A reading from the holy Gospel
according to Matthew (Mt 13:18-23)
“Hear then the parable of the sower.
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil
one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on
the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the
word and immediately receives it with joy; yet such a person has no root, but
endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of
the word, that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among
thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the
lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. But as for what was sown
on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed
bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in
another thirty.”
This is the word of the Lord.
On July 26 the Church
celebrates the memorial of Saints Joachim and Anna, the parents of Our Lady,
and grandparents of her son Jesus.
Listen here.