May 6, 2025

Righteous life in love

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The passage proposed by the Liturgy today highlights Jesus' wonderful discourse to his own on Love. He begins by saying to abide in his love; and the concluding verse reiterates…
May 4, 2025

Shepherd and Gate

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Jesus in chapter ten of the Johannine Gospel calls Himself the 'Shepherd and Gate of the sheep' by entering through which one encounters salvation. He alone is the true Shepherd…
May 2, 2025

The Holy Operation

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In the sixth chapter of John's Gospel, Jesus speaking to his disciples tells them that only the Spirit of God can revive man and open him to new horizons. Francis…
Apr 30, 2025

The Father draws and sends

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In this part of chapter 6 of the Johannine Gospel it is emphasised by Jesus that no one can go to Him unless the Father draws him. Whoever listens and…
Today's Johannine Gospel passage shows how the crowd had not yet understood the eternal value of the Bread that Jesus wanted to give them. The people think of the manna…
Apr 26, 2025

«Shepherd my lambs» (Jn 21:15)

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In today's passage Jesus asks Peter if he really loves him and, to the disciple's affirmative answer, he adds to begin to shepherd his lambs, to begin with the little…
The passage from John takes us back to Jesus' distribution of the loaves and fishes. The Lord before the large crowd that follows him, puts his disciples to the test.…
Apr 20, 2025

Light or darkness

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Today's Gospel proclaims that God sent his Son to save men, not to humble them. The distinction is: he who believes has the same life as the Eternal, but he…
Apr 18, 2025

From water and the Spirit

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In the opening verses of John 3 Jesus emphasises to the Pharisee Nicodemus, who questioned him, the urgency of being born again from above by the Holy Spirit. In the…
Apr 17, 2025

Believing and proclaiming

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The Risen Jesus manifested Himself several times to the disciples and, despite their unbelief and hardness of heart, sent them out into the world to proclaim the Gospel to every…
The Risen One, before ascending to the Father, appeared to the Eleven and the other disciples, making his great commission: to be witnesses of new life, preaching the Gospel to…
Apr 13, 2025

From outside to inside

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«Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?» (Jn 20:15). Mary of Magdala wept for her Lord near the tomb. Lost and grieving, she grieved not knowing where he…
Apr 11, 2025

With the Risen One!

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«Now on the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb in the morning, when it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the…
Apr 10, 2025

Love to the end

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The Passion of the Lord narrated by the evangelist John, brings to our attention the arrest and betrayal of the Son of God, his being brought before the high priests…
Apr 8, 2025

Poisonous exchange

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«What you want to give me and I will give it to you» (Mt 26:15). So Judas. Money [thirty silver coins was the price for a slave] counted more than…
Apr 6, 2025

«Feet» to be reached

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The supper at Bethany is one of the most beautiful and moving passages in John's Gospel. Mary sprinkles Jesus' feet with a pound of highly perfumed spikenard oil, which Jesus…
Apr 4, 2025

One for all, in hiding

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Today's Johannine passage emphasises the sentence of the priest Caiaphas addressed to the Jews and pronounced concerning the imminent death of Jesus: "You understand nothing, nor do you consider that…
Apr 2, 2025

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,…
Mar 31, 2025

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…
Mar 29, 2025

Stoning or granting mercy

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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…
Mar 27, 2025

He has sent me

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Today's Gospel passage portrays Jesus going, almost covertly, to the Feast of Booths, in a persecutory atmosphere. He does not go at the time that seemed opportune to his relatives,…
In today's Gospel passage Jesus affirms his intimate relationship with the Father, highlighting the gift of such greatness that has been transmitted. Francis had a relationship of special intimacy with…
Mar 24, 2025

Signs, and Faith

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Jesus [who also attributes great value to signs and performs them to lead one to believe, revealing his glory] reproaches the king's official with immature faith, too attached to miracles.…
In the parable of the Pharisee and publican, Jesus evangelises those who presumed to be righteous, despising others. Francis always felt himself to be nothing before God, sinking into his…
Mar 18, 2025

Finger of God

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In this passage from the Gospel of Luke, Jesus casts out a demon from a mute man who, freed, begins to speak. Immediately some accuse him of doing this in…
Mar 17, 2025

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.…
In the first pericope, today's Gospel highlights the urgency of the profound conversion of every man, without pointing the finger at the guilt of others, but looking at one's own.…
Mar 13, 2025

Basic Stones

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Jesus narrates the metaphor of the murderous peasants. Only at the end do the priests and Pharisees realise that it was addressed to them, and try to capture him, fearing…
Mar 11, 2025

Welcomed Clare

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Today's Gospel tells of the announcement made by the angel to Joseph, inviting him to take Mary with him, since the child begotten in her was the fruit of the…
Mar 9, 2025

Measure without measure

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Jesus calls us to avoid all judgement, to be merciful, giving with breadth. After his conversion, Francis had experienced that the measure of Love is not having any. Helped by…
Jesus asks us to abide in his love, to dwell in his love, not in our ideas, not in our own self-worship. Those who dwell in self-worship live in the mirror: always looking at themselves. He asks us to overcome the ambition to control and manage others. Not controlling, serving them (Pope Francis)
Gesù ci chiede di rimanere nel suo amore, abitare nel suo amore, non nelle nostre idee, non nel culto di noi stessi. Chi abita nel culto di sé stesso, abita nello specchio: sempre a guardarsi. Ci chiede di uscire dalla pretesa di controllare e gestire gli altri. Non controllare, servirli (Papa Francesco)
In this passage, the Lord tells us three things about the true shepherd:  he gives his own life for his sheep; he knows them and they know him; he is at the service of unity [Pope Benedict]
In questo brano il Signore ci dice tre cose sul vero pastore: egli dà la propria vita per le pecore; le conosce ed esse lo conoscono; sta a servizio dell'unità [Papa Benedetto]
Jesus, Good Shepherd and door of the sheep, is a leader whose authority is expressed in service, a leader who, in order to command, gives his life and does not ask others to sacrifice theirs. One can trust in a leader like this (Pope Francis)
Gesù, pastore buono e porta delle pecore, è un capo la cui autorità si esprime nel servizio, un capo che per comandare dona la vita e non chiede ad altri di sacrificarla. Di un capo così ci si può fidare (Papa Francesco)
In today’s Gospel passage (cf. Jn 10:27-30) Jesus is presented to us as the true Shepherd of the People of God. He speaks about the relationship that binds him to the sheep of the flock, namely, to his disciples, and he emphasizes the fact that it is a relationship of mutual recognition […] we see that Jesus’ work is explained in several actions: Jesus speaks; Jesus knows; Jesus gives eternal life; Jesus safeguards (Pope Francis)
Nel Vangelo di oggi (cfr Gv 10,27-30) Gesù si presenta come il vero Pastore del popolo di Dio. Egli parla del rapporto che lo lega alle pecore del gregge, cioè ai suoi discepoli, e insiste sul fatto che è un rapporto di conoscenza reciproca […] vediamo che l’opera di Gesù si esplica in alcune azioni: Gesù parla, Gesù conosce, Gesù dà la vita eterna, Gesù custodisce (Papa Francesco)
To enter into communion with God, before observing the laws or satisfying religious precepts, it is necessary to live out a real and concrete relationship with him […] And this “scandalousness” is well represented by the sacrament of the Eucharist: what sense can there be, in the eyes of the world, in kneeling before a piece of bread? Why on earth should someone be nourished assiduously with this bread? The world is scandalized (Pope Francis)
Per entrare in comunione con Dio, prima di osservare delle leggi o soddisfare dei precetti religiosi, occorre vivere una relazione reale e concreta con Lui […] E questa “scandalosità” è ben rappresentata dal sacramento dell’Eucaristia: che senso può avere, agli occhi del mondo, inginocchiarsi davanti a un pezzo di pane? Perché mai nutrirsi assiduamente di questo pane? Il mondo si scandalizza (Papa Francesco)
What is meant by “eat the flesh and drink the blood” of Jesus? Is it just an image, a figure of speech, a symbol, or does it indicate something real? (Pope Francis)
Che significa “mangiare la carne e bere il sangue” di Gesù?, è solo un’immagine, un modo di dire, un simbolo, o indica qualcosa di reale? (Papa Francesco)

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