PRI Reflections on Scripture | Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Aug 28, 2026 · 6m

Original Post Date: August 30, 2024

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Gospel

Matthew 25:1-13

Jesus told his disciples this parable:

"The Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins

who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

The foolish ones, when taking their lamps,

brought no oil with them,

but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.

Since the bridegroom was long delayed,

they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

At midnight, there was a cry,

'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'

Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.

The foolish…