16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A — 19 July 2026
Readings: Wisdom 12:13, 16–19; Romans 8:26–27; Matthew 13:24–43.
Reflecting on the parable of the wheat and the weeds, Fr. Ikwuka considers God’s patience in allowing good and evil to grow side by side until the harvest, and what that patience asks of believers tempted to judge or uproot prematurely.
Read the full homily on the SCCAI Substack: Fr. Ugochukwu Ikwuka’s Homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time