Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Isaiah 25:6-10; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; and Matthew 22:1-14. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 23 (Psalm 23:1-6).

For one sung version of today's Responsorial Psalm, please visit:

YouTube: Psalm 23: I Shall Live In The House Of The Lord (Gelineau)

Today's Gospel reading is as follow:

Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people in parables, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. A second time he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those invited: 'Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast.'' Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

"Then he said to his servants, 'The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.' The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to meet the guests, he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. The king said to him, 'My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?' But he was reduced to silence. 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.' Many are invited, but few are chosen."

Reflections on these readings:

The Deacon's Bench: Homily for October 9, 2011: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (8 OCT 11)

Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D.: The Wedding Feast

Msgr. Charles Pope: Party or Perish – A Reflection on the Gospel for the 28th Sunday (8 OCT 11)

Dr. Scott Hahn: Dressing for the Feast (October 9th, 2011 - 28th Sunday Ordinary Time)

The Lectionary: Don’t miss the invitation to experience God’s kingdom (6 OCT 11)

The Word Embodied: Dressed for the Banquet

Friar Blog: Sirius XM Radio, October 7, 2011 (Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time)