Jul 28, 2026

18th Sunday in O.T.

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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (year A) (Mt 14:13–21) Matthew 14:13 On hearing this, Jesus left that place by boat and withdrew to a deserted spot on his own. But…
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) [2 August 2016] First Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah (55:1–3) We have reached the end of the second book of…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, This Sunday’s Gospel describes the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves that Jesus worked for a great throng of people who had followed him to…
“How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?" Before the multitude which has followed him from the shores of the Sea of Galilee to the mountains…
The Lord feels compassion for the crowd following him, and wants to share the loaves and fishes. So his disciples, invited to feed so many people, fed about five thousand…
This Sunday’s Gospel presents to us the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves (see Mt 14,13-21). The scene takes place in a deserted place, where Jesus had retired with…
We see this great figure, this force in the Passion, in resistance to the powerful. We wonder: what gave birth to this life, to this interiority so strong, so upright,…
1. [...] Christian tradition commemorates the martyrdom of St John the Baptist; the Messiah himself says in praise of him: "none born of woman is greater" (cf. Lk 7: 28).…
Jul 24, 2026

Martyrdom for the Gospel

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The evangelist Matthew also recounts the episode of the Baptist's martyrdom. Herod wanted to have John killed because he reproached him for his offences, but at the same time he…
Jul 24, 2026

Parallel roads

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A man, John, and a road, which is that of Jesus, indicated by the Baptist, but is also ours, in which we are all called at the moment of trial.…
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (year A) [26 July 2026] First Reading from the First Book of Kings (3:5, 7–12) This passage from the First Book of Kings recounts the…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like to reflect briefly on this Sunday’s Gospel passage. It is taken from the text that has the famous saying “Nemo propheta in patria”.…
The same link between the 'miracle-sign' and faith is confirmed by other negative facts. Let us recall some of them. In Mark's Gospel we read that Jesus in Nazareth "could…
Chapter thirteen of Matthew's Gospel highlights the rejection of Jesus by the inhabitants of Nazareth. The Lord is amazed at the unbelief found in his homeland and the contempt reserved…
Today’s Gospel account once again, like last Sunday, brings us to the synagogue of Nazareth, the village in Galilee where Jesus was brought up in a family and was known…
The Lord has also given us, for our consolation, these parables of the net with good and bad fish, of the field where wheat grows but also darnel. He lets…
Allow me, Reverend Bishop of the ancient, venerable Church of Cologne, Reverend Brother Cardinals and Bishops, allow me all, beloved brothers and sisters, that I try to clarify in this…
Jul 22, 2026

Fish in baskets

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In the Gospels, the Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a net that gathers all sorts of fish, which are then selected by the fishermen. One day Francis, walking with…
This Sunday’s Gospel Reading (cf. Mt 13:44-52) consists of the final verses of the chapter Matthew devotes to the parable of the Kingdom of Heaven. The passage includes three parables…
[That of Lazarus is] the last "sign" fulfilled by Jesus, after which the chief priests convened the Sanhedrin and deliberated killing him, and decided to kill the same Lazarus who…
Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died" (Jn 11:21, 32). These words, which you have heard read in the Gospel of today's Mass, are pronounced…
Francis of Assisi, the Knower and the Least of God, always had clear in his conscience the importance and necessity of the contemplative life, tempered by work that keeps idleness…
The Gospel [...] is the resurrection of Lazarus (cf. Jn 11:1-45). Lazarus was Martha and Mary’s brother; they were good friends of Jesus. When Jesus arrives in Bethany, Lazarus has…
Jul 21, 2026

17th Sunday in O.T.

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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (year A) (Mt 13:44–52) Matthew 13:44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field; a man finds it and hides it;…
47. Some recent theologians are of the opinion that the fire which both burns and saves is Christ himself, the Judge and Saviour. The encounter with him is the decisive…
5. One of the parables narrated by Jesus on the growth of the Kingdom of God on earth makes us discover very realistically the character of struggle that the kingdom…
Jul 20, 2026

Born and bred in a poor religion

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Francis, the Little One of God, often instructed his brethren not to be servants of the weeds sown in the world by the evil one, not to follow his perverse…
These Sundays the liturgy proposes several Gospel parables, that is, short stories which Jesus used to announce the Kingdom of Heaven to the crowds. Among those in today’s Gospel, there…
Talking about God means first of all expressing clearly what God we must bring to the men and women of our time: not an abstract God, a hypothesis, but a…
If in Christ the Kingdom of God "is near" and indeed present, definitively in the history of humanity and the world, at the same time its fulfilment continues to belong…
Dear friends, “in the Eucharist Jesus also makes us witnesses of God’s compassion towards all our brothers and sisters. The Eucharistic mystery thus gives rise to a service of charity towards neighbour” (Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis, 88) [Pope Benedict]
Cari amici, “nell’Eucaristia Gesù fa di noi testimoni della compassione di Dio per ogni fratello e sorella. Nasce così intorno al Mistero eucaristico il servizio della carità nei confronti del prossimo” (Esort. ap. postsin. Sacramentum caritatis, 88) [Papa Benedetto]
We see this great figure, this force in the Passion, in resistance to the powerful. We wonder: what gave birth to this life, to this interiority so strong, so upright, so consistent, spent so totally for God in preparing the way for Jesus? The answer is simple: it was born from the relationship with God (Pope Benedict)
Noi vediamo questa grande figura, questa forza nella passione, nella resistenza contro i potenti. Domandiamo: da dove nasce questa vita, questa interiorità così forte, così retta, così coerente, spesa in modo così totale per Dio e preparare la strada a Gesù? La risposta è semplice: dal rapporto con Dio (Papa Benedetto)
Christian's are a priestly people for the world. Christians should make the living God visible to the world, they should bear witness to him and lead people towards him (Pope Benedict)
I cristiani sono popolo sacerdotale per il mondo. I cristiani dovrebbero rendere visibile al mondo il Dio vivente, testimoniarLo e condurre a Lui (Papa Benedetto)
Christ says: the kingdom of heaven is similar "to a net thrown into the sea, which gathers all kinds of fish" (Mt 13:47). These simple words completely change the physiognomy of the world: the physiognomy of our human world, as we make it [Pope John Paul II]
Cristo dice: il regno dei cieli è simile “a una rete gettata nel mare, che raccoglie ogni genere di pesci” (Mt 13,47). Queste semplici parole mutano completamente la fisionomia del mondo: la fisionomia del nostro mondo umano, come noi ce la facciamo [Papa Giovanni Paolo II]
Christ is not resigned to the tombs that we have built for ourselves (Pope Francis)
Cristo non si rassegna ai sepolcri che ci siamo costruiti (Papa Francesco)
Many situations, then, which unfortunately do not conform to the legitimate predictions and rules established, are anything but negative; and instead of taking away confidence for the harassment they cause, They should have it more generous and far-sighted in favor of their process of responsible decantation (Pope Paul VI)
Molte situazioni, poi, che non sono purtroppo conformi alle legittime previsioni e alle norme stabilite, sono tutt’altro che del tutto negative; e invece di togliere la fiducia per la molestia che arrecano, esse dovrebbero averla più generosa e lungimirante in favore del loro processo di responsabile decantazione (Papa Paolo VI)
We must not fear the humility of taking little steps, but trust in the leaven that penetrates the dough and slowly causes it to rise (cf. Mt 13:33) [Pope Benedict]
Occorre non temere l’umiltà dei piccoli passi e confidare nel lievito che penetra nella pasta e lentamente la fa crescere (cfr Mt 13,33) [Papa Benedetto]
The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew [Evangelii Gaudium n.1]

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