Sexagesima, Sunday, February 16th, 2020

Sexagesima, Or the Second Sunday before Lent, 

February 16th, 2020

In the Eighth Chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke, we hear Our Blessed Saviour telling the parable of the Sower sowing his seed.   Our Lord begins the parable:  "A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way-side; . . . .  And some fell upon a rock;  . . . .  And some fell among thorns; . . . .  And other fell on good ground . . . ."  (St. Luke 8:4ff)  When Our Blessed Saviour told this parable He talked about the seed being sowed upon different types of ground.  I would like to ask a slightly different question, though:  What type of seeds do you sow?   Do we sow seeds of joy?  Or do we sow seeds of negativity?  Do we sow seeds of peace and contentment?   Some people either knowingly or unknowingly sow seeds of hatred and division.  What type of seeds do we sow?  For the Christian we are called to sow seeds of hope because Christ Our Saviour is our Hope.  He is the Hope for all the world.  And as such we are called to remind people that their Hope resides in Christ.  Do we sow seeds of love?  We know that Our Blessed Lord loves us.  He loves each one of us.  He freely chose to take our place on the Cross.  He did this out of love.  Do we sow seeds of love to the world around us?  St. Paul tells us:  "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal."  (I Corinthians 13:1)  Bear in mind that the word "charity" in the King James version actually means "love"  So, in other words, we can speak beautiful words and say all kinds of wonderful things but if we speak these words without love in our heart our words mean nothing.  Do we sow joy?  This is a big one for me.  Does the world get us all caught up in its' negativity and as a result do I pass along that same negativity to those around me?  Do I let the pressures of life affect me to the point that I become a "Negative Nellie" to those around me?  What kinds of seeds do I sow?  Are they good seeds or are they bad seeds?  God wants us to be His light in the world.  Do we show off God's light to those around us or does the darkness of the world show through us?  Again, we have to make the effort to remember who we are and Who we belong to.  We are children of the Most High.  We are sons and daughters of Our Heavenly Father.  We must never forget this fact.  I am convinced that Satan uses the world to divert our attention from God.  Thus, we must make a point to remember that although we live here on earth our true home is in Heaven.  What kinds of seeds do we sow as we go through life?

Mass is celebrated in the Chapel of Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the northwest side of Indianapolis.  Mass begins at 9:30 am.  Join us as we hear the Word of God preached from the King James Version of the Bible.  Listen to the Word of God speaking to you.   Spend time as God's family in solemn worship of God, taking time out of the busy schedule of life and devoting one hour to God.  And receive Our Blessed Lord in His Precious Body and Blood to help sustain us and nourish us for the journey called life.