Reading 1 Is 25:6-10a
On this mountain the LORD of hosts
will provide for all peoples
a feast of rich food and choice wines,
juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines.
On this mountain He will destroy
the veil that veils all peoples,
the web that is woven over all nations;
He will destroy death forever.
The Lord GOD will wipe away
the tears from every face;
the reproach of His people He will remove
from the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken.
On that day it will be said:
“Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us!
This is the LORD for Whom we looked;
let us rejoice and be glad that He has saved us!”
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
R. (6cd) I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures He gives me repose;
beside restful waters He leads me;
He refreshes my soul.
R. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
He guides me in right paths
for His Name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for You are at my side
with Your rod and Your staff
that give me courage.
R. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.
R. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Reading 2 Phil 4:12-14, 19-20
Brothers and sisters:
I know how to live in humble circumstances;
I know also how to live with abundance.
In every circumstance and in all things
I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry,
of living in abundance and of being in need.
I can do all things in him who strengthens me.
Still, it was kind of you to share in my distress.
My God will fully supply whatever you need,
in accord with His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
To our God and Father, glory forever and ever. Amen.
Gospel Mt 22:1-14
Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people
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.
The following is omitted in Today’s alternative Reading:
But when the king came in to meet the guests,
he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment.
The king said to him, ‘My friend, how is it
that you came in here without a wedding garment?’
But he was reduced to silence.
Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet,
and cast him into the darkness outside,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’
Many are invited, but few are chosen.”
Catholic Fundamentalism Interpretation:
When The Program has run its course, The Loving Programmer will provide plenty, unity, and immortality.
He will erase the Death Program, and restore joy in the souls of all His human programs.
He will erase the remnants of blinding sins of those on earth who believed and obeyed Him.
Then, people will recognize the fullness of The Loving Programmer, The Program, and The Holy Wireless Connector.
Those who are saved will rejoice because they’ve been saved. The Loving Programmer’s immense power will be with those whom He gives eternal happiness.
R. I will obey The Loving Programmer’s Operating Instructions while my human program runs.
The Loving Programmer provides programming assistance so that I have what I need. He continually restores my ether-disc.
R. I will obey The Loving Programmer’s Operating Instructions while my human program runs.
He provides Operating Instructions so that I run properly for His Name’s sake. Though surrounded by error, I don’t fear it because I have access to His Programming Assistance. His Programming Assistants give me courage.
R. I will obey The Loving Programmer’s Operating Instructions while my human program runs.
You, O Loving Programming, have given me what I need, though I am surrounded by those who want to take it from me. You have given me access to You, Your Programming Assistance gives me more than I ever dreamed of having.
R. I will obey The Loving Programmer’s Operating Instructions while my human program runs.
Only goodness and kindness fill my own human program as it runs on earth and, later, in Programming HQ. I will obey His Operating Instructions forever.
R. I will obey The Loving Programmer’s Operating Instructions while my human program runs.
Fellow believers:
I know how to live without a superfluity of programmed entities. I also know not to take them seriously when I have access to many of them.
In every phase of my life, I’ve learned to accept feast and famine, of having lots and having nothing.
My own human program can do all (these) things because The Loving Programmer, The Program, (Jesus Christ is The Program, Who took perfect, obedient, human form and came to save us.) Even so, it was kind of you, my fellow believers, to share in my problems.
The Loving Programmer Who helps me will give you all the programming assistance that you need in accord with His glorious ability to download what He wants because of The Program’s (Jesus’s) obedience. To The Loving Father Who programmed and downloaded us, be glory and power forever. So be it.
The Fullness of The Creation Program took perfect, obedient, human form and taught people how to access The Loving Programmer. He told some important human programs how to visualize The Creation Program:
“Programming HQ is like an earthly king who wanted to marry his son and continue his dynasty. He sent servants to summon The Twelve Tribes of Israel to the wedding feast. They refused to come.
So, He sent others to tell people, “The Program has run to the desired place. I am ready to download the best things in the world for those who want to access My download.”
Some ignored the invitation, and stayed mired in their earthly farms and businesses. Others didn’t want to see their own income streams interrupted by the king’s invitation. They mistreated and killed the servants.
The king was enraged, and sent Programming Assistants to erase those people and their possessions. Then, He told His Programming Assistants, “Access to The Salvation Program has been downloaded. Those in the Tribes were invited, but not worthy to come.
So, go where most human programs operate, and tell everyone about the miraculous download of access to Programming HQ.
The Programming Assistants went out and rounded up all the human programs they found. Some of them operated according to The Loving Programmer’s Operating Instructions, others operated with lots of errors in their systems.
The following is omitted in Today’s alternative Reading:
The king came to meet the guests, and found a man who wasn’t properly dressed for the occasion. The king said, “My friend, how is it that you came in here without (taking off your old clothes and) putting on a wedding garment?”
The man didn’t say he was sorry for having disobeyed the required Operating Instruction of putting the king ahead of everything. Nor did He ask for the programming assistance he needed. Instead, he said nothing. He was too arrogant to know his place. So, the king said to His Programming Assistants, ‘Bind his hands and feet (so that he lives forever the way he has chosen to behave) and throw him outside The Creation Program, where there will be the endless pain of resenting themselves for their lack of humility.’
Many are granted access to The Program, but few are given access.”
