Padre David Herrera - July 12 (en español)

St. Philip Catholic Church: have start with something that usually in our mass, and that is the baptism. Sometimes we can ask but Father, why do to baptism during the mass if this will make the mass But there is something necessary for the Church to ask us the baptism during the mass. And that is because We are welcoming two new in our community. And it's not something private, it's something that should make happy. It should fill us with joy to know that our church, that our community is growing. And that's why the baptism is done in the mass so that everyone can see how the community grows. but especially so that everyone prays these new members who are going to become in a few moments. Believe me, mass can last 5 or 10 minutes more for that, but right now that the World how many don't we wait for the 15 or 30 extra that they in the game? And then we don't complain. But that's it's about, to that welcome to these Akalavis Sebastian today to our community. And rejoice, because it something private, it is something that must fill with happiness and keep them in prayer to their parents and godparents. Because we all know how society is right now, then parents and godparents have a responsibility. You have to be that example of faith for your children, for your grandchildren. They will have another example of faith but that you and the people around you. And that goes for all the family fathers who are here, for all the godparents who are here, who have been godparents of a child. The question especially with today's is what kind of seed and soil are your children to your godchildren? Because We to the Gospel, it's one of the longest Gospels we have. We had the option of brief but it's important to listen to the complete form because Jesus explains the Gospel to and you could say, well Father, Jesus already explained the Gospel to what else can you And it's true. But there's a very interesting about this, because if you have planted and sown, We heard that this sander buys seeds. And these seeds should be too expensive And what kind of sander buys expensive and only water them wherever? You could say that the sander doesn't know what he's doing. Or you who have a garden or who sow things, do buy seeds? ⁓ and them in the entire garden they have. No, they make a special and they sure plant the seeds in a good But nevertheless, we have to understand that the seeder of this parable is God himself, is Jesus himself. And that which is being planted is the Word of God. It's that love of God in us. And not that the sower doesn't know what he's doing, but the sower wants to everything from him. And he's to sow wherever wants, because he does the places that maybe he can't give something. Because the sower loves so much that he's going to planting seeds. Even in those places where wouldn't think that God could be. And the question for us today, we hear four answers to what was sown. We hear four answers, four reactions to what those seeds are. Which of those four reactions today, this moment, we have the word? And it's that reaction that we would like to If the Lord comes today and gives us His word, what is our reaction to everything that we into our hearts? Because may be that maybe our soil, only the seed falls on the ground, the road. And as Jesus is when we hear the word but we do understand it, when we ignore it. Maybe the circumstances of life have our ears close to the message of God in our lives. Or maybe it's also planted in rocky And this is basically when we hear the word of God, we accept it with joy. But what happens? Some difficulties come from life, some illness Something into our lives and we start to away. And this happens especially when we the sacraments. We receive the sacraments, and then something and we move away. It to those who start the process Rika. They come, receive the sacraments, but something happens in their lives, some tribulation, some difficulty. Life becomes more difficult because we are following God. So what do we do? We begin to forget God. Our soil becomes that rocky that does let it fruit. Or we can be that it is planted among thorns. What are those thorns of our life? Because Jesus does say sin, but Jesus says the worry of life. the worry of tomorrow, and the seduction or persecution of riches. That suffocates our spiritual life. Sin does the same, but that worry of what will happen tomorrow, of what is going to happen, the anxieties of day day, and trying to the best things, to seek riches in the world, little by little suffocates our spiritual life. And the fourth reaction is the one we are called to today. That good where they are sown and bear fruit. It where we receive the word of God and our lives change. There is a change, there is an action. We become missionaries of God. We take God to our families, our jobs, with our friends. And we him in a way of how we with them. how we behave. Our way of living tells others that we are living according to God. And we begin to plant those seeds in our families, with our friends, in our jobs, and little by little we begin to bear fruit. That is what the is inviting us today, to start this process to to a better ground when reflect where we are and where we want to And my dear brothers, you say, but Father, that is something very difficult. Look at the saints. The saints began their process and reached a good where the Lord sown in them His love, that word. And look at the fruit they given, that after thousands of 100 years, thousands of years that have already passed with our God, continue to turn people That is our purpose. For that we are made to help each other, to convert others. And sometimes we say, Father, I do this for others, this others, and I see nothing. You that we only have to give the example to plant that seed in others and let God see Maybe those words you said to your friend, to that person who moved away, maybe you don't see a change today, but maybe in a year, in a week, in a few months, those words resonate in your heart and start to bear fruit. How many times have we invited people to retreat and they us no. But after years, they on a retreat for that initial Dear brothers, today we are called We are called to start our process, that good ground, and reflect where we are, what is our reaction to the Word of God. May our example of life the way we behave, let's begin to more people to the divine of the Father, and little by little we that abundant and will be to find ourselves in eternal