Many are Called...Few are Chosen: Garment of Righteousness

Dr. Pitre discusses the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. He connects the wedding garment to the garment of righteousness and explains what is required of those who are chosen and not just called.

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[giovannipagliari]

Thank you Dr. Pitre for another great explanation! God bless you in your ministry in the the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour!

[brendac]

Thank you for consistently providing us with such clear and beautiful teachings.
God bless

[marcihf]

Thank you Dr. Pitre for explaining Scripture to us.

[paulcjakubik]

I have heard the parable explained thus: the invitation to the wedding feast is the Sacrament of Baptism and the wedding garment is Sanctifying Grace. The man had an invitation to the wedding feast but was not dressed in the wedding garment because he was not in the state of grace and, therefore could not enter the wedding feast, which is Heaven.

[radupietro]

Glory to God in the Highest and peace to His people of good will.. Thank you Dr. Pitre.. God bless you more wisdom from God..

[EY-efue]

Sorry, my comment may be off-topic because this is not about wedding garment. But as Catholic warriors, Paul admonished us to wear this garment (Ephesians 6: 13 - 17 New American Bible RE) :

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Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground.
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So stand fast with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate,
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and your feet shod in readiness for the gospel of peace.
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In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all [the] flaming arrows of the evil one.
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And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

[cmendonca]

Thank you for the explanation of the scriptures

[peadarmacconnmhaigh]

Thank you for posting this. You bring so much insight and knowledge to your audience. I loved the way you brought out the link with the wedding garment. It made so much sense

[r.c]

Strong Gospel for the weak ... .
No options but todo the will of the father!👆

[JJoseph]

Well said can't be any clearer. Many think they are saved by faith alone will be in for an awful awakening.

[reemsuekar]

Here comes the Bride:

Proverbs 31:25-31
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: 29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised. 31 Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.

[floydphillips-xeen]

I was called then chosen to be a witness in the sprit of Elijah because of the bloodline of Abraham

[meroneadawson]

Jesus came an visited me, the realist experience I've ever had, made regular consciousness seem like a shadow of what's to come he spoke to in a language I can't speak yet I understood him and he pointed out the window and vanished.

[noway]

I always hear about acts of charity " clothing the hungry or feeding the poor ", what are the poor meant to do, it's almost like the poor are there so we bestow acts of charity on them

[christiandpaul]

So he accepted Salvation but it requires more than faith to enter into heaven. It requires good works also.

[meroneadawson]

Who saw the lighting and heard the thunder last night

[tomasruiz]

So again the garment can be looked as someone souls being dirty for never confessing their sins to the priest and getting their sins absolved which the sins are told to the priest but ultimately absolved and forgiven by Jesus Christ through intercession

[ronbansgis]

The reason is we need secure a buy a ticket and a attorney to defend us

[ChristopherLeskanic]

So you have to work your way to heaven?

[tomasruiz]

Dr. Pitre Yes that is true but we have to also remember that we are not just save by works but with faith as well and what is faith? Romans 10:17 Therefore faith is from hearing, and hearing is from the word of God
So people hear the gospel and might believe in Jesus Christ BUT don’t BELIEVE his words. Luke 6:46 Why do you say Lord Lord and not do what I say? If we can agree on something there are things he specifically says we have to do to obtain eternal life yes good works of charity is one of them but he also said John 6:52 If anyone eats from this bread he shall live for eternity and this bread is my flesh and is the life of the world. John 6:54 and Jesus said to them Amen amen I say to you UNLESS you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood you do not have life in you. So Jesus is being very specific here the problem to this day is people leave the Catholic faith because they believe the other false prophets which are wolfs and come in sheep’s clothing with a different gospel and snatch the ones WHO ARE DOING the will of God. The Protestants are the apostasy that Paul speaks about there the brothers that have desserted the faith that we have to keep and follow which is keep Gods commandments which are sacraments that ONLY the Catholic Church has authority to provide to the people through the intercession of hands through the apostles and now that is the ordained priesthood people forget that Jesus didn’t come to abolish the law but to FULFILL and got rid of the Old covenant and made a New covenant. So the garments can be looked at as your works and your faith in Jesus words and doing what he commands not what a Man commands. So what other sacrament did he leave he left the sacrament of CONFESSION which again only the priests in the Catholic Church have authority by God to absolve the Protestants don’t believe in this why because their ignorant to the word they get manipulated and deceived by false teachers and false prophets because they don’t read the sacred scriptures properly and correctly that why God left his church so people can interpret and teach the traditions of the Apostles which were taught by Jesus Christ himself. John 20:21-23 21therefore he said to them again peace to you just as the Father has sent me now I send you.22when he had said this he breathed on to them and said receive the Holy Spirit23 Those whose sins you shall forgive are forgiven and those whose sins are retained shall be retained. So God left his will which was also the will of the father. So Jesus sent his disciples to ALL nations which means universally which Catholic means universal if translated to Greek because God is the King of the universe people here Catholic and say why Catholic Christian and not just Christian because people fall into the trap of the deceiver which is the father of lies people tend to forget that on Luke 22 as Jesus is seating at the table he is leaving a kingdom to the Peter the rock which he gave the keys to the kingdom of heaven in Matthews gospel and the rest of the apostles which God chose and NO ONE can come say different or change it Jesus told Peter the leader of the apostles which is the Papa of the apostles Luke 22:31 And the Lord said Simon! Simon! Behold, Satan has asked for you so that he may sift you like wheat. Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for YOU so that YOUR faith may NOT fail and so that YOU once converted YOU may confirm YOUR brothers. So here we see that Jesus chose ultimately a group of 12 men to build his church so and he build it on top of Peter the rock which is the foundation for 2000 years. The gates of hell haven’t prevailed against it just as Jesus said in Matthew16:18 and never will people who say we don’t need a church and CANT prove it with scripture with chapters and verses are liars and deceivers and Satan is using their ignorance to fool them and other people to keep them away from the true authentic faith that Jesus Christ left to his people!