Frank & family, Liesa & family, mother of Dr. Petros, Dr. Issa & family, Odessa, Anita’s mother & family, Ruby, Ruby’s mother & family, Davies family, Katie & family, family of Angie, Ann & family, Gretchen & family, Eileen, Scott & family, Robert, Flavia & family, Tony’s family, Roy & Martha Wright, Roy, Alice Swygert, Alan, Nard, Tony, Glenda, Nelson, J. Bob, Munn, Vogt, Wolfe families, Russell & family, Ola, Gene Wilson & family, Jane Brock & family, Janet Kramer & family, Elayne & family, Winnie, Phil & family, Tony, Stan, Emily & family, Ruthie & Ed, Mr. Bergin & family, Russell & family, Mrs. Sanseverino & family, CC Center, veterans & families Jessie Emmett, Mark, Michael’s mother, Carrie, VAMC, Rambo’s mother & family, Josephine Mary, Mary Anna, S. Paul, Tony, J. W. Wilson & family, Jason & Kim, Josie, Kelly, Mickey’s family, Jon & Janet Cook & family, Karen’s cousin, Mike Aguado & family, Carl & family, Dr. Lopez & family, Dr. Vanapalli & family, Dr. Nair & family, Garrett & family, family of Duffie, Aaron Christian, Marina & family, Mitchell’s father & family, Estella’s mother & family, Kerry’s mother & family, Gail & family, Beth & family, Bernard, Anna & family, Sara Lucas & family, Mary Gilliam & family, Delgratia & family, Bobbie Elayne & family, Carol, Cheryl Mobley & family, Bettie & family, Jane & family, Scott, Chris & family, Michael & family, Carolyn Williamson, Berger family, Mendez family, Ikai family, Joshua Moser, Stephanie Christian, Chris B., Justine McGuire, Anna & Henry, Mary & Leonard, Mary Ondovchik, Ann Rudy, Peggy Cable, Claude Rickman, Dames gang, Chris & Stevie, Paula, Dan & kids, Jim Cannon, Marcus Osborn, Amy & family, Phil Lee, Jack Sexton, Denise & Sam Kell, Chad Nostrant, Randy Taylor, Brian Strickland, Florence & Vincent Santaniello, Anderson family, Chris Stahler family, Frank, Mary Jo Shamas, Frances Homsey, Gus Kneidinger, Barbara, Carole Chiani, Paul Williams, Robin Renc, Gary & Sharon Creed, Barbara Carl, James & Phyllis Wham, Dan Kessler, Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Fry, David Hempen, Steve Kirkland, Michael Cofer, Buddy Brasher, Lana Adams-Tidwell, Kathy McGhee, rain, Helen Anderson, Kelly Timken, Carol Ross, Heather & Heidi, Carol Thornton, Sonya Robinson, Gary Toler, Lamont Davis, Beverley, Kayla Sullivan, Dr. Marcelo Santiago & family, Victoria LaCerha, Mark May, Emilia, JT, Heidi