Gospel of the Day – Matthew 13:31-43

“Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Which is, indeed, the smallest of all seeds; but, growing, it is the largest of the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.

Another parable he told them: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast, which a woman takes and adds to three measures of flour, until everything is leavened.

All this Jesus said in parables to the crowd, and he spoke nothing to them without parables;

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, who said, I will open my mouth in parables; I will publish things hidden since the foundation of the world.
Then, having dismissed the crowd, Jesus went home.

And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.

And he answering said unto them, He that soweth good seed is the Son of man;

The field is the world; and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; and the weeds are the children of the evil one;

The enemy, who sowed it, is the devil; and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

As the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be in the consummation of this world.

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom everything that offends and those who do iniquity.

And they will throw them into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear“

Matthew 13:31-43