24 July 2026, Friday of the 16th Week, even-numbered year,
Jer 3:14–17; Mt 13:24–30
Homily
In his teaching, Jesus speaks to us about his Father and the Kingdom of Heaven. The parables are not primarily moral teachings, but teachings on ‘Who God is’ . But we are generally so self-centered that we often seek to see in them what they tell us about ourselves and our moral lives, rather than listening to what they tell us about God. Yet this tendency is so ‘human’ that it can be found as far back as the first generation of Christians.