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Gospel Reflection for The 31st day of October in the year of Our Lord, 2026 · The Uncensored Catholic

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  Speaker 1: Gospel Reflection for the 31st day of October in the
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  Speaker 1: year of our Lord, 2026. This is from Luke chapter 14,
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  Speaker 1: verses 1 and 7 through 14. And it came to pass,
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  Speaker 1: when Jesus went into the house of one of the
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  Speaker 1: chief Pharisees on the Sabbath day to eat bread, that
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  Speaker 1: they watched him. And he spoke a parable also to
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  Speaker 1: them that were invited, marking how they chose the first
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  Speaker 1: seats of the tables. Saying to them, When thou art
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  Speaker 1: invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place,
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  Speaker 1: lest perhaps one more honorable than thou be invited by him.
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  Speaker 1: And he that invited thee and him come and say
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  Speaker 1: to thee, Give this man place, and then thou, being
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  Speaker 1: with shame, to take the lowest place. But when thou
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  Speaker 1: art invited, go, sit down in the lowest place, that
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  Speaker 1: when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend,
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  Speaker 1: go up higher. Then shalt thou have glory before them
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  Speaker 1: that sit at the table with thee, because everyone that
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  Speaker 1: exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself
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  Speaker 1: shall be exalted. And he said to him also that
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  Speaker 1: had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper,
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  Speaker 1: call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen,
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  Speaker 1: nor thy neighbors who are rich, lest perhaps they also
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  Speaker 1: invite thee again, and recompense be made to thee. But
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  Speaker 1: when thou makest a feast... call to the poor, the maimed,
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  Speaker 1: the lame, the blind, and thou shalt be blessed, because
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  Speaker 1: they have not wherewith to make thee recompense, for recompense
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  Speaker 1: shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just.
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  Speaker 1: At first blush, it seems that Jesus is giving very
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  Speaker 1: practical advice in today's gospel. While our culture still has
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  Speaker 1: stations of class, manners, and pride, during our Lord's earthly ministry,
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  Speaker 1: this was much more than a matter of ego. Surely
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  Speaker 1: one may be offended and feel embarrassed, but in a
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  Speaker 1: time where to be honored was to be privileged and
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  Speaker 1: to be shamed meant exclusion from society and often economic loss.
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  Speaker 1: Such positions matter much more. One favored by a wealthy,
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  Speaker 1: powerful official placed in a seat of honor may expect
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  Speaker 1: great privileges and opportunity. One shamed may literally be competing
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  Speaker 1: with wild dogs for food the next day, excluded from
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  Speaker 1: the graces and benefits of a ruler or rich man.
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  Speaker 1: But of course, our Lord has a much deeper meaning
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  Speaker 1: in his words. The keys to the kingdom of heaven
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  Speaker 1: are humility, purity, and love of God and neighbor. These
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  Speaker 1: virtues are the surest route to salvation. Most of us
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  Speaker 1: struggle with purity and both the love of God that
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  Speaker 1: would allow us to suffer any pain or misfortune without complaint,
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  Speaker 1: trusting in his divine providence, and love of neighbor that
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  Speaker 1: would lead us to gladly sacrifice anything for his good.
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  Speaker 1: While humility is also a difficult virtue to cultivate, We
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  Speaker 1: can find countless occasions in which to practice it. It
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  Speaker 1: is by training ourselves to put our needs and desires last. Oh,
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  Speaker 1: this is what I missed. It is the practice of
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  Speaker 1: humility that leads to purity, love of God and neighbor.
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  Speaker 1: By training ourselves to put our needs and desires last,
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  Speaker 1: subservient to God and man, we may obtain holiness. Humility
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  Speaker 1: is far more valuable than wealth, intelligence, or stations. It
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  Speaker 1: is the opposite of the pride that led both the
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  Speaker 1: devil and our first parents to sin. Humility is a
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  Speaker 1: virtue shown to us constantly by our Blessed Mother. Humility
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  Speaker 1: is a self-sacrifice through which we join in our Lord's crucifixion.
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  Speaker 1: The smallest child and the greatest man may both be
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  Speaker 1: equally humble. There is no barrier to entry save our
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  Speaker 1: own pride. In the eyes of God, all the gold
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  Speaker 1: in the world is absolutely worthless. But the smallest act
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  Speaker 1: of humility is of infinite value. Humility is despised by
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  Speaker 1: the world, but it will never go unrewarded by God.
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  Speaker 1: Humility is also a virtue we can practice both in
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  Speaker 1: our religious and secular lives. We can humbly ask forgiveness
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  Speaker 1: for sin and humbly receive God's grace. We can also
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  Speaker 1: open the door for a stranger or make sure our
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  Speaker 1: family members are taken care of before we consider our
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  Speaker 1: own needs. Through practicing humility, the entire world becomes a
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  Speaker 1: gymnasium for the development of saints. All right, y'all, have
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  Speaker 1: a good one, and I will talk to you tomorrow.