SATURDAY OF THE SIXTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Gospel (Mt 13:24-30) - The Word of God for Everyone

SATURDAY OF THE SIXTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Gospel (Mt 13:24-30) Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds. "The Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. The slaves of the householder came to him and said, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?' He answered, 'An enemy has done this.' His slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?' He replied, 'No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, "First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn."'" The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God for Everyone Dear People of God, In today's Gospel, Jesus Christ teaches everyone: The Kingdom of Heaven and Hell are real. What is the Kingdom of Heaven? The Kingdom of Heaven is the Kingdom of God. It is the most peaceful and happiest place, the place to have eternal life with God, the final destination that people yearn to find. So does the Kingdom of God have bad things? The answer is that the Kingdom of God is a beautiful, bright, holy, happy place. The Kingdom of God has no evil, no pain, no suffering, where everything is good. Why is it, that when living on earth, people have not yet reached the Kingdom of Heaven but have to wait until God the Father calls them out of this world, to know whether their soul will enter the Kingdom of Heaven or go to hell? God the Father said, people living in this world must go through a long, spiritual battle with Satan. Satan is the weeds, and will live and be present invisibly among the wheat. The wheats are the images of the good humans being created by God the Father. People have two choices: one is to follow God, the other is to follow Satan. If you follow God, you will enter the Kingdom of Heaven with Him; According to Satan, God gives freedom, but when He calls us out of this world, each person will have to suffer judgment for their choice. The Word of God today warns everyone: The Kingdom of Heaven is real, hell is real. When God calls people out of this earth, He will separate the wheat from the weeds: who follows God and who follows Satan. Whoever follows God will enjoy eternal happiness and glory with God the Father. Whoever follows Satan will have to go to hell, a dark place, burned by unquenchable fire, suffering eternally because the soul always longs to see the face of God the Father but cannot see Him. This is the word of God made known to man: whoever has ears to hear will hear. Thanks be to God. Amen