In the Parable of the Wedding Feast as recounted by Matthew, notice that the father (God the Father) is giving a banquet for his son (God the Son), whose bride is the Church. Jesus is the marriage of divinity and humanity – and we his followers are invited to join in the joy of this union.
The joyful intimacy of the Father and Son is now offered to us to be shared. Listen to Isaiah to learn the details of this banquet: On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines.
Now, there is an edge to all of this. For it is the king who is doing the inviting, and it is a wedding banquet for his son. We can see how terribly important it is to respond to the invitation of the King of Kings.
We have heard the invitation of God to enter into intimacy with him, to make him the center of our lives, to be married to him in Christ –and often we find the most pathetic excuses not to respond.
--Bishop Robert Barron,
Gospel Reflection, November 5, 2019
Image source: Brunswick Monogrammist, Parable of the Great Banquet (ca.1525),
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