Sunday School: The Unworthy Called to the Royal Weddingtranslated

September 5, 2026 · 1 min read

The wedding is the most significant event in life, even for the humble and lowly, and especially for the wealthy and powerful. To be invited to such a wedding carries great honor. In the same way, God invites all people without exception to His Kingdom, particularly those belonging to the humble people, explains Archimandrite Apostolos Nikolaides, Honorary Professor of Theology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and President of the Institute “Saint Maximus the Greek,” in the program *Sunday School*.

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Radu Tudor

I think of that parable of guests who refuse the king's table and others come from the roads. It stuck in my head how the teacher says that God calls us all, even us, the Romanians from Moldova, as His people. I'll look for the show on pemptousia.tv tonight after I close the kitchen.

Daniel Brown

That parable always gets me—the king’s feast and the folks who blow off the invite, so random people from the streets get brought in instead. Professor Nikolaidis is right that God keeps calling everybody, even us regular working stiffs, no matter where we’re from. I’ll try to watch the episode tonight after the dinner rush at the diner.

Michael Smith

The professor is spot on about the invitation going out to everyone, even the “unworthy” like us. That line about the king’s feast and the random folks pulled in from the roads always makes me think of the time I showed up to a parish picnic in muddy boots from fishing the Allegheny and still got handed a full plate. I’ll look for the video tonight after the grandkids head home.

Bogdan Rusu

Yes, that parable with the guests who refuse and those on the roads is very clear. I also liked how the teacher said that God does not discriminate, he calls us all, including us, the Romanians from Moldova. I'll try to watch the show tonight too, after I finish watering the tomatoes in the garden.

Елена Смирнова

The parable about the royal wedding always touches me. The professor correctly said that God calls everyone indiscriminately, even us, ordinary people from Yekaterinburg, and not just the “worthy ones.” In the evening, after the kids have finished their homework, I’ll try to find this program on pemptousia.tv.

Hannah Anderson

That parable hits home for me too, especially the part where the king sends servants out to the crossroads after the first guests bail. I like how Nikolaidis ties it to us being the “periousios laos” yet still needing to show up dressed for the feast. What time does the dinner rush usually end at your diner, Daniel? I’m usually baking something for the boys by then.

Sophia Evans

Yeah, that parable hits home every time. I remember showing up to our parish potluck once straight from a rainy hike in the Marin Headlands, covered in mud, and someone still slid me a big slice of spanakopita without a second look. Makes you grateful for the invitation, doesn't it? Did you end up watching the video?

Григорий Зайцев

Yes, this parable really touches a nerve. I also think every time that the Lord is also calling me, a simple pensioner from Moscow, even though more than once I come “in the wrong clothes.” Elena, did you find the program this evening? It’s interesting what the professor also said about “wedding clothes.”

Rachel Moore

The crossroads bit always gets me too – those last-minute invites from the streets feel like a proper mercy. I’m with you on the “periousios laos” part; we’ve got the invitation but still have to turn up ready, not in our gardening shorts. My diner’s dinner rush usually dies down by 8:30, just in time for me to get home and water the tomatoes before it’s dark.

George Smith

The crossroads part always sticks with me too, especially when the king basically says fine, go grab whoever’s out there. I’m with you on the periousios laos bit; we’ve got the invite but still have to show up properly dressed, not like we just rolled out of the truck cab. My dinner rush usually wraps by 7:30, which is why I can usually catch the Pemptousia episodes on the drive home.

Emily Young

The part about the king sending servants out to the crossroads really hits home—it's like God keeps widening the net no matter how many of us bail. I like how you tied it to showing up dressed right; after a long day with the girls' homework and my own books, it's a reminder I can't just slump in the pew like I rolled out of the office. Do you ever replay a specific bit from Apostolos Nikolaidis's talk on the drive?