Gospel for November 15 2026 – Matthew 25:14–30
Gospel Reflections for November 15 2026
Growing your investment…
Today’s Gospel offers great investment advice! Any investment that grows in value is a good one for sure. This actually happens at every Mass.
Soon after the homily, parishioners walk down the center aisle bringing gifts of bread and wine, and your donations, to the altar.
The priest accepts them, and then says two beautiful Offertory Prayers as he prepares them for the consecration.
Blessed are you Lord, God of all creation, through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given, and human hands have made, it will become for us the Bread of Life.”
Blessed are you Lord, God of all creation, through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine, and work of human hands, it will become for us our Spiritual Drink.
Notice he does not consecrate wheat and grapes but rather bread and wine, both of which require the work of our hands to make. While God designed wheat and grapes to grow naturally from the earth, we increase their value and turn them into bread and wine by our efforts. The Mass is a combination of what God does …and what you do.
The Gospel affirms any work you do that produces a positive effect will be blessed by God…a good return on your investment of time and effort. If you have talents, skills, or special gifts, use them to accomplish something beautiful for your family, society, and especially God. When you do, God designed you to feel enormously satisfied and happy.
The Mass continues this beautiful sequence of ever-increasing value. From wheat and grapes to bread and wine and then to the real presence of Jesus Christ, you see ever-increasing goodness.
Finally, at the end of Mass come the two most important events…you receive this real presence of Jesus at communion. That should immediately impel you to sit or kneel in contemplation of His presence within you, and how you will be different and even better the rest of the day because you now have Our Lord within you. You then leave Mass …and make a positive and better difference in your world outside.
This sequence of ever-increasing value applies to our parish in a special way with our Hall for All project. The Mass itself inspires even making our parish a better place!
God Bless!
Fr. Dave
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