Saint Alphonsus Mary De’ Liguori, Bishop, Doctor 

Jeremiah 18:1-6
Psalm 145(146):2-6
Matthew 13:47-53

LEARN TO SAY ‘YES’ TO GOD

In the thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s gospel, Jesus shares seven parables with the people and his apostles about the kingdom of God. In today’s gospel reading, we hear about the net cast into the sea, which is the final parable in this chapter then Jesus puts the following question to His apostles:

“Do you understand all these things? They answered, Yes. Their “Yes” was an honest answer. However, the apostles were still apprentices and have much to learn as they listen to Jesus’s teachings and witness His ministry. Even following the Ascension, the apostles only have a surface grasp of what they have learned.

The depth of Jesus’s message will become clearer when the apostles receive the gift of understanding from the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.

How would we respond if Jesus asks us the same question He put to the apostles? How often have we heard the Gospel messages and truly grasped their meaning?

Let us pray to the Holy Spirit for assistance to grow beyond our human understanding and comprehend the teachings of the Gospel with the mind of God just like our Blessed Lady and Queen of the Apostles did.

Happy New Month

Fr Joseph Osho