"At that time, Jesus continued speaking in parables to the chief priests and the Pharisees." From the Basilica of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome, Father Giulio Michelini comments on the last parable Jesus addresses to the religious leaders. The kingdom of heaven "is like a king who gave a wedding feast for his son." But the guests scorn the invitation, and some even kill the king's servants. Matthew, more than all the other evangelists, describes Jesus as the bridegroom of Israel and of all humanity. But if the bridegroom is present, one cannot be sad and fast. Hence the parable of the wedding feast.