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      Catholic Daily Reflections 18 August 2022 || Thursday Gospel Reflection

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      Catholic Daily Reflections 18 August 2022
      Catholic Daily Reflections 18 August 2022 | Thursday Gospel Reflection | Without Charity…

      Catholic Daily Reflections 18 August 2022 

      August 18, 2022
      Thursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
      Readings for Today

      TOPIC: Without Charity…

      GOSPEL: “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. He 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.”  Matthew 22:10-14

      Catholic Daily Reflections 18 August 2022 MESSAGE

      This may be quite shocking at first.  In this parable the king invited many to the wedding feast of his son.  Many rejected the invitation.  He then sent his servants out to gather anyone who would come and the hall was filled.  But when the king came in, there was one not dressed in a wedding garment and we can see what happened to him in the passage above.

      Again, at first read this may be a bit shocking.  Did this man really deserve to be bound hand and foot and thrown outside into the darkness where there is wailing and grinding of teeth, just because he didn’t have the right clothing on?  Certainly not.

      Understanding this parable requires us to understand the symbolism of the wedding garment.  This garment is a symbol of one who is clothed in Christ and, specifically, one who is therefore filled with charity.  There is a very interesting lesson to learn from this passage.

      First, the fact that this man was at the wedding feast means he responded to the invitation.  This is an indication of faith.  Therefore, this man does symbolize one who has faith.  Second, the lack of a wedding garment means that he is one who has faith and believes all that God says, but has not allowed that faith to permeate his heart and soul to the point of producing true conversion and, therefore, true charity.  It is the lack of charity in the young man that condemns him.

      The interesting point is that it is possible for us to have faith, but to lack charity.  Faith is believing what God reveals to us.  But even the demons believe!  Charity requires we embrace that truth interiorly and let it transform our lives.  This is an important point to understand because sometimes we can struggle with this same situation.  At times we can find we believe on the level of faith, but are not living it.  Both are required for a life of authentic holiness.

      Reflect, today, upon both your faith in all that God has spoken, and the charity that this hopefully produces in your life.  Being a Christian means you let your faith sink from your head down to your heart and will.

      Catholic Daily Reflections 18 August 2022 | PRAYER

      Lord of all love, may I have deep faith in You and in all that You have spoken.  May that faith sink into my heart producing love of You and others.  Jesus, I trust in You.

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