October 9

St. John Leonardi

Jesus again in reply spoke to them in parables, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. A second time he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those invited: "Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast."' Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, 'The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.' The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests (Matthew 22: 1-10).

God has invited us to be His friends. But we are free and can say, “no”, if we choose to. It is sad to think that so many people reject God. Let’s be faithful and show those around us that God is the best Friend we can have.

Jesus, I choose to be your friend.

Impact Sports: Do I bring a spirit of unity to the team?

Impact Life: Am I courageous enough to be charitable to the “less popular” at school?