Liturgia de la Palabra en el
El convite regio forma, junto con la parábola de los viñadores homicidas y la de los dos hijos, un conjunto que hace referencia al misterio de la elección frustrada de Israel.
The Liturgy of the Word is preceded by an introduction referring to October 12, Hispanic or Columbus Day.
The royal wedding feast, together with the parable of the murderous tenants and that of the two sons, forms a group of parables that allude to the mystery of Israel's thwarted election.
The Church Fathers have seen in this wedding a symbol of the nuptial union between the Son of God and all humanity—realized in the flesh He assumed; the glorious betrothal of Christ to His Church—washed in His Blood, ever-virgin and holy despite the sinners who comprise it; and, finally, the wedding in which the Lord, through grace, espouses each individual soul.
The King in the parable sends out three invitations: the first, through the prophets, was addressed to the people of Israel—loved even before the future Church—who refused to attend.
Undeterred, the King persists by personally sending His Son; the Son meets with rejection and death, provoking the King's wrath and, consequently, the burning and destruction of their city.
Then, with Israel’s vocation having failed due to its betrayal of the divine plan, the Father’s magnanimity is revealed: He does not cancel the wedding despite the Jews' scorn but, steadfast in His saving resolve, extends the invitation to the nations. Thus was established the Catholicity that excludes no one, asking nothing about nationality, race, or even one's past.
Yet, the sacred text concludes, "many are called, but few are chosen", for it is not enough simply to be called to the Church; whoever wishes to be chosen must also make themselves worthy of divine favor by renouncing the spirit of the world and living according to the Spirit of Christ.
On this Day of Hispanidad, let us remember that we are among the Gentile peoples to whom Christ came through the Greek, Latin, and Hispanic cultures that formed us in their womb; And, as dutiful children honoring the fourth commandment, let us ask the Lord to reward Spain for bringing us the Faith, and let us pray that the Spanish-speaking world—which believes in Jesus Christ—may always remain faithful to Him.
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