She has sent out her female servants; she calls from the highest places in the town,
The Lord gives the command; great is the company of those who bore the tidings:
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the high places of the town,
“You who are simple, turn in here!” And to those without sense she says,
Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’
For this reason the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’
At the time for the dinner he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’
Jesus answered, “I have spoken openly to the world; I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret.
On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,
And how are they to proclaim him unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”