A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.

Jesus continued to address the disciples:

“The kindom of God is like a buried treasure found in a field.  The ones who discovered it hid it again, and rejoicing at the discovery went and sold all their possessions and bought that field.

Or again, the kindom of Heaven is like a merchant’s search for fine pearls.  When one pearl of great value was found, the merchant went back and sold everything else and bought it.

The Good News as spoken through Matthew.