Matthew 13: 24-30: Weeds & The Wheat

Matthew 13: 24-30: Weeds & The Wheat

And Before Vatican II, “Why Did Churchmen Fall Asleep”

By: Eric Gajewski

“Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seeds in his field. [25] But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way. [26] And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle. [27] And the servants of the goodman of the house coming said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle? [28] And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up? [29] And he said: No, lest perhaps gathering up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it. [30] Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.”

This parable can be generally applied to the just and those evil but it can also be rightly applied to today’s crisis in the Catholic Church.  You wake up today and a good majority of you will arise in the morning next to neighbors who absolutely hate the Catholic Church and maybe even Christ Himself.  We are planted in this world amongst the cockle who, at least for now, will remain “growing alongside us”.  Having said that as we get closer to the great chastisements foretold at Fatima we know that the cockle will stand no chance from the fire which is coming from the heavens (mini reaping before end of the world).  In various revelations concerning the chastisements it is said that the angels stand by and await God’s Command to unleash certain disasters.  Thus, the analogy of the chastisements being a “preemptive reaping” is quite fitting but in a very loose sense.  God has willed it this way that you might keep the Faith, be a good example and evangelize those who are lost.  A Catholic’s definition as to those who are lost is (objectively speaking) anyone who is not Catholic.  Take a look around you Catholic?  How many are truly keeping the Faith both in the world and right here in the United States?  The answer, of course, is not many and thus the cockle grows.

A world without cockle?  Could you imagine a day without cockle in the world?  It is hard to imagine, however, as Catholics, we must understand that we are missing opportunities without the cockle.  Much like a married couple can grow in virtue by embracing the others faults, shortcomings and weaknesses, we too, can grow in holiness being surrounded by the cockle.  The cockle is not Catholic but are you satisfied with this?  I know those following the false religion of Vatican II are.  They believe in their modernist ecumenism that proselytism is nonsense.  Everybody is wheat in their eyes and yet we know this to be error.  It is quite amazing to think about a world which is nearly all Catholic but we know we must pass through another Great Test as a Church.  A Test wherein the eagles must remain hidden in the Great Tree            (Blessed Virgin Mary) if we are to escape God’s Wrath to come.  Where there is free will there will always remain a field of cockle.

While churchmen were asleep the enemy came in and oversowed the good seeds.  We now have a situation in the Church wherein the church authorities now label the FreeMasonry they teach as Catholic.  They say they have sowed “good seed” and that Vatican II is simply a “continuation” of that same seed of Christ.  This cannot be anymore ignorant or foolish.  Even Pope Paul the 6^th stated that the smoke of satan had entered the Church.  Now, we must understand that the seeds written into the Council itself were not good seeds.  They are Monsanto like and will slowly kill you if eaten.  If you do not know the Faith you will not know what you are looking for in the Council which would be identified as cockle.  You will notice how many survivalists will not eat Mushrooms out in the wilderness and for good reason.  It is a gamble in their estimation.  The same analogy applies to Vatican II.  Many will argue that the texts are 90-95 percent orthodox however, who, in their right mind, would eat something that is 10 percent poisonous?  The Vatican II texts were carefully (nefariously by the enemy) sown into the Council itself and now we literally have two religions growing side by side in the field of the Church.  The enemy was able to do this because we were asleep!  We didn’t know our Faith because we didn’t care and as the world turns more and more supposed Catholics turn to the world for direction instead of following Tradition.  We, now, sadly have, supposed “Catholics” voting for pro-abortion politician puppets.  Brethren, the “falling asleep” part is our fault for did not Our Lord say to watch and pray.  Stay awake and know your faith my friends.

 

The Cockle has grown out of control.  This new religion of Vatican II is beyond human means to suppress now.  Sadly, the NeoSSPX and other false traditionalist groups think they can, however, we know Gods true Plan which shall come from His Angry Hand.  Do not get me wrong we must daily teach those following Vatican II why they are persisting in error.  That is not the point but we have the answer from Our Lord Himself as to how we ought act in this current crisis.  . “And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up? And he said: No, lest perhaps gathering up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it.”  We must be careful in how we are defending ourselves against the Modernists.  We must watch our tongues and conduct lest we lose some of the wheat in the process.  

Suffer along with the cockle?  “Suffer both to grow until the harvest…”  Believe it or not you are going to suffer in this life either way.  The difference is those with Christ suffer and will be found in the end safe in His barn (heaven).  Those who take up suffering without the aid of grace and Christ will truly suffer forever.  We fail to forget that when we suffer, that is, when we move further away from self, we, ultimately expand our hearts in selfless love.  The cockle cannot do this.  They do not have the same makeup or ingredient as the wheat.  We are different because of Christ and not by any human measure.  Ironically, those who are afraid to suffer, due to self-love, may, in the end, become the cockle which it once grew next to.  Vatican II is only but a prelude or an appetizer of things to come.  Are you awake?  If not why not?  Lest the enemy sow further seeds of error into your belief structure which will ultimately cause you to be carried away in one of “those bundles”.

Just as this world currently so full of evil will one day end so too will Vatican II.  Those hidden in the Barn which we call Our Lady and Tradition will be found safe.

Parable found only in the first Gospel (Matthew 13). It is the story wherein the Kingdom of Heaven is likened to a farmer who sowed his field with good seed, and found later that his enemy had oversown it with cockle. Such is the nature of this noxious weed that even the practiced eye cannot detect its presence, nor distinguish it from the wheat until the crop is well advanced. The farmer’s servants would have gone immediately and uprooted the cockle, but the wise owner instructed them to suffer both to grow on to full harvest time, when the wheat could be safely gathered into his granaries and the worthless cockle bound into bundles and burned.
The evangelist has given no particulars as to the time or place for this parable. It was addressed not only to the disciples but to the multitudes. Many commentators think it was delivered from a little fishing boat just as was the parable of the “Sower” (Matthew 13).
Summarized the parable is this

• the sower is Christ
• the field is the world
• the good seed, the Disciples of Christ
• the cockle, those who live in sin
• the enemy, the devil and his agent
• the harvest, the end of the world
• the reapers, the angels
• the fire, hell
• the barn, heaven

The parable illustrates chiefly the origin, the continuance, and the end of evil in the Kingdom of Christ. The explanation of the parable furnishes its application as well. By application can be understood sin, the essence of all evil, in the Church of our day and in its members. The simile of sowing the cockle is often applied to bad example. Some of the Fathers of the Church have found in this similitude a rule for action in dealing with heretics.