Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like a man on
his way abroad who summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one
he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one; each in proportion to his ability.
Then he set out.
‘The man who had received the five talents promptly went and traded
with them and made five more. The man who had received two made two more in the same
way. But the man who had received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid
his master’s money.
‘Now a long time after, the master of those servants came back and went through his
accounts with them. The man who had received the five talents came forward bringing
five more. “Sir,” he said “you entrusted me with five talents; here are five more
that I have made.”
‘His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant;
you have shown you can be faithful in small things, I will trust you with greater;
come and join in your master’s happiness.”
‘Next the man with the two talents came
forward. “Sir,” he said “you entrusted me with two talents; here are two more that
I have made.” His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you
have shown you can be faithful in small things, I will trust you with greater; come
and join in your master’s happiness.”
‘Last came forward the man who had the one talent. “Sir,” said he “I had heard you
were a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not
scattered; so I was afraid, and I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here
it is; it was yours, you have it back.” But his master answered him, “You wicked
and lazy servant! So you knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where
I have not scattered? Well then, you should have deposited my money with the bankers,
and on my return I would have recovered my capital with interest. So now, take the
talent from him and give it to the man who has the five talents. For to everyone
who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough; but from the man who
has not, even what he has will be taken away. As for this good-
ST ERCONWALD'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
WEMBLEY

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ST ERCONWALD'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
112 Carlton Avenue East
Wembley
Middlesex
HA9 8NB
Telephone: 020 8904 6031
Parish Priest: Fr Alan Ashton
Parish Secretary: Joanna Sorohan
Pastoral Assistant: Iris Phelan
MASS TIMES
Vigil Mass (Saturday)
5:30 pm
Sunday Masses
9:00 am
11:30 am
Holy Days
9:30 am
8:00 pm
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THIS WEEK'S GOSPEL READING

For further readings and meditations see
See also the Jesuits'
Matthew 25:14-