Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

And the Lord of hosts shall make unto all people in this mountain, a feast of fat things, a feast of wine, of fat things full of marrow, of wine purified from the lees. ⁷And he shall destroy in this mountain the face of the bond with which all people were tied, and the web that he began over all nations. ⁸He shall cast death down headlong for ever: and the Lord God shall wipe away tears from every face, and the reproach of his people he shall take away from off the whole earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. ⁹And they shall say in that day: Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord, we have patiently waited for him, we shall rejoice and be joyfull in his salvation. ¹⁰For the hand of the Lord shall rest in this mountain: and Moab shall be trodden down under him, as straw is broken in pieces with the wain.

¹A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing. ²He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment: ³He hath converted my soul. He hath led me on the paths of justice, for his own name’s sake. ⁴For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they have comforted me. ⁵Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointed my head with oil; and my chalice which inebriateth me, how goodly is it! ⁶And thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.

℟ That I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.

I know both how to be brought low, and I know how to abound: (everywhere, and in all things I am instructed) both to be full, and to be hungry; both to abound, and to suffer need. ¹³I can do all these things in him who strengtheneth me. ¹⁴Nevertheless you have done well in communicating to my tribulation. ¹⁹And may my God supply all your want, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. ²⁰Now to God and our Father be glory world without end. Amen.

And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying: ²The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son. ³And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come. ⁴Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage. ⁵But they neglected, and went their own ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise. ⁶And the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death. ⁷But when the king had heard of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city. ⁸Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy. ⁹Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage. ¹⁰And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests. ¹¹And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment. ¹²And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? But he was silent. ¹³Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ¹⁴For many are called, but few are chosen.