Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Thursday 18 January 2018 The Feast of Saint Margit of Árpádháza.
Are we foolish or wise ?! This gospel story is about us, our society , just like in the attached article the story of the closure of the great , ancient monastery! Saint Margaret was wise, she made a good bargain with her life, for a good cause she gave away all she had , and the crown of eternal life became hers! Today , and justly so, everybody calls her blessed, a saint , because in truth during her life she became that ! Wherever I look unfortunately I can see lots of foolish virgins, rich young men , who shrugging their shoulders , living their own petty selfish lives foolishly sink into their own musty, distorted darkness, that gives neither happiness nor do they receive any !
The foolish virgins dressed in the magnificent wedding gowns , the rich young men turning their backs vacillating on Christ let go of one another’s hand , they do not form a family, do not accept children, discard their homeland like an outgrown garment , leave our churches, monasteries empty , with glassy eyes keep looking at their phones, the computers, and not being able to get enough of themselves are sharing their own pictures ! The foolish virgins, the rich young men live amongst us , well-dressed , they have a right to every thing , they know everything better than anybody else , they pass judgement over everybody ,but instead of following the example of Saint Margaret they don’t fetch water from the well for their companions , families, countrymen , they do not make sacrifices for them, they don’t pray kneeling in front of God’s altar ! They are their own enclosed little worlds’ suns, planets , moons, stray comets, lonely even in a community !
I am praying that we have generations growing up who are wise , forgetting about themselves casting their glances on each other , and in each other , in the beautiful world unfolding around them , and in the Creator of all us let them discover the miracle , the companion, all that makes life worthwhile ! Lets pray that our young people become the guardians of life , the carriers and the ones who pass it on , let them dare by embarking on Saint Margaret’s way to be blessed, saintly , shine , be the light for everybody wisely with a light never to be extinguished !
With prayerful love,
Father Csaba
translated by dr k.e.
Jesus said to his disciples, "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a shout, 'Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise replied, 'No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.' And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.' But he replied, 'Truly I tell you, I do not know you.' Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour."
Matthew 25:1-13
Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Thursday 18 January 2018 The Feast of Saint Margit of Árpádháza.