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Spiritually Speaking
Father Thankachan Joseph
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Wasco
BE PREPARED AND BE WISE ALWAYS
We are invited to recall the great event that will take
place both at the end of our life and at the end of time:
Christ will certainly come. The message running through
this week’s Gospel reading is: “Be wise! Be prepared!”
We are asked to form a truly Christian mentality about
how we ought to live in this world so that we shall be best
prepared for life in the world to come.
The reading from the book of Wisdom (6:12-16) is
an invitation to all to become truly wise. The reading
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it. We say that God is Wisdom, God is Power, God is Life,
and God is Love. If we substitute the word “Wisdom”
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becomes clearer to all of us: “God is bright and does not
grow dim. He makes truly wise those who love Him.”
One is truly wise who tries to discover what God wants
and to carry out His wishes. God guides such a person
until they safely reach heaven.
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found in the Gospel of St. Matthew. Through the parable
of the wedding attendants, Jesus tries to convey a lesson
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virgins in the parable. It means avoiding all sorts of lazi-
ness, sluggish ways, and sloth from one’s life and striving
toward the kingdom of God with vigilance and prudence.
To understand the Parable of the Ten Virgins, we must
know the Jewish traditions regarding marriage celebra-
tions. Usually, their wedding celebrations last for seven
days. On any one of these days, the bridegroom will come
with his relatives and friends to the bride’s house. Only
the best man will know the exact day of their arrival, a
secret reserved to him only. As the invited guests await
the arrival of the bridegroom and his party at the bride’s
house, they continue the celebratory mood. The awaited
did not arrive at the expected time. This explains the
reason for the shortage of wine at the wedding in Cana.
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prayed to open the door for them, the response was “I do
not know you.” Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount has
mentioned this (Matthew 7:21-23). A disciple or a believ-
er should not be unprepared, seeing the oil with others:
There is no meaning in expecting God’s grace thinking
that others in my family are going to church for me or
praying for me, etc.
Let’s go deeply into the inner meaning of each of the
various elements mentioned in the parable: a) Christ is
the bridegroom. b) The wedding banquet represents God’s
kingdom in heaven. c) The bridesmaids represent Chris-
tians waiting for the return of Christ, which will take place
at the end of their lives. Each one must decide in his or
her own life what to be - a wise or a foolish Christian. At
Baptism, each one of us received as God’s gift, a lamp
brightly lit, well provided with oil. The lamp represents
both the Life in the Spirit and the gift of Faith in Christ,
which ought to light our way through the darkness of this
world. We must keep on adding oil to our lamp lest it
goes out. The oil is none other than a true Christian life.
To conclude the real meaning of this parable,
Jesus just reminds each and every one of us not to be like
the Pharisees and the scribes as the Lord describes them
in chapter 23; He describes them with the seven nega-
tives that aptly describe them. The Lord describes them
as hypocrites because they become a burden to fellow
human beings with innumerable descriptions of the laws
and not reaching out to rescue their fellow beings. Jesus
also signals His followers to be alert and vigilant always
and constantly. The Lord tells His followers to be on
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foolish ones. To summarize the parable, He admonishes
His followers to be like the wise virgins be useful and be
fruit-bearing; be committed and hardworking, creative,
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parable.
Morrow County
Marriage license
Ethan Rey Greer (24) and Alysun Kaylynn Ma-
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in Morrow County.
Memories of a Veteran South Morrrow County
In 1926, a 37-year-old
widow, my grandmother,
was left with eight chil-
dren, seven sons, and one
daughter, when her husband
died, leaving her with over
2,000 acres of a dry-land
wheat ranch in Morrow
and Gilliam Counties. The
ranch house and barn are
still located in west Morrow
County, west of Ione. This
is over a century-old ranch
now.
In just a few years, the
family and country were
beset by the depression. The
family survived during the
Depression because they
had cattle, chickens, and
milk cows. The boys plant-
ed and harvested wheat
and barley all this time.
My Grandmother was able
to hold the ranch together
when many others were
forced to sell.
In 1926 Lawrence was
the oldest son, 17 years of
age. Charlies was next in
line at 15. With this crew,
she managed to hold things
together into WWII, when
she sent FIVE of those boys
off to the military of the
United States.
Lawrence was a sol-
dier in the US Army. He
landed in Europe just after
Normandy, slogged his way
across Europe and fortu-
nately, he returned without
a scratch. Charlie was in
the Navy, on a ship, in the
English Channel during the
invasion.
Bob (my father) was in
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badly injured and ended
up spending over a year in
the hospitals in California.
Hebert was next in line and
joined the Army Air Force.
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on a B-29 that was shot
down, over Belgium, and he
was killed. Bill was the last
to serve, in the U.S. Army
Giving a lot of credit to
Lawrence, Charlie the two
older boys, Bob, and Her-
bert, and the two youngest
boys, George and Andy
- who ran the ranch while
their older brothers served
in the military. It was a
big job and Sue helped my
grandmother every step of
the way.
All the seven boys were
very knowledgeable and
able to fix anything and
everything. After the war,
Lawrence stayed at home
and took over the operation
of the wheat ranch.
My Dad’s stay in the
hospital was a long one.
He was in a full-body cast
for some time, then an up-
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neck cast brace.
After his recovery, he
worked at the Heppner Ga-
zette-Times for a short pe-
riod. He was not supposed
to do any heavy labor. And,
other than answering a few
questions, we know very
little of my dad’s wartime
experiences. We know that
he didn’t ever eat Spam af-
ter the war, and he was not
a hunter. My mother told us
that he did not like to talk
about the war. It was really
a sad time when Herbert
was killed as he and my dad
were “Irish Twins,” with
my dad being the oldest.
Dad told us the story of
Grandpa William charter-
ing a train from California
to move his large family
and equipment to eastern
Oregon.
Robert H. Davidson
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Senior Matters
through the room as Sage
Garden Preschool sang Hal-
loween favorites for those
who were dining on sloppy
joes and tater tots. Some
of our seniors even showed
they were still children at
heart donning very creative
costumes. Whether it’s
witches, zombies, barn-
yard animals, or classic
monsters, the diversity of
costumes weaved its web
through the hearts of those
attending and gave the per-
fect opportunity for all to
un-chain their alter egos
and immerse themselves
in the spirit of the day. Se-
nior’s Matter invites se-
niors and friends to attend
our weekly lunches. Ione,
Lexington, and Heppner
area residents, age 60 and
above, are free. Age 5
and under are free. All the
in-betweeners are invited to
donate $5. South Morrow
Co Seniors Matter, PO Box
241, 190 N Main St. Hep-
pner, OR 97836.
Jerry Conklin, jconk-
lin692@gmail.com
Contact: Jackie Alle-
man 541-667-7865
Jackie Alleman
Children from the Heppner
Daycare gather around the
candy bowl at the Heppner
Senior Center.
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Chatter and laughter
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room on Halloween Tues-
day as preschool guests
paraded through the tables
of grandmas and grand-
pas in their festive cos-
tumes. Seniors Matter
hosted Heppner Preschool
and Sage Garden Preschool
children, who mysterious-
ly had transformed into
their favorite superheroes,
gremlins, and fairy prin-
cesses. Jodi Seagraves dec-
orated Halloween-inspired
cupcakes for each of the
ghosts and goblins that at-
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