Angelus: As the sower Jesus performs a spiritual
radiography of our heart
(Vatican Radio) During his Angelus address on Sunday to the
pilgrims and tourists who braved the heat in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis
recalled the Gospel reading of the day, the famous parable of the sower.
The Pope explained that the sower is Jesus, but the parable
itself, the Pope went on to say concerns us, as it speaks of the soil and not
the sower.
The Holy Father noted that “Jesus performs, so to speak, a
"spiritual radiography" of our heart”, which is the ground upon which
the seed of the Word falls. Our heart, he added, "is like the soil, it can
be good when the Word bears fruit, but it can also be hard, and
waterproof."
Pope Francis also described how in between these forms of
soil, there are two types of land. The first, he said, is a stony ground
where the seed cannot put down deep roots. This, the Pope added, “is the
superficial heart that welcomes the Lord, wants to pray, love and testify, but
does not persevere..."
The Holy Father continued, then “there is the thorny ground,
full of rocks that suffocate the good plants." This form of soil, he said,
was the world seduced by wealth and greed, adding that the rocks were the vices
that inhabit a person’s heart.
With the Lord’s help, underlined Pope Francis, we can
reclaim the land in the form of confession and prayer that removes the stones
and thorns and purifies our hearts.
During his address the Holy Father remembered the Blessed
Virgin of Mount Carmel, who is celebrated on July 16th.
(Lydia O'Kane)
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