Daily Mass Readings – Sunday, 13 June 2027

22 Thus saith the Lord God: I myself will take of the marrow of the high cedar, and will set it: I will crop off a tender twig from the top of the branches thereof, and I will plant it on a mountain high and eminent.

23 On the high mountains of Israel will I plant it, and it shall shoot forth into branches, and shall bear fruit, and it shall become a great cedar: and all birds shall dwell under it, and every fowl shall make its nest under the shadow of the branches thereof.

24 And all the trees of the country shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, and exalted the low tree: and have dried up the green tree, and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I the Lord have spoken and have done it.

R. (2a) Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.

2 It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy name, O most High.

3 To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:

R. Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.

13 The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus.

14 They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God.

R. Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.

15 They shall still increase in a fruitful old age: and shall be well treated,

16 That they may shew, That the Lord our God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him.

R. Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.

6 Therefore having always confidence, knowing that, while we are in the body, we are absent from the Lord.

7 (For we walk by faith, and not by sight.)

8 But we are confident, and have a good will to be absent rather from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

9 And therefore we labour, whether absent or present, to please him.

10 For we must all be manifested before the judgement seat of Christ, that every one may receive the proper things of the body, according as he hath done, whether it be good or evil.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower. All who come to him will live forever.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

26 And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,

27 And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not.

28 For the earth of itself bringeth forth fruit, first the blade, then the ear, afterwards the full corn in the ear.

29 And when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

30 And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?

31 It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth:

32 And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof.

33 And with many such parables, he spoke to them the word, according as they were able to hear.

34 And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.

God’s kingdom often begins in a form that seems small and hidden. A tender shoot is taken from the cedar; a seed is placed in the earth; a mustard seed disappears beneath the soil. Yet God gives the growth, and what begins quietly becomes a place of fruitfulness and shelter. The Lord brings down the high tree and raises the lowly one, showing that his work does not depend on outward appearance or human measure.

These readings teach us to walk by faith rather than by sight. We may not see how the word of Christ is taking root, in our own lives or in the life of the Church, but the seed is alive. Our task is faithful: to remain planted in the Lord’s house, to give thanks, and to labor to please Christ. In time, the hidden work bears fruit, and our lives can become a shelter where others encounter God’s mercy. The harvest belongs to him, while our daily obedience gives the seed room to grow.

Lord Jesus, Sower of the word, plant your kingdom deeply within me. When your work seems hidden or slow, keep me from discouragement and teach me to trust your faithfulness. Root me in your presence, so that I may grow in goodness and bear fruit through patient obedience. Help me walk by faith, live with an honest heart before your judgment, and become a place of welcome and peace for those around me. May my life give thanks for your mercy and quietly point to your righteousness. Bring to completion the seed you have planted in me. Amen.