PRELUDE: # 532 Sing of the Lord's Goodness
PROCESSIONAL:# 537 Glory & Praise to Our God (Vs.1&2
GLORIA: In the very beginning of the Gather Hymnal
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (CONGREGATION): # 1022The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.CHOIR # 934
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:# 266 The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower. All who come to him will live forever.
OFFERTORY:# 600 Seek Ye First
SANCTUS In the very beginning of the Gather Hymnal
MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come again.
LORD’S PRAYER:# 150
AGNUS DEI:# 241
COMMUNION:# 799 I Come With Joy
RECESSIONAL:# 496 How Great Thou Art (vs.1&4)
First Reading (Isaiah 55: 10-11)
Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; my word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it. The Word of the Lord
Second Reading (Romans 8:18-23)Brothers and sisters: I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us.For creation awaits with eager expectation the revelation of the children of God; for creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it ,in hope that creation itself would be set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God.We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. The Word of the Lord
Gospel (Mt 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.”The Gospel of the Lord.
“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church”. We speak of the growth of a plant – the Pope said in his homily – and this makes us think of what Jesus used to say: "The kingdom of heaven is like a seed. Someone took the seed and planted it in the ground and then went home – and whether he slept or was awake – the seed grew and blossomed”. This seed is the Word of God that grows and becomes the Kingdom of Heaven; it becomes Church thanks to the strength of the Holy Spirit and to the witness of Christians
“We know that there is no growth without the Spirit: it is He who is Church, it is He who makes the Church grow, it is He who convokes the Church’s community. But the witness of Christians is necessary too. And when historical situations require a strong witness, there are martyrs, the greatest witnesses. And the Church grows thanks to the blood of the martyrs. This is the beauty of martyrdom. It begins with witness, day after day, and it can end like Jesus, the first martyr, the first witness, the faithful witness: with blood”. But there is one condition that is necessary for a true witness – Pope Francis pointed out – and that is “there must be no conditions”. Your witness must be firm; you must use the same strong language that Jesus used: ‘Your words must be yes, yes, or no, no’. This is the language of testimony”. (From Pope Francis’ homily of July 2nd)
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