Pentecost Sunday (year A) [24 May 2026] First Reading from the Acts of the Apostles (2:1–11) Jerusalem is not only the city where Jesus instituted the Eucharist, but the city…
May 18, 2026

Pentecost

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Pentecost (year A) (1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13) 1 Corinthians 12:3 ...no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:4 There are different kinds of…
Ascension of the Lord (year A) and VII Easter Sunday [Thursday 14 May 2026] First Reading from the Acts of the Apostles (1:1–11) The opening verses serve as a bridge…
May 12, 2026

Ascension of the Lord

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Ascension of the Lord (year A) (Mt 28:16–20) Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son…
1. "For their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated in truth" (Jn 17:19). Dear brothers and sisters, today, in the liturgy of this Sunday after the…
In today's passage from John's Gospel Jesus pronounces a phrase that is both wonderful and challenging: «Holy Father, keep them in your Name which you have given me, that they…
In recent catecheses, we have tried to highlight the nature and the beauty of the Church and we have asked ourselves what it means for each of us to belong…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In today’s Catechesis let us focus our attention on the prayer that Jesus raises to the Father in the “Hour” of his exaltation and glorification (cf.…
It is Jesus in fact that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to…
May 11, 2026

In unity the glorification

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Jesus addresses the Father, telling Him to glorify Him so that the Son may glorify Him, as He prays for those entrusted to Him in His immense and impervious mission.…
After the Last Supper, the Lord, “lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son’” — and then — “glorify thou me in…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Once more in meditation, prayer and song, we have recalled Jesus’s journey along the way of the cross: a journey seemingly hopeless, yet one that changed…
13. The great challenge of our time for believers and for all people of good will is that of maintaining truthful and free communication which will help consolidate integral progress…
Left alone by the disciples, Jesus responds to them by reminding and emphasising his Communion with the Father. He invites them to Peace, urging them to be courageous - because…
May 10, 2026

Fatigue

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“My hand shall ever abide with him, my arms also shall strengthen him” (Ps 89:21). This is what the Lord means when he says: “I have found David, my servant;…
Today, when I can sit for the first time on the Chair of the Bishop of Rome as Successor of Peter, is the day on which the Church in Italy…
1. In many countries, including Italy, the Solemnity of Christ's Ascension has been moved back to Sunday. With this feast we remember that after his Resurrection, Jesus presented himself alive…
May 9, 2026

Evangelising with Him

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The liturgy of the Ascension of the Lord presents us with a passage from the Gospel of Matthew, which emphasises the universal mission of the disciples. On the mountain that…
May 9, 2026

The Mandate

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Today, in Italy and in other countries, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is being celebrated. The Gospel reading (cf. Mt 28:16-20) shows us the Apostles who gather…
1. Faith as a response to the love of God In my first Encyclical, I offered some thoughts on the close relationship between the theological virtues of faith and charity.…
2725 Prayer is a gift of grace and a decisive response on our part. It always presupposes an effort. The great prayers of the Old Covenant before Christ, as well…
May 8, 2026

In the Name

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Jesus, in chapter sixteen of John, addressing his own, says to them: «If you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my Name» (Jn 16:23).…
The wounds of Jesus are still present on earth. In order to recognise them, it is necessary to go out of ourselves and encounter our brothers and sisters in need,…
May 7, 2026

Spe Salvi

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In some way we want life itself, true life, untouched even by death; yet at the same time we do not know the thing towards which we feel driven. We…
1. We have already heard several times from St Paul that "joy is the fruit of the Holy Spirit" (Gal 5:22), as are love and peace, which we have discussed…
May 7, 2026

Endless Joy

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Jesus speaks to His own saying: «Your Joy no one can take away from you» (Jn 16:22). The happiness that comes from Him is lasting, it is authentic because it…
Do not be afraid", especially in difficult times: this was the message that Pope Francis reiterated in the Mass celebrated on Friday 30 May in the chapel of the Casa…
1. Listening to the words of Psalm 126[125], one has the impression of seeing before one's eyes the event of the "new Exodus" that is sung of in the second…
Divisions among Christians, while they wound the Church, wound Christ; and divided, we cause a wound to Christ: the Church is indeed the body of which Christ is the Head (Pope Francis)
Le divisioni tra i cristiani, mentre feriscono la Chiesa, feriscono Cristo, e noi divisi provochiamo una ferita a Cristo: la Chiesa infatti è il corpo di cui Cristo è capo (Papa Francesco)
The glorification that Jesus asks for himself as High Priest, is the entry into full obedience to the Father, an obedience that leads to his fullest filial condition [Pope Benedict]
La glorificazione che Gesù chiede per se stesso, quale Sommo Sacerdote, è l'ingresso nella piena obbedienza al Padre, un'obbedienza che lo conduce alla sua più piena condizione filiale [Papa Benedetto]
All this helps us not to let our guard down before the depths of iniquity, before the mockery of the wicked. In these situations of weariness, the Lord says to us: “Have courage! I have overcome the world!” (Jn 16:33). The word of God gives us strength [Pope Francis]
Tutto questo aiuta a non farsi cadere le braccia davanti allo spessore dell’iniquità, davanti allo scherno dei malvagi. La parola del Signore per queste situazioni di stanchezza è: «Abbiate coraggio, io ho vinto il mondo!» (Gv 16,33). E questa parola ci darà forza [Papa Francesco]
It does not mean that the Lord has departed to some place far from people and from the world. Christ's Ascension is not a journey into space toward the most remote stars […] Christ's Ascension means that he no longer belongs to the world of corruption and death that conditions our life. It means that he belongs entirely to God (Pope Benedict)
Non vuol dirci che il Signore se ne è andato in qualche luogo lontano dagli uomini e dal mondo. L’Ascensione di Cristo non è un viaggio nello spazio verso gli astri più remoti […] L’Ascensione di Cristo significa che Egli non appartiene più al mondo della corruzione e della morte che condiziona la nostra vita. Significa che Egli appartiene completamente a Dio (Papa Benedetto)
«When the servant of God is troubled, as it happens, by something, he must get up immediately to pray, and persevere before the Supreme Father until he restores to him the joy of his salvation. Because if it remains in sadness, that Babylonian evil will grow and, in the end, will generate in the heart an indelible rust, if it is not removed with tears» (St Francis of Assisi, FS 709)
«Il servo di Dio quando è turbato, come capita, da qualcosa, deve alzarsi subito per pregare, e perseverare davanti al Padre Sommo sino a che gli restituisca la gioia della sua salvezza. Perché se permane nella tristezza, crescerà quel male babilonese e, alla fine, genererà nel cuore una ruggine indelebile, se non verrà tolta con le lacrime» (san Francesco d’Assisi, FF 709)
Wherever people want to set themselves up as God they cannot but set themselves against each other. Instead, wherever they place themselves in the Lord’s truth they are open to the action of his Spirit who sustains and unites them (Pope Benedict
Dove gli uomini vogliono farsi Dio, possono solo mettersi l’uno contro l’altro. Dove invece si pongono nella verità del Signore, si aprono all’azione del suo Spirito che li sostiene e li unisce (Papa Benedetto)
But our understanding is limited: thus, the Spirit's mission is to introduce the Church, in an ever new way from generation to generation, into the greatness of Christ's mystery (Pope Benedict)

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