DAILY- HOMILY

July 28, 2017 – FRIDAY, 16th Week in Ordinary Time

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Ex 20: 1- 17 / Mt 13: 18- 23

GOSPEL READING:           Mt 13: 18- 23

   Jesus said, "Now listen to the parable of the sower. When a person hears the message of the Kingdom but without taking it to himself, the devil comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed that fell along the footpath.

   "The seed that fell on rocky ground stands for the one who hears the word and accepts it at once with joy. But this is fickle and has no roots. No sooner is he harassed or persecuted because of the word than he gives up.

   "The seed that fell among the thistles is the one who hears the word, but then the worries of this life and the love of money choke the word, and it does not bear fruit.

   "As for the seed that fell on good soil it is the one who hears the word and understands it; this bears fruit and produces a hundred, or sixty, or thirty times more."

REFLECTION

   We usually interpret the Parable of the Seed and the Sower in terms of how different people respond to the word of God, the "seed" in the story. The different types of ground are people who receive the word.

I suggest we look at the parable in relation to how we go to Mass.

   Are you like the footpath or hard ground? You go to Mass because it is an obligation of a baptized Catholic. You go to Sunday Mass but it has no effect in your life.

   Are you like the rocky soil? You feel Mass recharges you and helps you when problems and challenges come. But when real serious trouble comes, you give up easily.

   If you are the ground with the thistles, you are grateful for benefits received but you are overwhelmed in your practice of your Christian faith by your daily worries and problems, endless desires and monetary concerns.

   If you are the good soil, your Sunday Mass is a treasured moment of your week, a blessing which animates your personal, family and professional life, a time to review and be grateful for the past week and to prepare for and be productive for the coming week. It is a blessing for you to be shared with family and friends.

   What does Sunday Mass mean to me? How do I prepare for it? What do I get out of it? What does this community Sunday worship mean to me?

WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER INTENTIONS:

BIRTHDAY 

     GLAZELLE A. BANDA-AY

PRAYER INTENTION

     GERALDINE S. LIM

THANKSGIVING 

     JENNIFER GOTAMCO TAN

     MAVIC DEVELOPMENT INC

Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most. 

Have a good day!

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