1st Reading Isaiah 25: 6 -10
Isaiah prophesies about a banquet which the Lord will prepare for all people.

2nd Reading Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20
St Paul writes from prison to thank the Philippians for their generosity to him and assures them that God will reward them for their kindness.

Gospel Matthew 22; 1 -10
The gospel tells the parable of the wedding feast to which God invites guests who refuse to attend.

Reflection
We are bombarded with invitations every now and then. Invitation to attend a wedding, a funeral, a party, family reunion etc. Sometimes we are overwhelmed by the invitations we receive daily. It will be suicidal to try to honour every invitation. We go through our invitations and honour the most important ones. But how can one judge the importance of an invitation over the other. The person throwing the invitation and the events to take place could help one to make that judgement. Today we have received an invitation from no less a person than the creator of the world. He is inviting us to Mt. Zion to prepare a rich banquet for us and change our mourning into dancing, our sorrows into joy.  Decide if this invitation is important and worthy of honouring. He is awaiting your response.