PRI Reflections on Scripture | Friday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Jul 24, 2026 · 6m

Original Post Date: July 26, 2024

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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 heart.

The seed sown on rocky ground

is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy.

But he has no root and lasts only for a time.

When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word,

he immediately falls away.

The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word,

but then worldly…