“Listen, anyone who has ears.”
We live in a world of constant sound and yet we
are not all that good at listening. Take a few moments
as you read this to listen to the sounds around
you. What do you hear? Listen to the sounds within
you. What do you hear? A lot of the time what we
hear is discordant noise and yet what Jesus wants
us to hear is the love of God that is all around
us and within us and between us. We will hear that
sound if we listen carefully enough with our hearts
and minds. Listen especially to the beautiful sounds
of your love for one another in marriage and/or
family life. It is so easy to get into a pattern
of not listening in these sacred places. Listen
also to the goodness of the people who make up your
parish so that you can become aware of Christ who
lives in them. And listen this week to the needs
of the people around you so that you can respond
to those needs in love.
Fr. Johnny Doherty,
C.Ss.R.
Sunday 20th July 2008
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parish Missal Readings (Year 1) p 320 & Proper
p 1072
First Reading Wisdom 12: 13.16-19
The loving care of God for His people.
Second Reading Romans 8: 26-27
The Spirit comes to help us in our weakness.
Gospel Matthew 13: 24-43
The Kingdom of heaven is described in parables.
