Quotes About Celebration

Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”í

But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ëFriend, move up to a better place.í Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ëCome, for everything is now ready.í

And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ëRejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!í

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ëRejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.í

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of Godís angels over one sinner who repents.”

But the father said to his servants, ëQuick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!í So they began to celebrate.

Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

ëYour brother has returned,í he said, ëand your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.í

But he answered his father, ëLook, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!í

But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.í”

People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.

As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.

And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen: