Gospel
text (Mathew 13,18-23): Jesus
said to his disciples, «Now listen to the parable of the sower. When a person
hears the message of the Kingdom but without taking it to himself, the devil
comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed that fell
along the footpath. The seed that fell on rocky ground stands for the one who
hears the word and accepts it at once with joy. But this fickle and has no
roots. No sooner is he harassed or persecuted because of the word, than he
gives up. The seed that fell among the thistles is the one who hears the word,
but then the worries of this life and the love of money choke the word, and it
does not bear fruit. As for the seed that fell on good soil it is the one who
hears the word and under-stands it; this bears fruit and produces a hundred, or
sixty, or thirty times more».
Gospel text ( L uke 11,1-4): One day Jesus was praying in a certain place and when He had finished, one of his disciples said to him, «Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples». And Jesus said to them, «When you pray, say this: Father, hallowed be your name, may your kingdom come, give us each day the kind of bread we need, and forgive us our sins, for we also for-give all who do us wrong, and do not bring us to the test»
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