Today, the Gospel presents us with one of the most powerful parables Jesus ever told: the parable of the ten virgins, or the ten bridesmaids. Through this parable, Jesus teaches us an important lesson about spiritual preparedness, faithfulness, wisdom, patience and the importance of being ready for the coming. Jesus tells us that the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were wise, while the other five were foolish. The wise ones brought extra oil along with their lamps, but the foolish ones brought their lamps without enough oil.