How Does God's Kingdom Grow? – Tuesday, October 27, 2026 — Transcript

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1. 0:02May the peace of the Lord be with you
2. 0:03all as we bring to you the readings of
3. 0:06today's Holy Mass.
4. 0:09Let us now listen to the word of God.
5. 0:16October 27th, 2026.
6. 0:19Tuesday of the 30th week in ordinary
7. 0:21time.
8. 0:25>> Today is Tuesday, October 27th, 2026.
9. 0:30And Jesus compares the kingdom of God to
10. 0:32a tiny mustard seed and a small amount
11. 0:34of yeast.
12. 0:36Both images remind us that God's work
13. 0:38often begins quietly and grows in ways
14. 0:41we may not immediately see.
15. 0:44The readings invite us to trust God's
16. 0:46action in our lives and to allow his
17. 0:48love to transform our homes,
18. 0:50relationships, and daily choices.
19. 0:55As we place ourselves in the presence of
20. 0:57God and open our hearts to his living
21. 1:00word.
22. 1:00>> [music]
23. 1:01>> In the name of the Father and of the Son
24. 1:04and of the Holy Spirit.
25. 1:06Amen.
26. 1:10Lord our God, help us trust the quiet
27. 1:12work of your grace in our lives.
28. 1:15Teach us to be faithful in small things
29. 1:18and patient when we do not immediately
30. 1:21see the results.
31. 1:22May your love grow within us and
32. 1:24transform our homes, relationships, and
33. 1:28daily actions.
34. 1:29Through Christ our Lord.
35. 1:31Amen.
36. 1:35Contextual insight to the first reading.
37. 1:39Saint Paul teaches that Christian
38. 1:41relationships should be shaped by mutual
39. 1:43reverence for Christ and self-giving
40. 1:46love.
41. 1:47He uses marriage as an image of the
42. 1:49profound relationship between Christ and
43. 1:51the church, emphasizing love, care, and
44. 1:55sacrifice.
45. 1:56The reading reminds us that genuine
46. 1:58Christian love seeks the good of the
47. 2:00other rather than simply demanding what
48. 2:02we want.
49. 2:06>> A reading from the letter of St. Paul to
50. 2:08the Ephesians.
51. 2:12Be subject to one another in the fear of
52. 2:15Christ.
53. 2:16Women should be subject to their
54. 2:18husbands as to the Lord.
55. 2:21For the husband is the head of the wife,
56. 2:23just as Christ is the head of the
57. 2:25church.
58. 2:27He is the savior of his body.
59. 2:30Therefore, just as the church is subject
60. 2:32to Christ, so also let wives be subject
61. 2:35to their husbands in all [music] things.
62. 2:38Husbands, love your wives, just as
63. 2:41Christ also loved the church and handed
64. 2:44himself over for her, so that he might
65. 2:46sanctify her, cleansing her by the
66. 2:48washing of water in the word of life, so
67. 2:51that he might present to himself a
68. 2:52glorious church, not having a stain or
69. 2:55wrinkle or anything of this kind, but so
70. 2:58that she would be holy and immaculate.
71. 3:01So,
72. 3:02too, husbands should love their wives as
73. 3:05their own bodies.
74. 3:07He who loves his wife loves himself.
75. 3:11For no one has ever hated his own flesh,
76. 3:13but instead he nourishes and cherishes
77. 3:16it,
78. 3:16>> [music]
79. 3:16>> as Christ also does for the church.
80. 3:20For we are parts of his body, of his
81. 3:22flesh and of his bones.
82. 3:25For this reason, a man shall leave
83. 3:27behind his father and mother, and
84. 3:29[music] he shall cling to his wife, and
85. 3:32the two shall be one flesh.
86. 3:34This is a great [music] sacrament,
87. 3:37and I am speaking in Christ and in the
88. 3:40church. [music]
89. 3:41Nevertheless, each one of you should
90. 3:43love his wife as himself, and a woman
91. 3:46should fear her husband.
92. 3:49The word of the Lord.
93. 3:54>> Contextual insight to the responsorial
94. 3:56Psalm.
95. 3:58Psalm 128 [music] describes the blessing
96. 4:01that comes to those who fear the Lord
97. 4:03and walk in his ways.
98. 4:06It presents a picture of family life,
99. 4:08fruitful work, and peace flowing from a
100. 4:10life centered on God.
101. 4:13The Psalm reminds us that God's blessing
102. 4:15often becomes visible through the
103. 4:17ordinary goodness of faithful daily
104. 4:19living.
105. 4:23>> Responsorial Psalm.
106. 4:25The response [music] is
107. 4:27Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
108. 4:33Blessed are all those who fear the Lord,
109. 4:35who walk in his ways.
110. 4:37For you will eat from the labors of your
111. 4:39hands.
112. 4:41Blessed are you, and it will be well
113. 4:42with you.
114. 4:45Blessed are [music] those who fear the
115. 4:46Lord.
116. 4:49Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
117. 4:51at the sides of your house.
118. 4:53Your sons will be like new plants of
119. 4:55olives around your table.
120. 4:58Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
121. 5:02Behold, so shall the man be blessed who
122. 5:05fears the Lord.
123. 5:07May the Lord bless you from Zion,
124. 5:09>> [music]
125. 5:09>> and may you see the good things of
126. 5:10Jerusalem during all the days of your
127. 5:12life.
128. 5:14Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
129. 5:19>> Contextual insight to the Gospel.
130. 5:23Jesus compares the kingdom of God to a
131. 5:26mustard seed and to yeast mixed into
132. 5:28flour.
133. 5:30Both images emphasize how something
134. 5:32small can gradually produce something
135. 5:34much greater.
136. 5:36The Gospel teaches us to trust that
137. 5:38God's grace can work quietly within
138. 5:40individuals, families, communities, and
139. 5:43the world until until effects become
140. 5:46visible.
141. 5:49>> Alleluia. Alleluia.
142. 5:52Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven
143. 5:55and earth. You have revealed to little
144. 5:57ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
145. 6:00Alleluia. Alleluia.
146. 6:05A reading from the holy gospel according
147. 6:07to St. Luke.
148. 6:11And he said, "To what is the kingdom of
149. 6:14God similar?
150. 6:16And to what shall I compare it?
151. 6:18It is like a grain of mustard seed,
152. 6:21which a man took and cast into his
153. 6:23[music] garden.
154. 6:24And it grew, and it became a great tree,
155. 6:27and the birds of the air rested in its
156. 6:29branches. [music]
157. 6:31And again, he said, "To what shall I
158. 6:33compare the kingdom of God?
159. 6:36It is similar to leaven,
160. 6:37>> [music]
161. 6:37>> which a woman took and hid in three
162. 6:39measures of wheat flour until it was
163. 6:42entirely leavened."
164. 6:45The gospel of the Lord.
165. 6:49>> Reflection of today's liturgy.
166. 6:53In today's gospel, Jesus asks what the
167. 6:56kingdom of God is like.
168. 6:58Instead of giving a complicated
169. 7:00explanation, he uses two very ordinary
170. 7:03images, a mustard seed and yeast.
171. 7:06One begins as something tiny and grows
172. 7:10into something significant.
173. 7:12The other disappears into the dough, yet
174. 7:14quietly transforms the whole mixture.
175. 7:18Jesus is teaching us something important
176. 7:21about how God often works.
177. 7:24We sometimes expect God to work
178. 7:26dramatically.
179. 7:28We want immediate answers to our
180. 7:30prayers, instant changes in our
181. 7:32circumstances, [music] and visible signs
182. 7:34that everything is moving in the right
183. 7:36direction.
184. 7:38But the kingdom often grows quietly.
185. 7:41A small act of kindness, a sincere
186. 7:44prayer, a decision to forgive, a word of
187. 7:47encouragement, or a simple act of
188. 7:49service may seem insignificant at the
189. 7:51moment. Yet, God can use these small
190. 7:53beginnings to accomplish something much
191. 7:55greater.
192. 7:57This is also why we should never
193. 7:59underestimate the value of our ordinary
194. 8:01lives.
195. 8:02>> [snorts]
196. 8:03>> We may not preach to crowds or
197. 8:05accomplish extraordinary things, but we
198. 8:07can bring God's kingdom into our home
199. 8:10through patience, understanding,
200. 8:12sacrifice, [snorts]
201. 8:13and love.
202. 8:14A parent who patiently cares for a
203. 8:16child, a spouse who chooses forgiveness,
204. 8:20a friend who listens, or a person who
205. 8:22quietly helps someone in need may be
206. 8:24participating in God's work in ways that
207. 8:27will never make headlines.
208. 8:29Saint Paul gives us a practical example
209. 8:32of this kind of transforming love.
210. 8:35He calls Christians to mutual respect
211. 8:38and self-giving love, especially within
212. 8:41marriage.
213. 8:42His teaching points toward a love that
214. 8:44does not simply ask, "What can I
215. 8:47receive?"
216. 8:48but asks, "How can I give myself for the
217. 8:50good of another?"
218. 8:52This kind of love may begin quietly, but
219. 8:55when practiced [music] consistently, it
220. 8:57can transform an entire household.
221. 9:00The responsorial Psalm also reminds us
222. 9:03that God's blessings often appear in
223. 9:05ordinary things, work, family,
224. 9:08relationships, and daily life.
225. 9:11We do not always recognize holiness
226. 9:14because we expect it to look
227. 9:15extraordinary. [music]
228. 9:17But God can build his kingdom through
229. 9:19the simple things we do faithfully
230. 9:21[music] every day.
231. 9:22What matters is not always how
232. 9:24impressive an action appears, but
233. 9:26whether it is done [music] with love and
234. 9:29faithfulness.
235. 9:31Today, let us not become discouraged
236. 9:33because our efforts seem small.
237. 9:36Perhaps the prayer we offer seems too
238. 9:38simple.
239. 9:39Perhaps the kindness we give seems
240. 9:41unnoticed.
241. 9:43Perhaps the change we are trying to make
242. 9:44in ourselves seems painfully slow.
243. 9:48Trust the work of God.
244. 9:49Like the mustard seed and the yeast,
245. 9:52grace can be doing something beneath the
246. 9:54surface that we cannot yet see.
247. 9:57Let us remain faithful, patient,
248. 9:59>> [music]
249. 10:00>> and loving knowing that God can
250. 10:02transform small acts of faith into
251. 10:05something beautiful for his kingdom.
252. 10:12Let us pray.
253. 10:16Lord Jesus, help us trust the quiet work
254. 10:19of your grace.
255. 10:21Give us patience when our efforts seem
256. 10:23small and courage to remain faithful
257. 10:26when we cannot see the results.
258. 10:29May our prayers, sacrifices, kindness,
259. 10:33and love become seeds through which your
260. 10:35kingdom grows in our homes and in the
261. 10:37lives of others.
262. 10:39Jesus, we trust in you.
263. 10:41Amen.
264. 10:46Never think that a small act of love is
265. 10:48insignificant. [music]
266. 10:50In God's hands, a small seed can become
267. 10:53a great tree and a little yeast can
268. 10:55transform the whole dough.
269. 10:59Let us remain faithful in the ordinary
270. 11:01things God places before us each day.
271. 11:05May our homes, relationships, work, and
272. 11:08simple acts of kindness become places
273. 11:10where his kingdom quietly grows.
274. 11:13In the name of the Father and of the Son
275. 11:16and of the Holy Spirit.
276. 11:18Amen.
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