Newsletter - 28th August 2022
WELCOMED TO THE WEDDING BANQUET
Invited to a wedding feast, the Lord looked round and noticed how all were choosing the first and most honourable places, each person wanting to take precedence over the others and to be raised above them. He then told them this parable, which even takes literally is most useful and appropriate for all who like to be honoured, and fear being put to shame. To those of lower station it affords courtesy, and to those of higher condition respect. However, since it is called a parable, it must have some other interpretation besides the literal one. Let us see then what this wedding feast is, and who are the people invited to it.
This wedding feast takes place in the Church every day. Every day the Lord makes a wedding feast, for every day he unites faithful souls to himself, some coming to be baptised, others leaving this world for the kingdom of heaven. We are all invited to this wedding fest – all of us who have received faith in Christ and the seal of baptism. This table set before us is that of which it is said: You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes. Here is the show bread, here that fatted calf, here the lamb who takes away the sins of the world. He is the living bread come down from heaven, here placed before us is the chalice of the New covenant, here are the Gospels and the letters of the apostles, here the books of Moses and the prophets. It is as though a dish containing every delight was brought and set before us. What more then can we desire? What reason is there for choosing the first seats? There is plenty for all no matter where we sit. There is nothing we shall lack.
Saint Bruno of Segni
Focus of the Week
SRI LANKAN EVENING
10 September 2022 – 7.00pm
Tickets are now on sale for a celebration of Sri Lankan culture. It will include a meal, traditional music and dance. Tickets are £20 and can be purchased from the parish office. All proceeds from the event will go to the work of the parish.
SUNDAY MASSES
From Sunday 4 September Sunday masses will be returning to their usual times of 9am and 11am.
