July 28, 2007- Saturday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time

Readings: Ex 24:3-8, Ps 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15, Mt 13:24-30

In the gospel today, we hear of the sower who planted his field and the enemy who came and laid his field with weeds. The sower let the two grow side by side and then at the harvest seperated them out. This parable is so applicable into today's world. Just look around and see the weeds that try to choke out the faith, from media to the aclu to modernism, all are there and we must be aware and not let them affect us as much as possible. The risk remains that we can forget that these aspects are weeds and not just the way things should be. Thus, let us be vigillant and protect ourselves from being corrupted by the weeds around us.