I’m reading through this thread wondering, “Did anybody read the Gospel this morning????????”
Me me! I did!
” I’m reading through this thread wondering, “Did anybody read the Gospel this morning????????” <<<
Me too. I did, I did!!
Also, I read where this Reading can certainly be applied to “within the Church”. Jesus spoke to the crowd of the seed, but it was to only the disciples that he actually explains the parable. The good seed are the children of God. You know how many are deeply disturbed with the liberties taken in the western Church;the kneelers gone, the once centered Tabernacle lost into corners, down hallways, pablum, etc., and a general state of lapsed piety, dress and behaviour? The Reading calms us to wait as patiently with our brethren IN THE CHURCH, as our Lord waits on us to repent. To wait for the harvest to separate the wheat from the chafe, the tares, lest we tear up wheat in ridding the tares. The Reading spoke straight at me.
Our pastor had the youth come up and explained the parable of the enemy throwing the weed seed into the freshly planted wheat. They all looked sort of puzzled, until he explained it to them.