Fr. Douglas Hunter
@frdouglashunter
Father Douglas Hunter serves as a priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
In today's Gospel, Jesus shares two parables, comparing the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed growing into a great bush and to a small batch of yeast leavening a whole batch of flour (cf. Matthew 13:31-35).
In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray and tells them to be persistent in prayer. He assures them that the Father will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him (cf. Luke 11:1-13).
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable of a householder who sows good seeds in his field. The enemy sows weeds among the good seeds, but the householder allows the weeds to grow with the wheat. When it comes time for the harvest, the wheat is harvested into the householder's…
God keeps his promise to us and so must we keep our promise to him.
Cardinal Pizzaballa praying at the spot where Jesus was prepared for burial
Saint James the Greater, the brother of John the Evangelist. He was beheaded by order of Herod of Agrippa. He is known as James "the Greater" to distinguish him from the other Apostle by the same name. He is the patron saint of Spain. ow.ly/Jvtp50Wpj9I
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Gospel of the Day (Matthew 20:20-28) "Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave." vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the…