Monday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time [II]
Philippians 2:1-4 + Luke 14:12-14
November 5, 2018
“For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
Although Jesus’ words today take the form of a command (“do not invite…”) to us as His disciples, we can reflect on His words through a process of inversion. That is, we can consider ourselves as those invited to a banquet. The one inviting us is the Lord Jesus. The banquet is the sacramental celebration of the Last Supper: the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Continue reading