Welcome to our daily rosary meditation. Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

Toward the end of his public ministry, Jesus is beginning to tell a lot of parables about being

vigilant, about being ready to meet God, because you do not know the day nor the hour when he will come to earth on the last day or that you will go to

him on your last day. Now one of these parables about being vigilant is the parable of the wise and foolish

virgins. You probably remember it. There are ten virgins waiting for the bridegroom to come and let them into the wedding feast.

Now five of these virgins are foolish and five wise.

The wise ones have extra oil to keep their lamps burning as long as need be.

The foolish ones have very little oil.

It gets late, the groom still hasn't come, and the ten virgins fall asleep.

Then they hear the call. Here he is, the groom is coming.

They all wake up, and the foolish virgins see that their lamps are going out.

They can't enter the feast in darkness. They ask their companions to share their oil, but the wise virgin say no.

There may not be enough for both of us.

You'll have to go and buy some somewhere else.

And while the foolish virgins are out looking for oil,

the groom comes.

He leads the wedding party into the feast

and the foolish virgins are locked out of the celebration.

And Jesus ends the parable with, watch therefore,

for you do not know the day or the hour.

Our Father who arts in heaven,

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