SOWING THE WORD OF GOD

THE SECRET OF GOD'S KINGDOM

WEDNESDAY  WEEK III IN ORD. TIME YEAR C  

PRAYER FOR DAILY NEGLECTS: Eternal Father, I offer thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its Love, all its sufferings and all its merits. 

First: To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit…… Readings 

Second: To purify the good I have done badly this day and during all my life. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit……  Lectures 

Third: To supply for the good I ought to have done, and that I have neglected this day and during all my life, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit…… Pieta  Reflection Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops

First Reading  Tim. 1:1-8

Fan into a flame the gift God gave you

From Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus in his design to promise life in Christ Jesus to Timothy, dear child of mine, wishing you grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Night and day I thank God, keeping my conscience clear and remembering my duty to him as my ancestors did, and always I remember you in my prayers. I remember your tears and long to see you again to complete my happiness. Then I am reminded of the sincere faith which you have, it came first to live in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and I have no doubt that it is the same faith in you as well. 

That is why I am reminding you now to fan into a flame the gift that God gave you when I laid my hands on you. God’s gift was not a spirit of timidity, but the Spirit of power, and love, and self-control. So you are never to be ashamed of witnessing to the Lord, or ashamed of me for being his prisoner; but with me, bear the hardships for the sake of the Good News, relying on the power of God who has saved us and called us to be holy.

Responsorial Psalm: Proclaime the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples

The Gospel Mark 4:1-20

The parable of the sower

Jesus began to teach by the lakeside, but such a huge crowd gathered round him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there. The people were all along the shore, at the water’s edge. He taught them many things in parables, and in the course of his teaching he said to them, ‘Listen! Imagine a sower going out to sow. Now it happened that, as he sowed, some of the seed fell on the edge of the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some seed fell on rocky ground where it found little soil and sprang up straightaway, because there was no depth of earth; and when the sun came up it was scorched and, not having any roots, it withered away. Some seed fell into thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it produced no crop. And some seeds fell into rich soil and, growing tall and strong, produced crop; and yielded thirty, sixty, even a hundredfold.’ And he said, ‘Listen, anyone who has ears to hear!’

When he was alone, the Twelve, together with the others who formed his company, asked what the parables meant. He told them, ‘The secret of the kingdom of God is given to you, but to those who are outside everything comes in parables, so that they may see and see again, but not perceive; may hear and hear again, but not understand; otherwise they might be converted and be forgiven.’.....

Yourth Birthday Saints: Saints Timothy, Titus and José. May they intercede on your behalf.

Heavenly Father, my God I thank you for your grace, mercy and peace. Thank you Father the gift of the spirit of power, spirit of love and spirit self-control, for you have not given me a spirit of timidity. My Father I am not ashamed of testifying of your goodness over my life for I am a living testimony of your love. God my Father I rely on your saving power for you have called me to be holy.

Father the secret of your Kingdom is in your WORD. Your word are truth, they are Spirit and Life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit Father that I may perceive, I may hear and I may understand your WORD. Father hear my prayer through Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour.

Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saints Timothy, Titus and José pray for me. God's Holy Angels pray for me. My Angel Guardian pray for me/ Guide and guard me. Be my protection.

Pray the Holy Rosary. May our Blessed Mother, Virgin Mary bring us to her Son Jesus Christ our Lord.