17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 13: 44-52

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🗓️ 29 July 2023

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Matthew 13: 44-52 - 'He sells everything he owns and buys the field.'

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.

- 1034 (in 'Hell') - Jesus often speaks of "Gehenna" of "the unquenchable fire" reserved for those who to the end of their lives refuse to believe and be converted, where both soul and body can be lost. Jesus solemnly proclaims that he "will send his angels, and they will gather . . . all evil doers, and throw them into the furnace of fire," and that he will pronounce the condemnation: "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire!"

- 1117 (in 'The Sacraments of the Church') - As she has done for the canon of Sacred Scripture and for the doctrine of the faith, the Church, by the power of the Spirit who guides her "into all truth," has gradually recognized this treasure received from Christ and, as the faithful steward of God's mysteries, has determined its "dispensation." Thus the Church has discerned over the centuries that among liturgical celebrations there are seven that are, in the strict sense of the term, sacraments instituted by the Lord.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Daily Gospel Exegesis podcast. We're giving you the tools every single day to better understand the gospel reading from today's Mass.
0:21.4	So as always, we're going to do a dive into today's text, which is Matthew chapter 13,
0:27.3	verses 44 to 52.
0:30.5	So you're going to hear three parables here, three short parables, and there's some of Jesus'
0:35.8	lesser-known parables, but they're quite rich in meaning, and there's some of Jesus' lesser-known parables, but they're quite
0:38.5	rich in meaning, and there's some quite difficult teachings in here as well. So Matthew
0:43.4	Chapter 13, verses 44 to 52. Jesus said to the crowds,
0:49.3	The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which someone has found.
0:55.0	He hides it again, goes off happy, sells everything he owns and buys the field.
1:01.0	Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
1:06.0	When he finds one of great value, he goes and sells everything he owns and buys it. Again, the kingdom of
1:13.8	heaven is like a drag net cast into the sea that brings in a haul of all kinds. When it is full,
1:21.6	the fishermen haul it ashore. Then, sitting down, they collect the good ones in a basket and throw away those that are no use.
1:30.3	This is how it will be at the end of time.
1:33.3	The angels will appear and separate the wicked from the just to throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
1:43.3	Have you understood all this?
1:46.3	They said, yes.
1:48.7	And he said to them,
1:50.7	well then, every scribe who becomes a disciple of the kingdom
1:54.5	is like a householder who brings out from his storeroom things both new and old. So we're in Matthew chapter 13,
2:04.4	often called the parables chapter in Matthew or the kingdom parables chapter. So here Matthew has
2:09.8	assembled seven kingdom parables that Jesus speaks throughout his ministry. So it's possible that the
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