{"id":5692,"date":"2026-07-03T16:22:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inquietar.com\/lectio-divina-14th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-come-to-me-and-i-will-give-you-rest\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T16:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:22:44","slug":"lectio-divina-14th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-come-to-me-and-i-will-give-you-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inquietar.com\/en\/lectio-divina-14th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-come-to-me-and-i-will-give-you-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectio Divina 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Come to Me and I Will Give You Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time \u00b7 Matthew 11:25-30<\/p>\n

Come to me and I will give you rest<\/em><\/h1>\n

My yoke is easy<\/p>\n

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We share with you the Lectio Divina for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time<\/strong>, Cycle A, on the Gospel of Matthew 11:25-30<\/strong>: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” A guided prayer in five steps\u2014Lectio, Meditatio, Oratio, Contemplatio, and Communicatio\u2014in the Augustinian Recollect style, for praying alone or in community. <\/p>\n

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Invocation<\/p>\n

Come, Holy Spirit<\/h2>\n
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Come, Holy Spirit,
\nby whom is sanctified
\nevery devout soul
\nwho believes in Christ
\nto become a citizen
\nof the city of God.<\/p>\n

Come, Holy Spirit,
\nmake us receive
\nthe movements of God,
\nplace your fire within us,
\nenlighten us and raise us up to God.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Saint Augustine (en. Ps. 45, 8 \u00b7 Serm. 128, 4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Biblical Text<\/p>\n

Matthew 11:25-30<\/h2>\n

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time<\/p>\n

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At that time, Jesus exclaimed: “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children! Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Father has placed all things in my hands. No one knows the Son except the Father; no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Word of the Lord<\/p>\n

R\/ Glory to you, Lord Jesus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lectio<\/p>\n

What the text says<\/h2>\n

Saint Augustine \u00b7 Sermon 96, 1<\/p>\n

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Hard and heavy seems the Lord’s precept according to which whoever wishes to follow him must deny himself. But what he commands is not hard or heavy when he helps us do what he commands\u2026 Charity makes sweet what the precepts have of harshness. We know what great things love accomplishes. <\/p>\n

Often this love is reprehensible and lascivious: what great calamities men have suffered, through what dishonors they have had to pass and endure to reach the object of their love! Whether it be a lover of money, that is, a miser; or a lover of public office, that is, an ambitious person; or a lover of beautiful bodies, that is, a lustful person. But who can enumerate all the loves? Consider, however, how much all lovers toil and yet do not feel the toil; and they take on more toil when someone prevents them from suffering those very toils. <\/p>\n

If, therefore, most men are as their loves are, one should be concerned in life with nothing other than choosing what to love. Why are you surprised that he who loves Christ and wants to follow him, by the force of that very love, denies himself? For if, by loving himself, man loses himself, by denying himself, he finds himself again at once. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Saint Thomas of Villanova<\/p>\n

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“Learn from me,” he tells us. Let us hear, brothers, the lesson we must learn from such an excellent teacher. Let us learn, not the power of majesty nor the strength of divinity, but gentleness and humility<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Commentary<\/p>\n

The simplicity of the Son’s heart<\/h2>\n
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A child depends on their parents. They keep them alive, care for them, and teach them. To a great extent, their existence depends on them. This is the same relationship that Jesus lives with his Father<\/strong> and the kind of relationship every Christian is called to imitate. <\/p>\n

Throughout life, as a consequence of sin, we cling to various yokes: those of success, recognition, power, appearance, or performance, which promise freedom. However, all they produce is anxiety and dissatisfaction. <\/p>\n

Jesus proposes a different path. He does not eliminate the demands of discipleship, for it involves renunciation, conversion, and the cross. The difference is that this yoke is born from the Son’s love for the Father. It does not enslave, but liberates<\/strong>. Therefore, although it remains a yoke, it is light: whoever takes up the cross does not carry it alone, but accompanied by Christ and sustained by the community. <\/p>\n

The simple ones, the little ones to whom Jesus refers at the beginning of the Gospel, are those who live an authentic filial relationship with the Father, regardless of their age, social position, or intellectual level. They are those who, like small children, recognize how much they depend on God’s love to walk the path of the cross. <\/p>\n

The Gospel invites us to examine our interior and contemplate how our heart is. It is not about falling into childishness, but about cultivating simplicity of heart<\/strong>: recognizing ourselves as children of an infinitely loving Father who always cares for us. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Meditatio<\/p>\n

What the text says to me<\/h2>\n

“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Intellectual pride, looking down on others, feeling superior\u2026 are symptoms of a wounded heart that knows little, or nothing, of God, even though it claims to know him. The child’s heart must be available, humble, and attentive to the Father. Truth is received as a child receives a gift<\/strong>: with gratitude, trust, and simplicity; not as a conquest. <\/p>\n

What pride, security, or self-sufficiency prevents me from truly listening to God?<\/p>\n

“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The rest that Jesus promises does not consist in the absence of difficulties. His yoke is to learn from him, remain united to him, and let his gentleness and humility transform our heart. It does not eliminate life’s burdens: it turns them into a path of communion<\/strong> and an opportunity to love and serve. To rest is to live in the certainty that we never walk alone. <\/p>\n

Where do I seek my rest: in God or in the passing securities of the world?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Testimony<\/p>\n

Lives restless<\/em> for God<\/h2>\n

The return to community<\/p>\n

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At the beginning of 2020, with the arrival of the pandemic, I distanced myself from the parish and stopped persevering in my community. I had just received the sacrament of Confirmation and was taking my first steps in parish life; I was eager to continue growing in faith and serving God, but that whole process was put on pause. <\/p>\n

At the end of 2021, the opportunity arose to help with First Communion and Confirmation ceremonies, for which I gladly accepted the invitation without imagining that, through that small service, God was calling me again<\/strong>; and little by little I was reuniting with him and rediscovering the joy of belonging to a community.<\/p>\n

The following year I began my journey of service as a catechist and, since then, I have remained persevering in my Santa Rita de Casia community. This time has allowed me to strengthen my faith, learn to trust more in God, and understand that serving is not just performing a task, but letting him first transform our heart<\/strong> so we can then share his love with others. <\/p>\n

Today I give thanks to the Lord because what seemed like a simple invitation ended up being the means by which I returned to his side. He has taught me that, when we respond with a simple heart, trust in his will, and put ourselves at his service, he always guides us along the path he has prepared for us. <\/p>\n

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Silvana Fern\u00e1ndez<\/p>\n

JAR Santa Rita de Casia \u00b7 Chiclayo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prayer<\/p>\n

What I say to God<\/h2>\n
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Listen to Christ who tells you:
\n“Come to me, you who are weary.”<\/p>\n

You will not end your weariness by fleeing.<\/p>\n

Do you prefer, perhaps, to flee from him,
\ninstead of taking refuge in him?<\/p>\n

If you decide the former,
\nfind yourself a place to flee to first,
\nand then flee.<\/p>\n

I call upon you, O God.<\/p>\n

If, on the contrary,
\nyou cannot flee from him,
\nbecause he is present wherever you go,
\nthen run and take refuge in God.<\/p>\n

Yes, take refuge in him.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Saint Augustine (Serm. 69, 3.4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Contemplatio<\/p>\n

Make me remember you, Lord<\/h2>\n
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In silence<\/p>\n

we remain in his presence
\n\u2026 and we imagine<\/p>\n

We hear:<\/p>\n

“Come to me, you who are weary and burdened.”<\/p>\n

You carry in your heart things that weigh:<\/p>\n

worries, weariness, wounds, uncertainties\u2026<\/p>\n

You give him all of that.<\/p>\n

You receive his yoke:<\/p>\n

it is light, easy,<\/p>\n

it helps you walk better.<\/p>\n

Remain in his presence.<\/p>\n

The path is the same,<\/p>\n

it is lived differently.<\/p>\n

It allows you to rest in him.<\/p>\n

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To contemplate is to fix our gaze on our interior, where God dwells.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Communicatio<\/p>\n

In community<\/h2>\n

In him we are all one<\/p>\n

The love received interiorly becomes communion and mercy.<\/p>\n

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“Jesus invites me to have a heart\u2026”<\/strong><\/p>\n

transformed, simple, surrendered, humble, healed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Today I wish to give the Lord the weight of\u2026”<\/strong><\/p>\n

my pretensions, pride, wounds, resentments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Restless we go out;
\nin you we walk;
\ntogether we follow you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prayer<\/p>\n

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Thank you, my Lord,
\nfor all that you have granted me
\nand inspired in me at this moment.<\/p>\n

I desire that my restless heart
\nnot cease to burn
\nuntil finally
\nit finds you,
\nthe one and true love.<\/p>\n

May everything be
\nfor the greater glory of your name,
\nall being one soul
\nand one heart
\ndirected toward you,
\nour God.<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prayer<\/p>\n

For Vocations<\/h2>\n
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Lord our God,
\nmay the cry of your voice reach many.<\/p>\n

May they rise up and live united in you.<\/p>\n

Prepare their hearts with your Word,
\nso that they may be ready
\nto evangelize the poor
\nand care for your abundant harvest.<\/p>\n

Lord, may all those called
\nto the Augustinian Recollect<\/strong> life
\nhear your voice
\nand be able to fulfill your will.<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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And now\u2026<\/p>\n

Let yourself be stirred \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

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