15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

July 12, 2020

Readings:

First Reading: Isaiah 55: 10-11

Psalm 65 “The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.”

Second Reading: Romans 8: 18-23

Gospel reading according to Matthew 13: 1-9

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Homily:

“On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down the sea” (Matthew 13: 1).

“Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore” (Matthew 13: 2).

“And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: ‵A sower went out to sow.  And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up.  Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil.  It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, ad when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots.  Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.  But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold” (Matthew 13: 3-8).

“Whoever has ears ought to hear” (Matthew 13: 9).