pearl of great price

In our Gospel today, we reach the end of our three-week meditation on St Matthew's chapter 13, the third of Christ's discourses on the "Kingdom parables". The first two of our parables today follow a similar pattern: something of value is found, its value surpasses all else they possess,...

For the third Sunday in a row, we hear Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew Chapter 13.  This Sunday we hear the two briefest parables:  the labourer in the field who discovers a hidden treasure, and the pearl merchant who finds a pearl of great price....