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POPE LEO XIV at the ANGELUS in Castel Gandolfo at Liberty Square - Piazza della Libertà (Castel Gandolfo) on the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 12 July 2026 ___________________________________ FULL TEXT of Pope Leo XIV: Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! In today’s liturgy, the Evangelist Matthew presents us with the Parable of the Sower (cf. Mt 13:1–23), which describes the generosity and trust with which God sows his Word in our hearts and his power in us. Jesus himself, the Word made flesh, who gave his life for our salvation, is the seed that the Father continues to sow throughout the world so that, by dying, he may bear much fruit (cf. Jn 12:24). It is true that sometimes he finds in us hard and unresponsive soil, at other times distracted soil, like the beaten path, the rocky ground, or the thorny bushes. Yet there are also moments when he finds receptive and fertile ground, and then miracles of love are set in motion that have the power to transform everyth...