July 30

July 30, 2013 Tuesday of the 17th week in Ordinary Time

EX 33:7-11; 34:5B-9, 28  Moses goes to meeting tent, speaks and stays with Lord, wrote commandments on tablet.

PS 103:6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13  The Lord is kind and merciful.

MT 13:36-43  Jesus explains parable of weeds among the wheat in the field.

• Green of shirt, suspenders, and tie background:  the field
• Tie: column of cloud at meeting tent entrance (1st reading), children of the Kingdom (Gospel)

• Rock tie pin:  stone tablets of commandments
• "Angel" tie pin (below bus):  angels (Gospel)