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TODAY’S GOSPEL READING
28 JULY, 2025
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 largest of plants.
It becomes a large bush,
and the birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.”
He spoke to them another parable.
“The Kingdom of heaven is like yeast
that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour
until the whole batch was leavened.”
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables.
He spoke to them only in parables,
to fulfill what had been said through the prophet:
I will open my mouth in parables,
I will announce what has lain hidden from the foundation of the world.
THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD!
REFLECTION
Today’s gospel is about the parable of the mustard seed and the yeast. There are two things for us to reflect on based on this gospel passage. The first is God’s Kingdom must grow in our hearts. For a mustard seed to grow it needs to be planted. And it is through God’s grace that this kingdom grows. But we have to do our little part for God’s grace to enter our lives. Second is we must always give good example. Jesus says: “The birds of the sky came and build their nests in its branches.” In other words, by our good example others build nests in heaven. We need to give witness to the “other” way, the way that leads to Christ’s Kingdom.
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, fill me with your Holy Spirit and transform me into the Christ-like holiness you desire. Increase my zeal for your kingdom and instill in me a holy desire to live for your greater glory. Amen
