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A Poem to Sit With
Fifteenth Sunday
in Ordinary Time A
July 16, 2017
J. Janda
Reading I: Isaiah 55:10-11
Responsorial Psalm: 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14
Reading II: Romans 8:18-23
Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23

Blessed are your eyes, because they see,
and your ears, because they hear (Gospel)

But if you
don’t open
your eyes

and you don’t
open your ears

or taste things
or touch things
or smell things

well then
you will never
know me

all that I
do
is to show
my love for you


J. Janda

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J. Janda’s poems have appeared in newspapers, magazines, anthologies, and literary publications, as well as in books of his own poetry.
Copyright © 2000, J. Janda
The present poem comes from the Janda's book, IN EMBRACE.
Art by Martin Erspamer, OSB
from Religious Clip Art for the Liturgical Year (A, B, and C). This art may be reproduced only by parishes who purchase the collection in book or CD-ROM form. For more information go http://www.ltp.org
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