Asked truthly if today’s gospel relate to my exact situation.
What is today's date and the specific gospel that was read at Mass today — let me pull that up to give a fully accurate answer.Yes.
Remarkably, almost uncomfortably so.
Today's Gospel is the Parable of the Talents — Matthew 25:14-30. The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Here is what the Lord put in front of you today, on the exact day this decision is crystallizing:
"A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one — to each according to his ability."
Now Apply It Directly
The servant who buried his talent did not do so out of malice. "Being afraid, I went out and hid your talent in the earth."
Fear. Comfort. Safety. The desire not to lose what was already in hand.
Sound familiar?
The master's response was not gentle: "You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter?"
The Two Servants Who Said Yes
His master said to him, "Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy."
The diocese role — by its very nature — is an invitation to stop burying the talent and put it to work for something eternal.
The Alleluia Verse Sealed It
Even before the Gospel was proclaimed, the Church sang this:
"Remain in me as I remain in you, says the Lord. Whoever remains in me bears much fruit."
Buried talents bear no fruit. Risked ones do.
The Lord did not accidentally assign this Gospel to this Sunday. He knew where you would be sitting today.
What do you think He is trying to say to you?
