“22:1. And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying:

22:2. The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage

for his son.

22:3. And he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the

marriage: and they would not come.

22:4. Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were

invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my beeves and fatlings are

killed, and all things are ready. Come ye to the marriage.

22:5. But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and

another to his merchandise.

22:6. And the rest laid hands on his servants and, having treated them

contumeliously, put them to death.

22:7. But when the king had heard of it, he was angry: and sending his

armies, he destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

22:8. Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but

they that were invited were not worthy.

22:9. Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find,

call to the marriage.

22:10. And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together

all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled

with guests.

22:11. And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man

who had not on a wedding garment.

“22:12. And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not

having on a wedding garment? But he was silent.

22:13. Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and

cast him into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and

gnashing of teeth.

22:14. For many are called, but few are chosen.”

St Joseph, a humble Franciscan friar of Cupertino Italy, who could acquire but little of book knowledge and needed divine help to qualify for the priesthood, was favored by his crucified God with a marvelous grace of contemplation, and with the remarkable, power of miracles. He died at Orsino A.D. 1663.