Jul 9, 2025

Attracting meekness and humility

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Jesus, in chapter eleven of Matthew, calls His own to meekness and humility of heart as a place of refreshment from all toil, learning from Him. Regarding the meekness of…
In today's Gospel, Jesus rebukes the cities that had received wonderful benefits but had not converted. He echoes: «Woe to you, Corazin! Woe to you Bethsaida!» (Mt 11:21). Judgment is…
Jul 5, 2025

How Jesus did

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In today's Gospel according to Luke, Jesus responds to the question, «Who is to me neighbour?» (Lk 10:29) by telling a story. When faced with someone lying on the ground,…
The Liturgy of the feast of St Benedict, co-patron of Europe, emphasises the theme of leaving everything for Christ, for the Gospel, reciprocated by the hundredfold and the Life of…
Jul 1, 2025

Close Proclamation

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Who knows how many times Francis, the Herald of the Great King, in reading this passage from Matthew must have thought that in order to announce the Kingdom of God…
Jun 29, 2025

Healings and Faith

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Today's Gospel highlights Jesus resurrecting a dead girl and the healing of a woman who had been suffering from loss of blood for a long time. Jesus saves both, and…
Jun 27, 2025

What Fasting?

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Jesus answers John's disciples about fasting. Now the Bridegroom is with them and they will not fast; when he is taken from them they will fast. Logic that breaks down…
Jun 25, 2025

In the search, the Encounter

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On the first day of the week, Jesus came to the disciples while they were gathered behind closed doors. He entrusted them with the mission of proclaiming the Good News,…
Jun 23, 2025

In Faith the strength

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In today's Gospel Jesus asks his own, in the storm at sea, for a supplement of faith. «Why are you afraid, [men] of little faith?» (Mt 8:26). Even to Francis,…
Jun 21, 2025

Giants of the Church

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Francis of Assisi had great respect for the Church, which he considered mother, holy, catholic, apostolic, Roman: "At the beginning of my new life, when I separated from the world…
Jun 19, 2025

Shepherd: authentic Heart

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In the liturgy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we are presented with a passage from Luke in which the true Shepherd goes in search of the lost sheep, leaving…
Jun 17, 2025

Branching out, encouraging gifts

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Today's Gospel passage highlights the spiritual intelligence of those who, like Francis, place at the service of the Kingdom everything that the Most High has entrusted to them in their…
Jun 15, 2025

Amend, don't lose

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Francis, the Poor Man of Assisi, believed deeply in the Merciful Love and Patience of Christ. He could not bear to judge people without appeal. He was always righteous and…
Jun 13, 2025

Father anticipates and heals

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Jesus focuses on relying on Providence: «Look at the birds of the air: for they neither sow nor reap in barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them» (Mt 6:26). Francis…
Jun 11, 2025

Treasure of prayer as sons

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Jesus invites his disciples to a prayer that is not long-winded, but lean, essential; as sons. Although in different paradigms, Clare and Francis of Assisi were aware that in the…
In today's passage, Matthew presents Jesus intent on emphasising true perfection according to the Gospel. Our neighbour is not only our fellow countrymen - as the Jews tended, then, to…
Jun 7, 2025

Abiding

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On the solemnity of the Holy Trinity, our thoughts turn to how Francis and Clare lived this Mystery of Unity and Sharing. Looking through the Sources, we realise that the…
The Poor Man of Assisi valued marriage in Christian life as a place of witness to God's fundamental love for man and woman, knowing how to accept and wait for…
In the Gospel passage proposed today, Jesus speaks of having come to give full fulfilment to the Law. So do not tear down or transgress the Word, but observe it…
Jun 1, 2025

Motherhood and sacrifice

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The passage in today's liturgy highlights the figure of Mary at the foot of the cross, as Mother of all believers - and the blood and water that flowed from…
May 30, 2025

Following

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Addressing Peter, Jesus asks him to follow him [«Me, Follow» Jn 21:22] instead of worrying about the future of the beloved disciple. Following is a theme strongly felt by Francis…
In the concluding part of chapter seventeen of John, Jesus repeatedly returns to the theme of unity, asking the Father for his own that «all the people may be One»…
May 26, 2025

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.…
May 24, 2025

Heaven within, for the Mission

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Luke's Gospel passage highlights Jesus' mandate to his own, sent to preach the Word to all peoples. Jesus emphasises that «in his name conversion for the remission of sins would…
May 23, 2025

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…
May 22, 2025

In the Spirit

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Jesus tells his own that the Spirit of Truth sent will lead them into all truth, announcing what he will have heard. Francis, poor and simple, was a man constantly…
May 21, 2025

Franciscan Life in the Spirit

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Francis and Clare of Assisi had a special devotion to the Spirit of the Lord and his holy operation. There are countless passages in the Sources that attest to this.…
May 20, 2025

Hatred and persecution

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Jesus reminds us that the world's hatred for His disciples reveals hatred for Him. He adds that if they persecuted the Son of God, his own will be treated no…
May 14, 2025

Joy of the resurrected

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In chapter fifteen of John, Jesus announces that his full Joy in us comes from abiding in his love. Looking more closely at the life of the two Poor of…
May 12, 2025

In his will, Peace

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Jesus distinguishes between the peace that the world gives and the peace that comes from Him. He is the Prince of Peace, all good things that come from Heaven. Francis…
It is as though you were given a parcel with a gift inside and, rather than going to open the gift, you look only at the paper it is wrapped in: only appearances, the form, and not the core of the grace, of the gift that is given! (Pope Francis)
È come se a te regalassero un pacchetto con dentro un dono e tu, invece di andare a cercare il dono, guardi soltanto la carta nel quale è incartato: soltanto le apparenze, la forma, e non il nocciolo della grazia, del dono che viene dato! (Papa Francesco)
The Evangelists Matthew and Luke (cf. Mt 11:25-30 and Lk 10:21-22) have handed down to us a “jewel” of Jesus’ prayer that is often called the Cry of Exultation or the Cry of Messianic Exultation. It is a prayer of thanksgiving and praise [Pope Benedict]
Gli evangelisti Matteo e Luca (cfr Mt 11,25-30 e Lc 10, 21-22) ci hanno tramandato un «gioiello» della preghiera di Gesù, che spesso viene chiamato Inno di giubilo o Inno di giubilo messianico. Si tratta di una preghiera di riconoscenza e di lode [Papa Benedetto]
It may have been a moment of disillusionment, of that extreme disillusionment and the perception of his own failure. But at that instant of sadness, in that dark instant Francis prays. How does he pray? “Praised be You, my Lord…”. He prays by giving praise [Pope Francis]
Potrebbe essere il momento della delusione, di quella delusione estrema e della percezione del proprio fallimento. Ma Francesco in quell’istante di tristezza, in quell’istante buio prega. Come prega? “Laudato si’, mi Signore…”. Prega lodando [Papa Francesco]
The Lord has our good at heart, that is, that every person should have life, and that especially the "least" of his children may have access to the banquet he has prepared for all (Pope Benedict)
Al Signore sta a cuore il nostro bene, cioè che ogni uomo abbia la vita, e che specialmente i suoi figli più "piccoli" possano accedere al banchetto che lui ha preparato per tutti (Papa Benedetto)
As the cross can be reduced to being an ornament, “to carry the cross” can become just a manner of speaking (John Paul II)
Come la croce può ridursi ad oggetto ornamentale, così "portare la croce" può diventare un modo di dire (Giovanni Paolo II)
Without love, even the most important activities lose their value and give no joy. Without a profound meaning, all our activities are reduced to sterile and unorganised activism (Pope Benedict)
Senza amore, anche le attività più importanti perdono di valore, e non danno gioia. Senza un significato profondo, tutto il nostro fare si riduce ad attivismo sterile e disordinato (Papa Benedetto)
Are we not perhaps all afraid in some way? If we let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves totally to him, are we not afraid that He might take something away from us? Are we not perhaps afraid to give up something significant, something unique, something that makes life so beautiful? Do we not then risk ending up diminished and deprived of our freedom? (Pope Benedict)
Non abbiamo forse tutti in qualche modo paura - se lasciamo entrare Cristo totalmente dentro di noi, se ci apriamo totalmente a lui – paura che Egli possa portar via qualcosa della nostra vita? Non abbiamo forse paura di rinunciare a qualcosa di grande, di unico, che rende la vita così bella? Non rischiamo di trovarci poi nell’angustia e privati della libertà? (Papa Benedetto)
For Christians, volunteer work is not merely an expression of good will. It is based on a personal experience of Christ (Pope Benedict)

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