This is VLX number 145, The Ten Virgins.

We are in Matthew chapter 25, verses 1 to 13.

VALX stands for Video Lexu DeVina.

This is your patristic Bible study and Ignatian prayer series online.

God give you his peace and nomi patri, Sifiri,

Espiritu Santi, amen. God, our Lord, we ask the grace that all of our intentions, actions,

and operations be directed purely to the service and praise of your divine majesty.

In nomi pachi, Sifiri, it's speeditu santi. Amen.

Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the Wise took

flasks of oil with their lamps.

As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.

But at midnight there was a cry, Here is the bridegroom come out to meet him.

Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps, and the

foolish said to the wise, give us some of your oil for our lamps are going out. But the wise answered,

saying, since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.

And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with

him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

Afterward, the other virgins came also saying,

Lord, Lord, open to us.

But he answered, truly I say to you, I do not know you. Watch, therefore,

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