Under the care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today and the next two Sundays the Gospel is taken from Matthew 13: the parable chapter. Today we hear the parable of the Sower (vv. 1-8), along with an allegorical interpretation (vv. 18-23) and the intervening material (vv. 9-17). At my masses, I will take the shorter option and simply read the parable itself. There are riches here which get swamped by the allegorical interpretation. The aim of a parable is not to teach a moral lesson but to change the way we see things—to show us “another world”. Read more here