June 16, 2024, Father’s Day, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)

Happy Father’s Day!

We thank God for all the men who fulfill a fatherly role in someone’s life. All fathers are — or should be — a reflection of the love of God the Father.

All fathers — natural fathers, stepfathers, and priests — must grow the Kingdom of Heaven.

In today’s Sunday gospel (Mark 4:26–34), Christ Jesus explains the parable of the mustard seed, which illustrates how God tends to work quietly, gradually, from the very small to the great.

“When it is sown in the ground,
is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.
But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants
and puts forth large branches,
so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.”