“If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple… In the same way, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”
Daily Reflection Archives
The Kingdom of God
The parable that Jesus told in today’s gospel is generally taken to mean that the Jewish people were the guests originally invited to the Kingdom of God, but they did not accept Jesus. As God’s chosen people, Jesus came to them first, but did not acknowledge him as the messiah.
Regard Others as More Important Than Yourself
“Do nothing our of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourself, each looking out not for his own interests, but also everyone for those of others.”