Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A

First Reading

Wisdom 12:13,16-19

God has shown himself to be a God of justice and mercy.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 86:5-6,9-10,15-16

A prayer to God for mercy.

Second Reading

Romans 8:26-27

The Spirit intercedes for us with God.

Gospel Reading

Matthew 13:24-43 (shorter form: Matthew 13:24-30)

Jesus offers parables about the Kingdom of Heaven and explains them to his disciples.

Background on the Gospel Reading

In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers three parables to describe the Kingdom of Heaven. He also explains why he speaks to the crowds in parables and interprets the parable of the sower for the disciples. This reading is a continuation of Jesus’ discourse that we began reading last Sunday.

All three parables use commonplace experiences to describe aspects of the Kingdom of Heaven. The first parable is longer and more detailed than the next two, and it alerts us to the two-fold reality of the Kingdom of Heaven. The beginnings of the Kingdom of Heaven can be found in this world. The fruition of the Kingdom of Heaven, however, will not be realized until the final judgment. In the meantime, as Jesus’ explanation to the disciples cautions, any effort to judge the progress of the Kingdom of Heaven is premature. Only God, in the final judgment, will distinguish the fruit of the Kingdom of Heaven and offer its reward.

The second and third parables call to our attention the abundance that will result from the small beginnings of the Kingdom of Heaven. Just as a mustard seed—the smallest of all seeds—will become a large bush, so too God will bring his Kingdom to full bloom. As a small amount of yeast will leaven the entire batch of bread, so too God will bring about the expansion of his Kingdom. In each case the image is of the superabundance that God brings out of even the smallest of signs of the Kingdom.

Contained within these parables are words of caution as well as words of consolation. In the parable of the sower we are warned against judging others. To judge and uproot the “weeds” prematurely will harm the wheat; final judgment rests with God. In the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast, we are consoled by the message that God can work wonders and produce abundance from even the smallest beginnings of the Kingdom of Heaven.

It Is Well with My Soul

Enjoy this rendition of The Academy Singers of Brentwood Academy singing "It is Well with My Soul"

Youth Office Closed

The youth office will be closed July 22^nd through August 8^th due to our participation in World Youth Day. 

Families may still register their young people for Confirmation online through the parish website link below. We will begin returning emails and phone calls upon our return to the office. We thank you for understanding. 

Religious Education Preschool to 8th Grade

Registration Information for the 2023-2024 School Year

We are here to support parents in forming their children in the Catholic Faith and engage in our parish community where we worship and grow together in faith. We offer weekly classes for preschool through 8th grade and preparation for the sacraments for children in grades 1 through 8.

You can learn more about our program by clicking on the links for: 

• Early Faith Formation for children age 3 1/2 and Kindergarten 

• Preparation for the Sacraments for students in grade 1-8

• Continuing Faith Formation for students in grade 3 – 8 that have already received First Holy Communion. 

The online registration is open for all our classes from Preschool through 8th grade. Visit our website: www.stpatrickcarlsbad.com Click on Religious Education and then Preschool – 8th grade. General information and the online form are at the side bar.

Here is the link to the online registration form: https://www.osvhub.com/st-patrick-catholic-community-1/forms/english-religious-education-1

Contact the Office for Religious Education at [email protected] or 760-729-8442  with questions about faith formation or sacramental preparation.  

Blessings,

Margit Dornisch,

Religious Education and Family Ministry 

Let the Little Ones Come

to Me!

In the summer months we offer Liturgy of the Word for Children during the 9:00 am Mass. Children ages 5-9 that attend Mass with their family have the opportunity to hear the Word of God in language they can understand and reflect on in their own words. 

Following the Opening Prayer of the Mass, the presider calls forth the children, and we send them along with the adult catechist to the church basement classroom. The catechist will proclaim the readings from the Lectionary for Masses with Children, a translation that is more comprehensible to young children and approved by the US Catholic Conference of Bishops. The children will discuss how to share the good news with others. 

They will be brought back to their family at the time of the Preparation of the Gifts to continue the celebration of the Eucharist with the entire assembly.

Un Saludo de parte del Diacono Miguel,

“Entonces los justos brillarán como el sol en el Reino de su Padre. El que tenga oídos, que oiga'' (San Mateo 13:43). Hoy celebramos el XVI Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario. Y leemos del capítulo 13 del Evangelio San Mateó. Y todo este capítulo Jesús habla usando varias parábolas que nos habla del Reino. Cada parábola expresa la presencia del Reino en nuestra vida actual y requiere un proceso. El Reino no llega de repente, como muchos quisiéramos. El Reino está presente en el “momento que estamos viviendo”, nuestro trabajo es de aceptarlo. La semana pasada, escuchamos la Parábola del Sembrado. Y Jesús usaba esa parábola para enseñarnos que Él siempre está sembrando semilla (la semilla de amor, perdón, reconciliación, esperanza, libertad). Su esperanza es que no nos desanimemos por los problemas que enfrentamos, que seamos “tierra buena” para que esa semilla siembre y de fruto en abundancia. Este domingo, Jesús habla usando otras parábolas que hablen del Reino de Dios al final de los tiempos. Y nos dice que cuando llegue el fin del mundo, “Dios enviará a sus ángeles para que arranque de su Reino a todos que causaran daño y a otros a pecar. Y los justos brillaran como el sol en el Reino de su Padre”. Nosotros somos hijos e hijas de Dios. Tendremos que soportar diferentes retos y problemas en la vida, pero recordar siempre, somos de Dios. El a nuestro lado y no hay nada que nos hará falta. Jesús dijo, “El que tenga oídos, que oiga”. ¿Escuchamos con oídos de amor y esperanza en Dios? O, ¿escuchamos con oídos del mundo, y que nos hace vivir en temor?

Detente

Hablemos de Granos 

3821 Adams Street

Carlsbad, California 92008

760.729.2866