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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Our Lord offers us three distinct parables: the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price, and the dragnet thrown into the sea. Together, these stories reveal both the supreme value of the Kingdom of God and the ultimate reality of divine judgment. The primary lesson behind the treasure and the…
Read More26 July 2026
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Our Lord shares the famous parable of the wheat and the weeds, describing an enemy who secretly sows weeds amongst a farmer’s good crop. In the ancient world, this particular weed, known as darnel, looked identical to wheat in its early stages of growth. It was only when the harvest approached…
Read More19 July 2026
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
In this Sunday’s Gospel, the Parable of the Sower challenges us to look beyond seeing the different soils as permanent character types of “good” or “bad” people. The deeper spiritual lesson is that these soils represent the shifting states of our own hearts from week to week. While the seed of God’s Word is always…
Read More12 July 2026
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers one of the most tender and comforting invitations in the entire Gospel, crying out, “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” He speaks to the universally weary—those crushed by the burdens of life, anxiety, or spiritual exhaustion—offering His own Sacred Heart…
Read More5 July 2026
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus presents the challenging cost and the immense reward of discipleship. He makes it clear that following Him requires total allegiance, stating that anyone who loves father or mother, or son or daughter, more than Him is not worthy of Him. This is not a call to love our families less,…
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