Dear Parishioners,
In light of today’s Gospel (Mt 22:1-14) where the parable is set within a wedding feast, I offer some points of reflection on a significant spiritual motif that has come to be known “bridal (nuptial or spousal) mysticism”. Firstly, the idea of nuptial mysticism is grounded in Scripture. In the Old Testament, particularly in the prophetic literature (e.g. Isaiah 54:5, Hosea 2:16-20, Ezekiel 16:8) and the psalms (e.g. 45, 19, 128), God is presented as marrying His People Israel to express the His deep and everlasting covenant of love. This theme reaches its high point in that glorious book, Song of Songs, traditionally attributed to King Solomon.
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