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The Parable of the Talents: God Does Not Ask How Much We Have, but What We Do With What We Have Brothers and sisters in Christ, In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us the parable of a man who goes on a journey and entrusts his possessions to three servants. To one he gives five talents, to another two, and to the third one talent, each according to his ability. The first servant invests his five talents and earns five more. The second does the same with his two talents and earns two more. But the third servant digs a hole in the ground and hides his master's money. When the master returns, he rewards the first two servants with almost identical words: “Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.” But the third servant is condemned because he did nothing with what had been entrusted to him. This parable is not primarily about money. It is about responsibility, faithfu...

GOSPEL REFLECTION: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) 16th November 2014 by Rev. Fr. Allen Baclor Abadines   * GOSPEL: Matthew 25:14-30 Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: "For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. The one who had received the five talents went off at once and traded with them, and made five more talents. In the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents. But the one who had received the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. Then the one who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five more talents, saying,'Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five more talents.'...