VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Even if the fruits are not immediately visible, Christians are called to sow seeds of faith in the world and people around them in their daily lives, Pope Francis said.
Before praying the Angelus with some 15,000 visitors in St. Peter's Square July 16, the pope reflected on the day's Gospel reading from St. Matthew, in which Jesus tells his followers the parable of the sower.
In Jesus' parable, the seed that falls on rich soil produces fruit, while seed that falls on hard