Saturday 19 September

1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49; Psalm 56; Luke 8:4-15

Parable of the Sower

Pope Francis reflects on the parable of the sower. Our heart, like the soil, can be good and then the Word bears fruit – and so much – but it can also be hard, impermeable. Pope Francis encourages us to go before Jesus in prayer and reconciliation so that Jesus, the good sower, will be happy to carry out an additional work: to purify our heart, removing the stones and thorns that choke the Word. May we persevere in our faith in Jesus.