Let the Word of God Take Root in You - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon

Friends, on this Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we continue our reading of the Gospel of Matthew. In chapter 13, Jesus gives a series of seven very memorable parables, the first four having to do with the growth of the kingdom of God. The first of these, which we’re reading from today, is the parable of the sower. What do we hear? That it’s never a question of God being reticent or holding back his grace. The problem comes from our side: We block the word of God, setting up obstacles to it that prevent it from taking root. There’s the drama, if you want, of the spiritual life. Mass Readings: Reading 1 — Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm — Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 Reading 2 — Romans 8:18-23 Gospel — Matthew 13:1-23 ——VIDEO LINKS——— The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist:    • The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharis...   The Glorious Mysteries:    • The Glorious Mysteries   A Declaration of Dependence on God | Rededicate 250 Reflection:    • A Declaration of Dependence on God | Reded...   ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/31LV1sn Word on Fire Institute Channel:    / @word-on-fire   Word on Fire en Español Channel:    / @wof-es   ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ Word on Fire Español: https://www.wordonfire.org/es/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Help Bishop Barron continue to produce videos like this: https://bit.ly/3QSvGpo Word on Fire Store: https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/