THE BRIDE IS BEING PREPARED

Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins,

who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom,

and five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.

For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.

Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.

But at midnight there was ...