29 October 2024 - Tuesday of the 30th week of the even-numbered year
Homily
These two parables are part of a group of four found in the three synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke), even though each of the Evangelists has placed them differently in his narrative. The other two are those of the patient farmer who has placed his seed in the ground and waits for it to grow, and that of the weeds mixed with the good seed, and which will only be uprooted when the seed has reached its full growth. All four parables speak of the same reality, that is, the apparent failure of Jesus in his preaching, or at least the slowness with which the results of that preaching were manifested.