Dear Fellow Disciples, peace.

What a powerful image Jesus gives us today: ten bridesmaids waiting for the bridegroom. All ten had lamps, all ten were waiting, but only five had brought enough oil.

The difference was not that some wanted to meet the bridegroom and others did not. They all wanted to be there. The difference was that some were prepared and others were not.

Dear Parishioners,

With the new No Parking signs now posted throughout our campus, we are implementing the Safety & Parking Policy to help promote safe and accessible roadways during weekend Masses and Religious Education (RE) programs. This policy is has been created to help ensure that emergency access routes remain clear for police, fire, and medical personnel.

Task Force volunteers will:

• Observe parking areas and access roads during Mass and RE programs
• Take photographs of improperly parked vehicles
• Place courtesy notices on vehicle windshields

Dear Fellow Disciples, peace.

You can be a saint! Sometimes we think that saints are people who never made mistakes, never struggled with temptation, or never experienced weakness. But holiness is not about being perfect from the beginning; it is about allowing God to transform our lives through His grace.

As Saint John Paul II reminds us: "Every sinner has a future, every saint has a past." God does not define us by our past sins but invites us to a new future with Him, a future of daily conversion and discipleship.

Dear Fellow Disciples, peace.

In today's Gospel, Jesus gives us the heart of our Christian life: Love God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. Everything else in the law and the prophets depends on these two commandments.

Discipleship begins with loving God. We are called to place Him at the center of our lives, seeking Him in prayer, celebrating the Eucharist, and trusting His Word.

Dear Fellow Disciples, peace.

In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us, "Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God" (Matthew 22:21). While a coin bears Caesar's image, we bear the image of God. Our lives, therefore, belong to Him and are meant to reflect His love in the world.

Dear Fellow Disciples, peace.

In today's Gospel, Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a wedding feast. The invitation is generous: "Come to the feast." Yet some refuse the invitation because they are too occupied with their own lives and priorities.

This is a powerful image of discipleship. To be a disciple begins by accepting Christ's invitation.

Dear Fellow Disciples, peace.

In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us the parable of the vineyard. The owner carefully prepares the vineyard and entrusts it to tenants. But when the time comes to give the owner his harvest, the tenants refuse. They want the vineyard for themselves.