Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time The love transforms the weeds Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” He said in reply, “He who… Read More »ENFL230

Monday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time The spiritual growth He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when… Read More »ENFL229

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The leftovers of grace Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him,… Read More »ENFS109

Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time The good wheat and the weed He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and… Read More »ENFL228

Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time The parable of the sower  “Hear then the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it, and the evil one comes and… Read More »ENFL227

July 25, Saint James, Apostle The strength of the Spirit But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair;… Read More »ENSM019

Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time The wisdom of the countryman On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the… Read More »ENFL225

July 23, Saint Bridget of Sweden, religious Mamma Carolina “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit… Read More »ENSM018

July 22, Saint Mary Magdalene The purity of Mary Magdalene On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and… Read More »ENSM017

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The pastoral and the mission in the Church The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were… Read More »ENFS108