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This year, we are reading through all four Gospels.

Join us as we invite God to plant seeds of faith in our lives through His Holy Word.

Hey there, Sprouts.

Welcome back to the Catholic Sprouts podcast,

where we are working our way through the Gospels this school year.

Today is day 16 of this journey, and we are reading from the gospel of Matthew, starting

in chapter 7. In fact, today we are going to read all of chapter 7, verses 1 through 29.

Among other very familiar things, you are going to hear Jesus share the golden rule today.

Now, I'm going to be reading from the New American Translation of the Bible.

As you listen, I encourage you to follow along in your own Bible.

And also take notes in the Gospel in a School Year notebook, which is totally free, and you can find to

download and print by following the links in this podcast episode's notes.

Now before we begin, I want to remind you once more that God's Holy Word is alive and active,

that he often has a specific message for us when we read

scripture. So let's open up our hearts to receive that message as we pray. In the name of the

Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.

Send forth your spirit and they shall be created and you will renew the face of the earth.

Amen.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 7 verses 1 through 29.

Stop judging that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.

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