Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In this week's Encountering the Word video, Jeff Cavins discusses the significance of the parables of the weeds in the wheat, and the mustard seed in the Gospel reading for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time:

First Reading: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16
Second Reading: Romans 8:26-27
Alleluia: cf. Matthew 11:25
Gospel: Matthew 13:24-43