Don’t skip over this week’s Mass Prep for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A) It’s an important look at the Second Conversion, a necessary, but often overlooked component of your salvation. Do a deep dive on this one. As always, please like, share, and subscribe. Thanks and God Bless.
The Sixteenth Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
The tie in between today’s readings: The Second Conversion
Psalm 86:5-16, Wisdom 12:13-19, Romans 8:26-27, Matthew 13:24-43
In Matthew 13:24-43, Jesus gives three parables about the Kingdom of God. The Jews at this time believed the Messiah’s role was the restoration of Israel to its former glory. Our Lord had bigger plans. He teaches us that despite its’ humble beginnings, the Church will have a global focus and reach the ends of the earth with the gospel of salvation. The story about the wheat and the tares highlights the fact that the advance of God’s Kingdom into the world will face Satanic opposition. In fact, the Devil will be so good at his strategies that it will be impossible for anyone to tell the difference between his followers (tares) and true Christians (wheat). It will take celestial discernment at the end of time…
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