Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
July 30, 2024

Today’s Readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/073024.cfm

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The seed is the word of God,
Christ is the sower;
all who come to him
will live for ever.

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Encapsulating today’s Gospel, our Responsorial Psalm delivers the clear message that Christ sows the Word of God in our hearts. Will that Divine Seed be overwhelmed by selfish weeds? Or will it thrive? The answer comes with very high stakes – eternal life.

Today, in God’s Lavish Mercy:
We pray for a fertile soul, open to God’s Word, vibrant with the Gospel of Christ.

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Poetry: May we raise children who love the unloved things – Nicolette Sowder

May we raise children
who love the unloved things – the dandelion, the
worms & spiderlings.
Children who sense
the rose needs the thorn
& run into rainswept days
the same way they turn towards sun…

And when they’re grown &
someone has to speak for those
who have no voice
may they draw upon that
wilder bond, those days of
tending tender things
and be the ones.

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Music: Gardens of the Sun – Georgia Kelly