(Mt 26:14–27:66) Matthew 26:17 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Where do you want us to make preparations for…
Palm Sunday and the Passion of the Lord [29 March 2026] May God bless us and may the Virgin Mary protect us! We enter Holy Week, of which Palm Sunday…
Mar 18, 2026

Faith Hope

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Hope is the expectation of something positive in the future, yet at the same time it must sustain our present existence, which is often marked by dissatisfaction and failures. On…
Mar 18, 2026

Well before

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Christ says: "Before Abraham was, I am" (John 8:58). He does not say: "I was", but "I am", that is, from everlasting, in an eternal present. The Apostle John in…
Mar 18, 2026

Word, Spirit, Life

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Jesus claims divine sonship, claiming to have God for Father, to honour Him and be glorified by Him. The leaders, on the other hand, who do not know the Father,…
"In the two readings" proposed by the liturgy today, the Pontiff immediately pointed out in his homily, "there is talk of time, of eternity, of years, of the future, of…
From generation to generation, the wonder evoked by this ineffable mystery never ceases. St Augustine imagines a dialogue between himself and the Angel of the Annunciation, in which he asks:…
“Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to your word” (Angelus Prayer). Your Beatitude, Brother Bishops, Father Custos, Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. 25th March…
Mar 17, 2026

Similar to Mary

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The Annunciation illustrates the art of listening in Mary, visited by the Angel Gabriel. She accepts the Mystery but asks questions of meaning, using her intelligence, in humility and dignity.…
Mar 17, 2026

Salvation: Gift

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Salvation "cannot be bought or sold" because "it is a totally free gift". But to receive it God asks us to have "a humble, docile, obedient heart". Pope Francis said…
Mar 16, 2026

5th Sunday in Lent

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Fifth Lent Sunday (year A) (Rom 8:8–11) Romans 8:8 Those who live according to the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:9 But you are not under the control of the…
5th Lent Sunday (year A) [22 March 2026] May God bless us and may the Virgin protect us! This Sunday touches upon the theme of death and of life that…
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above”. The words we have just heard in the second reading (Col 3:1-4) invite us to raise…
1. Glory to you, Word of God! This greeting is repeated daily in the liturgy of Lent. It precedes the reading of the Gospel, and testifies that the time of…
Mar 16, 2026

Elevated with the Son

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John presents the cross as the exaltation of Jesus and thereby emphasises that the crucifixion - in appearance only death and defeat - is in reality the glorious revelation of…
Making "the sign of the cross" distractedly and flaunting "the symbol of Christians" as if it were "the badge of a team" or "an ornament", perhaps with "precious stones, jewels…
The liturgy proposes to us, this year, the Gospel episode of Jesus who saves an adulterous woman condemned to death (Jn 8: 1-11). While he is teaching at the Temple…
14. Jesus enters into the concrete and historical situation of women, a situation which is weighed down by the inheritance of sin. One of the ways in which this inheritance…
The woman caught in adultery and brought by the scribes and Pharisees to Jesus is the specious 'fig leaf' they use to cover their sins. The Lord knows this to…
The liturgy presents us the episode of the adulterous woman (cf. Jn 8:1-11). In it, there are two contrasting attitudes: that of the scribes and the Pharisees on the one…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In our Lenten journey we have reached the Fifth Sunday, characterized by the Gospel of the resurrection of Lazarus (Jn 11: 1-45). It concerns the last…
1. “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” (Jn 11:21, 32). These words, which you heard read in today’s Gospel, are spoken first by Martha,…
Mar 14, 2026

He who believes lives!

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This Sunday’s Gospel reading from John recounts the raising of Lazarus. In the face of death, the Lord’s humanity bears witness to his love for us, his friends. Francis of…
The Gospel passage for this fifth Sunday of Lent is the resurrection of Lazarus (cf. Jn 11:1-45). Lazarus was Martha and Mary’s brother; they were good friends of Jesus. When…
The people thought that Jesus was a prophet. This was not wrong, but it does not suffice; it is inadequate. In fact, it was a matter of delving deep, of…
But that victory opened, for John Paul II, another front, no less important and no less heartfelt, in which indeed he lavished enormous energy and which he made the subject…
In today's Gospel passage, Jesus, who proposed himself as the Fountain of True Water, is answered by people of the people, who assert: «He is indeed the prophet!» (Jn 7:40)…
The passage of the Gospel which we have heard presents to us a scene set in the Temple of Jerusalem, at the culmination of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, after…
Knowledge of God becomes eternal life. Clearly “knowledge” here means something more than mere factual knowledge, as, for example, when we know that a famous person has died or a…
“The Father loves you” (cf. Jn 16:27) Dear young friends! 1. In the perspective of the Jubilee which is now drawing near, 1999 is aimed at “broadening the horizons of…
Just as he did during his earthly existence, so today the risen Jesus walks along the streets of our life and sees us immersed in our activities, with all our desires and our needs. In the midst of our everyday circumstances he continues to speak to us; he calls us to live our life with him, for only he is capable of satisfying our thirst for hope (Pope Benedict)
Come avvenne nel corso della sua esistenza terrena, anche oggi Gesù, il Risorto, passa lungo le strade della nostra vita, e ci vede immersi nelle nostre attività, con i nostri desideri e i nostri bisogni. Proprio nel quotidiano continua a rivolgerci la sua parola; ci chiama a realizzare la nostra vita con Lui, il solo capace di appagare la nostra sete di speranza (Papa Benedetto)
"Beloved" of God (cf. Lk 1: 28). Origen observes that no such title had ever been given to a human being, and that it is unparalleled in all of Sacred Scripture (cf. In Lucam 6: 7). It is a title expressed in passive form, but this "passivity" of Mary, who has always been and is for ever "loved" by the Lord, implies her free consent, her personal and original response:  in being loved, in receiving the gift of God, Mary is fully active, because she accepts with personal generosity the wave of God's love poured out upon her [Pope Benedict]
"Amata" da Dio (cfr Lc 1,28). Origene osserva che mai un simile titolo fu rivolto ad essere umano, e che esso non trova riscontro in tutta la Sacra Scrittura (cfr In Lucam 6,7). E’ un titolo espresso in forma passiva, ma questa "passività" di Maria, che da sempre e per sempre è l’"amata" dal Signore, implica il suo libero consenso, la sua personale e originale risposta: nell’essere amata, nel ricevere il dono di Dio, Maria è pienamente attiva, perché accoglie con personale disponibilità l’onda dell’amore di Dio che si riversa in lei [Papa Benedetto]
Jesus seems to say to the accusers: Is not this woman, for all her sin, above all a confirmation of your own transgressions, of your "male" injustice, your misdeeds? (John Paul II, Mulieris Dignitatem n.14)
Gesù sembra dire agli accusatori: questa donna con tutto il suo peccato non è forse anche, e prima di tutto, una conferma delle vostre trasgressioni, della vostra ingiustizia «maschile», dei vostri abusi? (Giovanni Paolo II, Mulieris Dignitatem n.14)
Here we can experience first hand that God is life and gives life, yet takes on the tragedy of death (Pope Francis)
Qui tocchiamo con mano che Dio è vita e dona vita, ma si fa carico del dramma della morte (Papa Francesco)
The people thought that Jesus was a prophet. This was not wrong, but it does not suffice; it is inadequate. In fact, it was a matter of delving deep, of recognizing the uniqueness of the person of Jesus of Nazareth and his newness. This is how it still is today: many people draw near to Jesus, as it were, from the outside (Pope Benedict)
La gente pensa che Gesù sia un profeta. Questo non è falso, ma non basta; è inadeguato. Si tratta, in effetti, di andare in profondità, di riconoscere la singolarità della persona di Gesù di Nazaret, la sua novità. Anche oggi è così: molti accostano Gesù, per così dire, dall’esterno (Papa Benedetto)
Because of this unique understanding, Jesus can present himself as the One who revealsr the Father with a knowledge that is the fruit of an intimate and mysterious reciprocity (John Paul II)
In forza di questa singolare intesa, Gesù può presentarsi come il rivelatore del Padre, con una conoscenza che è frutto di un'intima e misteriosa reciprocità (Giovanni Paolo II)

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