Here are some of the main themes that surface in the Mass readings for the 16th Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Wisdom: 12:13,16-19

• God is the source of all might and justice who judges with clemency.
• The Lord teaches the people that those who are just must also be kind and seek repentance.

Psalm – 86:5-6,9-10,15,16

• “Lord, you are good and forgiving.”
• God, who is merciful and gracious, abounds in kindness toward all who plead for help.

2nd Reading – Romans 8:26-27

• The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness, even when we do not know how to pray.
• God’s will is that the Spirit will intercede for us.

Gospel – Matthew 13:24-43

• Jesus offers three parables: about weeds in a wheat field, a mustard seed, and yeast mixed into wheat flour.
• The Lord then explains to the disciples about the parable of the weeds and the wheat.

Mass Readings – 16th Sunday of the Year

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