(WORD, THEMES AND PROMISES) READINGS (Cycle A, Year II) July 5 2026 – Zec 9:9-10/ Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14/ Rom 8:9, 11-13/ Mt 11:25-30 July 12 2026 – Is 55:10-11/ Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14/ Rom 8:18-23/ Mt 13:1-23 July 19 2026 – Wis 12:13, 16-19/ Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16/ Rom 8:26-27/ Mt 13:24-43 July 26 2026 – I Kgs 3:5, 7-12/ Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130/ Rom 8:28-30/ Mt 13:44-52 COMMUNITY WORD God’s Kingdom grows in us as we live a fruitful life in Christ. ORDER “Those he predestined he also called; and those he called he also justified; and those he justified he also glorified.” (Rom 8:30) PROPHECY 1. I am the Way; abide in Me, and you will bear fruit in My kingdom. 2. Know that I will carry your burdens as you find rest in My comforting heart. 3. Go, plant good seeds, and reap a fruitful harvest. DIRECTIONS 1. Pray without ceasing as you lay your burdens before God. 2. Strive to do good and give thanks even in difficult times. 3. Let your deeds of humility and love bring blessings to those around you. 4. Remain steadfast in planting seeds of evangelization through our encounter programs and LSS, and gather an abundant harvest. THEME AND PROMISE (with identified Communitarian Value, Virtue or Spirituality) Week#1 (Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) Theme: We live a fruitful life in Christ when we find rest in His gentle and life-giving presence. (Dependence on God, Humility, Trust, Resting in/ Surrender to Christ) Promise:“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Mt 11:28) Week#2 (Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) Theme: We live a fruitful life in Christ as we receive God’s Word and let it grow deep in our hearts. (Love for God’s Word, Receptivity, Obedience, Word-centered Life, Fruitfulness) Promise: “The seed sown on rich soil… bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.” (Mt 13:23) Week#3 (Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) Theme: We live a fruitful life in Christ when we trust in God’s wisdom, righteousness, and mercy. (Trust in God’s Mercy, Providence and Timing, Patience, Faith, Spirit-led Life) Promise: “The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” (Mt 13:43) Week#4 (Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) Theme: We live a fruitful life in Christ when we treasure God’s Kingdom like the pearl of great price. (Love for God above all, Detachment, Devotion to God’s Kingdom) Promise: “We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” (Rom 8:28)
