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Gospel thought for today – Tuesday 28th July 2020

Tuesday 28th July Feria Gospel – Matthew 13:36-43 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...

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Gospel thought for today – Monday 27th July 2020

17th Week in Ordinary Monday 27th July Feria Gospel – Matthew 13:31-35 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...

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Gospel thought for today – Sunday 26th July 2020

Sunday 26th July 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 13: 44-52 ‘The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. ‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is...

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Gospel thought for today – Saturday 25th July 2020

Saturday 25th July Saint James the Apostle This James is the brother of John the Evangelist these two were called by Jesus, as they worked with their father in a fishing boat on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus had already called another pair of brothers from a similar...

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Gospel thought for today – Friday 24th July

Friday 24th July Feria Gospel - Matthew 13:18-23 Jesus said to his disciples: "Hear the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the Kingdom without understanding it, and the Evil One comes and steals away what was sown in his...

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Gospel thought for today – Thursday 23rd July 2020

Thursday 23rd July Saint Bridget of Sweden, Patroness of Europe Gospel – Matthew 13:10-17 The disciples approached Jesus and said, "Why do you speak to the crowd in parables?" He said to them in reply, "Because knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven has...

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Gospel thought for today – Wednesday 22nd July 2020

Wednesday 22nd July Saint Mary Magdalene My friends we know very little with accuracy about St. Mary Magdalene; but, in general, she is the example of a notable sinner who became a great saint. Just what her earlier life had been, we do not know precisely. St. Luke...

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Gospel thought for today – Tuesday 21st July 2020

Tuesday 21st July Feria Gospel – Matthew 12:46-50 While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. Someone told him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you." But he...

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