Sunday readings for July 26: Solomon and the hidden treasure
Solomon asks for wisdom and Jesus compares the kingdom to a treasure hidden in a field. Readings for Sunday, July 26.
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The Gospel for Sunday, July 26: the hidden treasure
The Sunday readings for July 26 focus on the passage from the first book of Kings in which Solomon asks God for wisdom, and on Matthew's Gospel, where Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a treasure hidden in a field. The first reading, taken from 1 Kings 3, 5.7-12, tells how the young king Solomon, instead of asking for riches or a long life, requests an attentive heart to judge and discern. The Lord is pleased with the request and grants it. In the Gospel, Jesus continues his teaching in parables: the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure which, when a man finds it, he sells everything he has to buy the field. The homily, given by Father Santiago Martín of the Franciscans of Mary, explores these texts, inviting reflection on the priority of spiritual goods over material ones. The day also includes the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 p.m. and the holy rosary at 10 p.m.
The Sunday readings for July 26 focus on the passage from the first book of Kings in which Solomon asks God for wisdom, and on Matthew's Gospel, where Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a treasure hidden in a field. The first reading, taken from 1 Kings 3, 5.7-12, tells how the young king Solomon, instead of asking for riches or a long life, requests an attentive heart to judge and discern. The Lord is pleased with the request and grants it. In the Gospel, Jesus continues his teaching in parables: the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure which, when a man finds it, he sells everything he has to buy the field. The homily, given by Father Santiago Martín of the Franciscans of Mary, explores these texts, inviting reflection on the priority of spiritual goods over material ones. The day also includes the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 p.m. and the holy rosary at 10 p.m.
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