"There's more in the Sunday Gospel than meets the eye" This week Jill
Bevilacqua and Seàn-Patrick Lovett bring us reflections and readings for the 33rd
Sunday of the Year. Listen: GospelMt
25:14-30
Jesus told his disciples this parable: "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. Then he went away. Immediately the one who received
five talents went and traded with them, and made another five. Likewise,
the one who received two made another two. But the man who received one
went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master's money.
After
a long time the master of those servants came back and settled
accounts with them. The one who had received five talents came forward bringing
the additional five. He said, 'Master, you gave me five talents. See,
I have made five more.' 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.' Then
the one who had received two talents also came forward and said, 'Master,
you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.' 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.' Then the one who had received the one talent came
forward and said, 'Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting
where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter; so
out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is
back.' His master said to him in reply, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So
you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not
scatter? Should you not then have put my money in the bank so
that I could have got it back with interest on my return? Now then! Take
the talent from him and give it to the one with ten. For to everyone who
has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one
who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And throw this
useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and
grinding of teeth.'