Feb 20, 2026

Proudness in loving

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Jesus proposes Perfection according to the Father: loving and forgiving even our enemies makes us sons. Francis of Assisi often repeated that Love was not loved. Going beyond the considerations…
Feb 18, 2026

Knock: it will be opened to you!

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The Matthew passage emphasises the goodness of the Father, who does not give a stone to the son who asks for bread. Then here is the golden rule: what one…
Feb 16, 2026

Treasury of Prayer

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Jesus invites his disciples to a prayer that is not long-winded, but bare, essential; as children. Although in different paradigms, Clare and Francis of Assisi were aware that in the…
Feb 14, 2026

Desert, solitude, adoration

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The enemy suggests to the Son of God a different way from the Father, but Jesus shrugs off that stench. Francis' life had undergone a radical change when the Physician…
Feb 12, 2026

The Minim forbade excesses

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Jesus replied to John's disciples, who were fasting a lot, surprising them: as long as the Bridegroom is with his wedding guests, they cannot fast. Francis knew well how to…
Feb 10, 2026

Let Charity be an example

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On this Ash Wednesday, the liturgy brings to our reflection three cornerstones of the Lenten season that is beginning. The focus is on discreet charity, on prayer in hiddenness, on…
Feb 8, 2026

What Sign?

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In the verses from Mark's Gospel, Jesus is disgusted by the hypocritical Pharisees, who start arguing with Him asking for a sign from heaven to test Him, after the miracle…
Feb 6, 2026

Two by two for the Kingdom 

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«And he sent two by two before him into every city and place where he was about to go» (Lk 10:1). This passage from the Gospel of Luke was well…
Feb 4, 2026

Humble and indomitable Faith

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In the passage from Mark, the sincere and indomitable faith of a Syro-Phoenician woman is narrated, who asks and obtains from Jesus - precisely by Faith - the deliverance of…
Feb 2, 2026

Woodland creatures

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Mk highlights the comparison between Jesus and the scribes and Pharisees, whom He reproaches for the hypocrisy of appearances - worshipping their tradition instead of God Himself - and neglecting…
Jesus calls us to bear essential witness, to give our whole lives, to be salt and light for everyone. Francis, in his journey of faith, sought to please God with…
Jan 29, 2026

Martyrdom donated

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The evangelist Mark illustrates the circumstances of the Baptist's martyrdom. Herod wanted to have John killed for fear of revolts, and because he reproached him for his offences. But he…
Jan 27, 2026

Another vision, in mockery

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Chapter 6 of Mark'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…
The passage in Luke tells of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple - as the true Light of nations and salvation of peoples, revealed to the multitudes. The Sources…
Jan 23, 2026

«Who is this Person?»

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In this passage from the Gospel of Mark, the episode of the storm calmed by the Lord of history and glory is narrated. Jesus commands the winds and says to…
Jan 21, 2026

Lamp under the bushel?

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Granted that Francis considered the preachers of the Word to be the «lamp of the world» and that the Spirit of God made him so, marvellous is what we read…
With an astonishing twist of hand, Jesus explains who his mother and brothers are: those who embody the will of God. After their conversion, Francis and Clare always sought God's…
Jesus is Light in his preaching, and walking along the Sea of Galilee, he draws the sons of Zebedee to follow him, as well as Simon and Andrew, the fishermen.…
Mk depicts Jesus ascending the mountain and in solitude-prayer calling the Twelve to follow him. Francis' vocation to follow Christ was a call and attraction of other sequels. His assiduous…
Jan 13, 2026

Observance and Person

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Today's Gospel highlights the hardness of heart of the Pharisees who were ready to accuse Jesus for healing a paralysed hand. For them, observance comes before the person. And that…
Jan 11, 2026

The new of wineskins and wine

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Mk emphasises the meaninglessness of fasting while the Bridegroom Jesus is still with his own and it is feast time! When the Bridegroom is taken away then they will fast.…
Jan 9, 2026

Vocation Conversion

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Today the liturgy proposes, through the Gospel of Mark, the metamorphosis of Levi, who became Matthew to follow Jesus in the adventure of his vocation. The concern of Jesus, who…
In the Gospel passage from Mk, Jesus shows compassion towards a leper on the margins of society, into which he intends to reintegrate him. The Poor Man's encounter with the…
Jan 5, 2026

Evil cornered

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Jesus heals in the synagogue a man possessed by an unclean spirit, forced to recognise who Jesus, «the Holy One of God», is. The greatest defeat of evil is to…
Today, in the Gospel of Matthew, we hear about the baptism of the Lord. To John, who feels uncomfortable because he knows that he needs to be baptised by the…
The Mk passage highlights the fear of the disciples who on the rough sea see the Lord coming. But He reassures them: «Courage, I Am, do not be afraid!». Francis,…
Dec 30, 2025

Witnesses of the near Kingdom

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In today's Gospel, Jesus preaches conversion and announces the nearness of the Kingdom, as he travels throughout Galilee healing all kinds of illnesses and infirmities, bringing his Light. For Francis,…
Jesus addresses Nathanael, a pious Israelite in whom there is no falsehood and committed to the profession of faith, who will see greater things than those already contemplated. In the…
Dec 26, 2025

The Lamb and the lambs

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«Behold the Lamb of God, the one who takes away the sin of the world». Francis, the Minim, loved all animals, but he had a particular fondness for the lamb,…
Dec 24, 2025

Matrix of Franciscan work

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«And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the child lying in the manger [...] now Mary kept all these words and events, comparing them in her…
Anyone who welcomes the Lord into his life and loves him with all his heart is capable of a new beginning. He succeeds in doing God’s will: to bring about a new form of existence enlivened by love and destined for eternity (Pope Benedict)
Chi accoglie il Signore nella propria vita e lo ama con tutto il cuore è capace di un nuovo inizio. Riesce a compiere la volontà di Dio: realizzare una nuova forma di esistenza animata dall’amore e destinata all’eternità (Papa Benedetto)
You ought not, however, to be satisfied merely with knocking and seeking: to understand the things of God, what is absolutely necessary is oratio. For this reason, the Saviour told us not only: ‘Seek and you will find’, and ‘Knock and it shall be opened to you’, but also added, ‘Ask and you shall receive’ [Verbum Domini n.86; cit. Origen, Letter to Gregory]
Non ti devi però accontentare di bussare e di cercare: per comprendere le cose di Dio ti è assolutamente necessaria l’oratio. Proprio per esortarci ad essa il Salvatore ci ha detto non soltanto: “Cercate e troverete”, e “Bussate e vi sarà aperto”, ma ha aggiunto: “Chiedete e riceverete” [Verbum Domini n.86; cit. Origene, Lettera a Gregorio]
In the crucified Jesus, a kind of transformation and concentration of the signs occurs: he himself is the “sign of God” (John Paul II)
In Gesù crocifisso avviene come una trasformazione e concentrazione dei segni: è Lui stesso il "segno di Dio" (Giovanni Paolo II)
Only through Christ can we converse with God the Father as children, otherwise it is not possible, but in communion with the Son we can also say, as he did, “Abba”. In communion with Christ we can know God as our true Father. For this reason Christian prayer consists in looking constantly at Christ and in an ever new way, speaking to him, being with him in silence, listening to him, acting and suffering with him (Pope Benedict)
Solo in Cristo possiamo dialogare con Dio Padre come figli, altrimenti non è possibile, ma in comunione col Figlio possiamo anche dire noi come ha detto Lui: «Abbà». In comunione con Cristo possiamo conoscere Dio come Padre vero. Per questo la preghiera cristiana consiste nel guardare costantemente e in maniera sempre nuova a Cristo, parlare con Lui, stare in silenzio con Lui, ascoltarlo, agire e soffrire con Lui (Papa Benedetto)
In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus identifies himself not only with the king-shepherd, but also with the lost sheep, we can speak of a “double identity”: the king-shepherd, Jesus identifies also with the sheep: that is, with the least and most needy of his brothers and sisters […] And let us return home only with this phrase: “I was present there. Thank you!”. Or: “You forgot about me” (Pope Francis)
Nella pagina evangelica di oggi, Gesù si identifica non solo col re-pastore, ma anche con le pecore perdute. Potremmo parlare come di una “doppia identità”: il re-pastore, Gesù, si identifica anche con le pecore, cioè con i fratelli più piccoli e bisognosi […] E torniamo a casa soltanto con questa frase: “Io ero presente lì. Grazie!” oppure: “Ti sei scordato di me” (Papa Francesco)
Thus, in the figure of Matthew, the Gospels present to us a true and proper paradox: those who seem to be the farthest from holiness can even become a model of the acceptance of God's mercy and offer a glimpse of its marvellous effects in their own lives (Pope Benedict))
Nella figura di Matteo, dunque, i Vangeli ci propongono un vero e proprio paradosso: chi è apparentemente più lontano dalla santità può diventare persino un modello (Papa Benedetto)

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