ISB ~ Mark 13 v34

It is like:A short parable to promote vigilance.

• Allegorically (St. Gregory the Great, Hom. in Evan. 9): the parable outlines the responsibilities of the Church before the Second Coming. The man signifies the human nature that Christ assumed in the Incarnation and took into the far country of heaven at his Ascension. Christ then imparts the Holy Spirit to his servants, enabling them to fulfill their duties in his absence. The pastors of the Church are the doorkeepers, guarding against the intrusion of the devil until Christ’s glorious return.