St James Celebrated Next Weekend in St Joan of Arc Church Brighton 23rd July 11am
Next weekend at St Joan of Arc 23rd July 11am Mass we will celebrate the Patron of St James Gardenvale - St James (whose feast day is 25th July. See Above for information about St James.
WYD Pilgrim Blessing At The Cathedral
This weekend at St Patrick's Cathedral there will be a blessing of all the WYD pilgrims from the Archdiocese. At this Mass the pilgrims will present the candle from each parish at the foot of the Altar in the Cathedral. Please continue to pray for our pilgrims: Luke, Lucy, Sophie, Shanel, Ron, Jes and Nicholas and for those pilgrims going from the Neo-Catechumenal Way
(R.) The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.
Second Reading Rom 8:18-23
Our suffering is nothing compared to the coming glory.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia! The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower;
all who come to him will live for ever. Alleluia!
Gospel Mt 13:1-23
Parable of the sower
Catholic Articles, Events and Media
Seeds of Grace, and How We Receive Them
Source: Word on Fire The parable of the sower is part of a collection of stories told by Jesus that form (at least structurally) the centerpiece of St. Matthew’s Gospel. Together they address the central theme of the Matthean Gospel: the kingdom of heaven. For if we want to enter God’s kingdom, we must allow our souls to become receptive, fertile grounds for the seeds of divine grace. Read the Article Here
Practice, Patience, Prayer:
Lessons in Evangelization from the Parables
Source: Word on Fire In Matthew’s Gospel, we hear that “Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing” (Matt. 13:34). St. Mark tells us that Jesus “began to teach them many things in parables” (Mark 4:2) and that Jesus told the disciples, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables” (4:11). The parables themselves are so famous and familiar that some of them, like the “good Samaritan,” have even made their way into common usage, detached from their original context. In fact, the very idea of a parable as part of our Lord’s teaching is so familiar that we may overlook them, but I would venture to suggest that we could learn some important lessons about evangelization from the nature of a parable. Read the Article Here
Introduction to the Parables: Bishop Mark Coleridge
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