"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
The Harvest Reveals What the Seed Has Become In today’s Gospel, Jesus takes His disciples aside and explains one of His most sobering parables. The image of the weeds growing among the wheat is not meant to fill us with fear, but to awaken us to the seriousness of the choices we make each day. … Read more
Catholic Mass Reading for Tuesday, July 28th 2026 SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING Remember, Lord, and do not break your covenant with us. A reading from the Book of Jeremiah (JEREMIAH 14: 17b – 22) Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for … Read more
Alleluia.Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of his.Alleluia. God did not create us by chance or leave us to find our own way. Through His Word, He has given us new life and called us to belong to Him. … Read more
Response: “You forgot the God who gave you birth.”(Deuteronomy 32:18–19, 20, 21 — Response: 18b) One of the greatest dangers in the spiritual life is not openly rejecting God, but slowly forgetting Him. Moses reminds the people of Israel that the God who formed them, protected them, and remained faithful to them was the very … Read more
The Kingdom Begins Small but Never Stays Small There is something profoundly hopeful in today’s Gospel. Jesus draws our attention not to what is impressive, but to what is easily overlooked. A tiny mustard seed. A small measure of leaven hidden in flour. These ordinary images reveal an extraordinary truth about the Kingdom of God. … Read more