SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR A
Readings
First: I Kings 3:5, 7-12 - The Lord appears to Solomon in a dream - Solomon asks for wisdom and a heart to understand discerning between good and evil. It pleased the Lord that Solomon asked for this, not for riches for himself
Psalm 118 - Lord how I love your law / My part I have resolved O Lord / Let your love be ready to console me / This is why I love your commands / Your will is wonderful indeed.
Second: Romans 8: 28-30 - God co-operates with all those who love him ... they are the ones who he indended to become true images of his Son.
Gospel: Matthew 13: 44-52 - The parable of the treasure in the field ... the one who finds it sells everything he owns and buys the field. The parable of the pearl merchant ... parable of the dragnet cast into the sea - this is how it will be at the end of time, the angels will separate the good from the wicked. - Jesus uses all these parables to illustrate what the kingdom of Heaven is like.
Themes
Wisdom. Discernment - good judgement. Seeking God, who is the treasure we have found.
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Picture: "Dream of Solomon" (c 1694-1695), by Luca Giordano (-1705), in Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Public Domain.
