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Today we read another of Jesus' parables about the kingdom of Heaven. Our Lord compares it to a wedding feast of the Son. These symbolic realities refer to Heaven and the wedding is that of God's only begotten Son who is Jesus. Jesus is set to marry His Bride, the Church. The invitations were sent but nobody accepted the invite. They had their excuses. Isn't this what we do as well when we are inspired by the Holy Spirit to aspire for Heaven or a step of struggle on earth so we advance in the direction of Heaven. His Father skipped the guest list because no one accepted to come. So He asked his servants to invite everyone in the street. This was done. This symbolizes God's general salvific will, i.e., He calls everyone to Holiness. However, He finds a man in the feast without a wedding garment. He ordered him to be cast out. That wedding garment is the state of grace or state of friendship with God. Without this we cannot enter into the wedding feast. We cannot enter Heaven that way.