St. Monica's Parish Live-streamed Mass -- 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

This Sunday, our readings invite us to seek wisdom, and to practice vigilance. At the beginning of the pandemic, some people seemed to think that the pinnacle of wisdom was to make sure you had enough hand sanitizer, flour, bottled water, and toilet paper to last you through a year of isolation! Today’s Gospel invites us to emulate the “wise” bridesmaids, who remembered not only their lamps, but oil to refill them when they would go out. What are the qualities that we need to develop, in this time of pandemic, to ensure that we are ready for whatever comes? I suspect it is not so much about stockpiling supplies, as it is developing the virtues that we will need to get through this long night: patience, perseverance, gratefulness, and solidarity. These are the things that we cannot afford to run out of!!