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O the Word of my Lord, deep within my being. O the Word of my Lord you have filled my mind! Beautiful lyrics taken from the song of a young prophet. But how many of us have truly allowed the Word of God to penetrate deep into our hearts, to reflect and chew on His Word; so that we can know His Will and experience His love?

Are our ears shut? If not then do we allow worldly distractions, desires and wants to drive the Word away from us? Do we turn a deaf ear to our loving Father Who has loved and held us in His hands before we were even born?

I love and embrace You my sweet Jesus, Your Word I hold deep in my heart. Let be bear much fruit and grant me the Graces necessary to bring Your Word to all. Amen

FIRST READING
Jeremiah 1:1, 4–10

GOSPEL
Matthew 13:1–9

On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”

We declare joyfully that we are children of God, but how many of us have truly reflected on what this means for us? Do we still squander away our heavenly inheritance? Do we honour our heavenly Father by the lives we lead? Or do we insist on leading our lives contrary to His loving Will for us?

Merciful Father be patient with us.

Jesus our Lord so loved and honoured His blessed mother that He entrusted her to the care of His disciple. And by so doing, she too is a mother for us all. Through Him we become one body, one Holy family. Let us then be faithful children who does the Will of our heavenly Father as we lead those who have strayed back into life of holiness in Christ. Amen

FIRST READING
Micah 7:14–15, 18–20

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 said in reply to the one who told him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.”