Today's Gospel November 8, 2020 with the words of Pope Francis

READING OF THE DAY
First Reading

From the book of Wisdom
Wis 6,12: 16-XNUMX

Wisdom is radiant and unfailing,
it is easily contemplated by those who love it and found by anyone who seeks it.
It prevents, in order to make itself known, those who wish it.
Whoever gets up for it early in the morning will not toil, he will find it sitting at his door.
Reflecting on it is the perfection of wisdom, whoever watches over it will soon be without worries.
She herself goes in search of those who are worthy of her, appears to them well disposed on the streets, goes to meet them with all kindness.

Second reading

From the first letter of St Paul the apostle to the Thessalonians
1Ts 4,13-18

Brothers, we do not want to leave you in ignorance about those who have died, so that you do not continue to afflict yourselves like others who have no hope. We believe in fact that Jesus died and rose again; so also those who have died, God will gather them together with him through Jesus.
We tell you this on the word of the Lord: we who live and will still be alive for the coming of the Lord, will have no advantage over those who have died.
Because the Lord himself, at an order, at the voice of the archangel and at the sound of God's trumpet, will descend from heaven. And first the dead will rise in Christ; therefore we, the living, the survivors, will be caught up with them among the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
So comfort each other with these words.

GOSPEL OF THE DAY
From the Gospel according to Matthew
Mt 25,1-13

At that time, Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like ten virgins who, taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise; the foolish took the lamps, but took no oil with them; the wise ones, on the other hand, together with the lamps, also took oil in small vessels.
As the bridegroom was late, they all fell asleep and slept. At midnight a cry went up: “Here is the bridegroom, go to meet him!”. Then all those virgins got up and set up their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise: "Give us some of your oil, because our lamps go out."
But the wise ones answered: “No, let him not fail for us and for you; rather go to the sellers and buy some ”.
Now, while they were going to buy oil, the groom arrived and the virgins who were ready entered with him at the wedding, and the door was closed.
Later the other virgins also arrived and began to say: "Lord, sir, open to us!" But he replied, "Truly I tell you, I do not know you."
Watch therefore, because you know neither the day nor the hour ”.

WORDS OF THE HOLY FATHER
What does Jesus want to teach us with this parable? He reminds us that we must be ready for the encounter with him. Many times, in the Gospel, Jesus exhorts us to watch, and he does so also at the end of this story. It says thus: "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour" (v. 13). But with this parable he tells us that keeping watch does not only mean not sleeping, but being prepared; in fact all the virgins sleep before the bridegroom arrives, but upon awakening some are ready and others are not. Here therefore lies the meaning of being wise and prudent: it is a question of not waiting for the last moment of our life to collaborate with the grace of God, but of doing it right now. (Pope Francis, Angelus of 12 November 2017