Welcome to Sunday Homelies with me, Father Mike Schmitz.

I hope today's homelie inspires and motivates you, and I also hope that it leaves you hungry

for the one who gave everything to feed you.

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God bless.

The Lord be with you.

You're reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.

Chapter 13 verses 1-23.

It's spring up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose, it was scorched,

and withered for lack of roots.

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.

But some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirty-fold.

Whoever has ears ought to hear.

The disciples approached him and said, why do you speak to them in parables?

He said to them in reply, because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven

has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted.

To anyone who has, more will be given, and he will grow rich.

From anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

This is why I speak to them in parables, because they look, but do not see.

And here, but do not listen or understand.

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