15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 13: 1-23

Daily Gospel Exegesis

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🗓️ 15 July 2023

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Matthew 13: 1-23 - 'A sower went out to sow.'

Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:

- 546 (in 'The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God') - Jesus' invitation to enter his kingdom comes in the form of parables, a characteristic feature of his teaching. Through his parables he invites people to the feast of the kingdom, but he also asks for a radical choice: to gain the kingdom, one must give everything. Words are not enough, deeds are required. The parables are like mirrors for man: will he be hard soil or good earth for the word? What use has he made of the talents he has received? Jesus and the presence of the kingdom in this world are secretly at the heart of the parables. One must enter the kingdom, that is, become a disciple of Christ, in order to "know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven". For those who stay "outside", everything remains enigmatic.

- 29 (in 'The Desire for God') - But this "intimate and vital bond of man to God" can be forgotten, overlooked, or even explicitly rejected by man. Such attitudes can have different causes: revolt against evil in the world; religious ignorance or indifference; the cares and riches of this world; the scandal of bad example on the part of believers; currents of thought hostile to religion; finally, that attitude of sinful man which makes him hide from God out of fear and flee his call.

- 787 (in 'The Church is communion with Jesus') - From the beginning, Jesus associated his disciples with his own life, revealed the mystery of the Kingdom to them, and gave them a share in his mission, joy, and sufferings (abbreviated).

- 1724 (in 'Christian Beatitude') - The Decalogue, the Sermon on the Mount, and the apostolic catechesis describe for us the paths that lead to the Kingdom of heaven. Sustained by the grace of the Holy Spirit, we tread them, step by step, by everyday acts. By the working of the Word of Christ, we slowly bear fruit in the Church to the glory of God.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. Welcome back to Daily Gospel Exegesis. Today's reading is a really long one. So we're going to look at
0:17.5	23 verses from Matthew. So it's one of those really long Sunday readings,
0:22.7	and as such, it's not going to be one that we can do a complete exegesis on.
0:28.0	But what I'll do is I'll read out the passage, and then I'll point you towards other times in
0:33.4	the liturgical year when we do break down these verses into more detail.
0:40.7	So today's passage is from Matthew chapter 13 versus 1 to 23. And here's what this passage says. So verses 1 to 23.
0:52.9	Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside, but such large crowds gathered around him
0:59.4	that he got into a boat and sat there. The people all stood on the beach and he told them many things
1:05.6	in parables. He said, imagine a sow sewer going out to sew.
1:11.6	As he sowed, some seeds fell on the edge of the path, and the birds came and ate them up.
1:17.6	Others fell on patches of rock where they found little soil and sprang up straight away, because there was no depth of earth.
1:34.0	But as soon as the sun came up, they were scorched, and, not having any roots, they withered away.
1:39.2	Others fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
1:48.0	Others fell on rich soil and produced their crop, some 100-fold, some 60 and some 30. Listen, anyone who has ears.
1:51.0	Then the disciples went up to him and asked,
1:55.0	Why do you talk to them in parables?
1:57.0	Because he replied, the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven are revealed to you but they are not revealed to them
2:04.7	for anyone who has will be given more and he will have more than enough but from anyone who has not
2:13.8	even what he has will will be taken away.
2:18.7	The reason I talk to them in parables is that they look without seeing and listen without
2:23.9	hearing or understanding.
2:26.9	So in their case, this prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled.
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