THE WEEDS IN THE FIELD.
"Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house.
His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
"He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the Kingdom.
"The weeds are the children of the Evil One, and the enemy who sows them is the Devil.
"The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
"Just as weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his Kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers.
They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
"Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father.
Whoever has ears ought to hear.” (Matthew 13: 36 - 43).
Tuesday July 28th in the 17th week in Ordinary Time.
What is the take away from the Parable of the Weeds?
1. Be patient with God's plan for the salvation of the world.
2. God's thoughts are not our thoughts. God's ways are not our ways. (Cf Isaiah 55: 8 - 9).
3. Wait for the Lord and His timing in ALL THINGS. (Cf Psalm 27: 14).
The Church honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in July.
The Blood of Martyrs and the Growth of the Church.
The historical witness of those who shed their blood for the faith.
Teleology in history demonstrates that the sacrifices of the saints are never in vain, but are woven by Providence into the expansion of the Mystical Body.
"How much more, then, will the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!" (Cf Hebrews 9: 14)
Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ purify and heal us.
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THE CHURCH WAS ONCE LIKE A TINY MUSTARD SEED.
THE CHURCH STARTED AS A TINY MUSTARD SEED.
"Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds.
“The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field.
"It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants.
It becomes a large bush, and the birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.”
"He spoke to them another parable.
“The Kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”
"All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables.
He spoke to them only in parables, to fulfill what had been said through the prophet:
"I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has lain hidden from the foundation of the world." (Matthew 13: 31 - 35).
Monday July 27, 2026.
We reflect on the Parable of the Mustard Seed in the Gospel of today.
The Parable of the Mustard Seed gives us an insight into God's law in creation.
Everything is created small.
The tiny mustard seed like the tiny acorn seed is born very small.
Its laws or principles of growth are written inside the seed by its Creator.
The seed receives the early and later rain and continues to unfold following the laws of its nature.
The farmer does not control the process.
When the mustard seed is fully grown, it is ready to fulfill its destiny.
It welcomes the birds on its branches.
The Church is the People of God, the Body of Christ and the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
The seed of the Kingdom of God on earth is the Church. (Cf CCC 249).
It started very small in a tiny corner of the vast Roman Empire.
Today the tiny Acorn has grown branches and spread throughout the world.
The Church as the People of God, the Body of Christ and the Temple of the Holy Spirit needs the transformative power of the Holy Spirit to form it into its destiny.
"The Father willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures." (James 1: 18).
We honor the Most Precious Blood of Jesus in July.
The Blessed Virgin Mary as The Refuge of Sinners.
The Virgin Mary is the dispenser of the graces merited by the Blood of her Son.
Divine Providence establishes Mary's maternal mediation as a secure harbor, ensuring no soul seeking God is left without hope.
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