Sep 8, 2026

24th Sunday in O.T.

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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (year A) (Mt 18:21–35) 23Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24He had begun to…
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (year A) [13 September 2026] First Reading from the Book of Sirach (27:30–28:7) In the teachings of the wise Ben Sira, who lived around 180…
1. At the source of your deepest aspirations In every period of history, including our own, many young people experience a deep desire for personal relationships marked by truth and…
3. What does Christ say in this regard in the Gospel we have heard today? At the end of the Sermon on the Mount he said: “Everyone who hears these…
Jesus emphasises the main criterion for recognising the fruitfulness of the tree: noting what fruit it produces. He also refers to the heart of every creature that says, says... but…
Base your life 'on the rock of God' and on the 'concreteness' of action and self-giving, rather than 'on appearances or vanity' or on the corrupt culture of 'recommendations'. This…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Lenten season offers us once again an opportunity to reflect upon the very heart of Christian life: charity. This is a favourable time to renew…
"O inconceivable and unfathomable Mercy of God, Who can worthily adore you and sing your praises? O greatest attribute of God Almighty, You are the sweet hope of sinners" (Diary,…
The Gospel casts its gaze on the blind guides of the blind [with nefarious results] and on those who pretend to remove the mote from their brother's eye while forgetting…
Here, said the Pope, they "come to a heap of prescriptions and for them this is salvation: they have lost the key to intelligence which, in this case, is the…
Moses then asked God to reveal himself, to allow him to see his face. However, God did not show his face, but rather revealed his being, full of goodness, with…
2. These divisions are seen in the relationships between individuals and groups, and also at the level of larger groups: nations against nations and blocs of opposing countries in a…
In today's Gospel Jesus calls those who listen to love those who behave as enemies. «Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you» (Lk 6:27). Francis loved those…
In the Gospel of today’s Liturgy, Jesus gives some basic life guidance to the disciples. The Lord refers to the most difficult situations, those that constitute the bench test for…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The liturgical year is a great journey of faith made by the Church, always preceded by her Mother the Virgin Mary. This year, during the Sundays…
3. “Blessed are you!”, he says, “all you who are poor in spirit, gentle and merciful, you who mourn, who care for what is right, who are pure in heart,…
In the Gospel of Luke, the Beatitudes are contrasted with the "Woe" that the Lord pronounces towards the full of this world. We dwell on the Beatitudes. Jesus proclaims in…
Today’s Gospel presents us Saint Luke’s passage on the Beatitudes (cf. 6:17, 20-26). The text is arranged into four beatitudes and four admonitions denoted by the expression, “woe to you”.…
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (year A) [6 September 2026] First Reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel (33:7–9) The prophet Ezekiel, a priest in Jerusalem in the 6th…
Aug 31, 2026

23rd Sunday in O.T.

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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (year A) (Mt 18:15–20) Matthew 18:15 If your brother sins, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you; if he listens…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, With our great pilgrimage to Mariazell, we are celebrating the patronal feast of this Shrine, the feast of Our Lady’s Birthday. For 850 years pilgrims have…
Today we celebrate "with joy the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: from her arose the sun of justice, Christ, our God!" This Marian feast is an invitation to joy,…
Aug 31, 2026

Unspeakable Love

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Today, the Gospel of Matthew tells us about Jesus' family tree and how he was conceived: Mary, his mother, found herself pregnant by the Holy Spirit. The announcement to Joseph,…
"Everything is in the small things." God's style of acting in small things but opening up great horizons for us was the focus of Pope Francis' meditation during Mass celebrated…
I read in the newspaper that some peacocks have invaded a small town. The news was published some time ago – except that a few days ago the newspaper reported…
Let us reflect once again on the signs in which the Sacrament has been given to us. At the centre is the very ancient rite of the imposition of hands,…
2. The Gospel of the kingdom links Christ with the Sacred Scriptures that, using a royal image, celebrate God's lordship over the cosmos and history. Thus we read in the…
Aug 30, 2026

Gifts in service

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Today’s Gospel highlights the hardness of heart of the Pharisees, who were quick to accuse Jesus for healing a paralysed hand. For them, observance takes precedence over the person. And…
Hope is a virtue' that is 'habitually considered second class. We do not believe so much,' he explained, 'in hope: we talk about faith and charity, but hope is a…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The biblical Readings of Mass this Sunday converge on the theme of brotherly love in the community of believers whose source lies in the communion of…
In the divine attitude justice is pervaded with mercy, whereas the human attitude is limited to justice. Jesus exhorts us to open ourselves with courage to the strength of forgiveness, because in life not everything can be resolved with justice. We know this (Pope Francis)
Nell’atteggiamento divino la giustizia è pervasa dalla misericordia, mentre l’atteggiamento umano si limita alla giustizia. Gesù ci esorta ad aprirci con coraggio alla forza del perdono, perché nella vita non tutto si risolve con la giustizia; lo sappiamo (Papa Francesco)
The basis of Christian construction is listening to and the fulfilment of the word of Christ (Pope John Paul II)
Alla base della costruzione cristiana c’è l’ascolto e il compimento della parola di Cristo (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)
These divisions are seen in the relationships between individuals and groups, and also at the level of larger groups: nations against nations and blocs of opposing countries in a headlong quest for domination [Reconciliatio et Paenitentia n.2]
Queste divisioni si manifestano nei rapporti fra le persone e fra i gruppi, ma anche a livello delle più vaste collettività: nazioni contro nazioni, e blocchi di paesi contrapposti, in un'affannosa ricerca di egemonia [Reconciliatio et Paenitentia n.2]
Mary "Girl" [...] point of convergence and arrival of a complex of divine promises, mysteriously echoed in the very heart of history (Pope John Paul II)
Maria “Bambina” […] punto di convergenza e di arrivo di un complesso di promesse divine, echeggiate misteriosamente nel cuore stesso della storia (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)
Luke’s passage puts before the eyes a double slavery: that of man «with his hand paralyzed, slave of his illness», and that of the «Pharisees, scribes, slaves of their rigid, legalistic attitudes» (Pope Francis)
Il racconto di Luca mette davanti agli occhi una duplice schiavitù: quella dell’uomo «con la mano paralizzata, schiavo della sua malattia», e quella «dei farisei, degli scribi, schiavi dei loro atteggiamenti rigidi, legalistici» (Papa Francesco)
Origen says “we should practise this symphony” (Commentary on the Gospel according to Matthew, 14,1), in other words this harmony within the Christian community [Pope Benedict]
Dice Origene che “dobbiamo esercitarci in questa sinfonia” (Commento al Vangelo di Matteo 14, 1), cioè in questa concordia all’interno della comunità cristiana [Papa Benedetto]
Thus in communion with Christ, in a faith that creates charity, the entire Law is fulfilled. We become just by entering into communion with Christ who is Love (Pope Benedict)
Così nella comunione con Cristo, nella fede che crea la carità, tutta la Legge è realizzata. Diventiamo giusti entrando in comunione con Cristo che è l'amore (Papa Benedetto)
«Francis was reproaching his brethren too harsh towards themselves, and who came to exhaustion by means of vigils, fasts, prayers and corporal penances» [FS 1470]
«Francesco muoveva rimproveri ai suoi fratelli troppo duri verso se stessi, e che arrivavano allo sfinimento a forza di veglie, digiuni, orazioni e penitenze corporali» [FF 1470]
From a human point of view, he thinks that there should be distance between the sinner and the Holy One. In truth, his very condition as a sinner requires that the Lord not distance Himself from him, in the same way that a doctor cannot distance himself from those who are sick (Pope Francis)

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