Here are the readings for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time,
June 17, 2012:
June 17, 2012:
Psalm 92: 2-3, 13-16
2 Corinthians 5: 6-10
Mark 4: 26-34
Both the first reading and the Gospel use the image of small things (shoots, seeds) being transformed into fruitful and sheltering plants. For Ezekiel, the mighty cedar taken from the small branch of the tree was an allegory for the restored kingship of Israel after the humiliation of the Exile. But any kingdom Jesus might be referencing in these parables is not a place, but rather the way it can be when God reigns in our lives.
In the two parables of the seed, there are plenty of lessons to be gleaned. Is it about the mysterious forces God uses to accomplish growth? Is it about not relying entirely upon ourselves? Or the potential for the small to become great- but great in order to benefit others?
How do these parables speak to you?
The Catechumenate meets this Sunday and the topic is "Church and the Kingdom of God".
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