Religious Education 

WEEKEND GOSPEL 

GOSPEL       Matthew 13:1-9

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

A sower went out to sow

Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside, but such crowds gathered round him that he got into a boat and sat there. The people all stood on the beach, and he told them many things in parables.

He said, ‘Imagine a sower going out to sow. As he sowed, some seeds fell on the edge of the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Others fell on patches of rock where they found little soil and sprang up straight away, because there was no depth of earth; but as soon as the sun came up they were scorched and, not having any roots, they withered away. Others fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Others fell on rich soil and produced their crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Listen, anyone who has ears!’

 A beginning point for discussion of this week's Gospel with children:

Who has ever grown a plant from a seed? What happened?

What do seeds need if they are to grow into a plant?

Where did the farmer sow the seed in today’s gospel?

Why didn’t some of the seed grow?

The seed is like the word of God wanting to be planted in us.

How can we become the ‘good ground’ so it can grow in us?