November 16, 2014
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31
Second Reading: 1st Thessalonians 5:1-6
Gospel Reading: Matthew 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.'”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
Peter Drucker said that a good manager makes good decisions, is results-oriented, manages time, builds on strength, and prioritizes. Jesus dramatized his trait as results-oriented when he likened the Word to seeds, not to a treasure buried on the ground. He expects us to be fruitful.—Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM. Email: dan.delosangeles@gmail.com. Website: www.frdan.org.
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