Aug 20, 2025

Be ready. Waiting and Watching

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Today's passage from Matthew calls us to vigilantly await the Lord's return, behaving as committed and available servants. Those who let themselves go will find bitter surprises in the end.…
The «Woe» pronounced by Jesus in Matthew's Gospel continues. He lashes out at rampant hypocrisy, rebuking the care of the exterior that clashes with the sooty interior. Let us look…
On this Sunday, Luke's Gospel brings to our attention Jesus' exhortation to strive to enter through the narrow gate, reiterating that at the moment of our final encounter with Him,…
Aug 14, 2025

Particularly intimate Love

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Matthew highlights the answer given by Jesus to the leaders who were trying to test him, regarding the greatest commandment. And the Lord displeases them: to love God with all…
Aug 12, 2025

Gratuity of the Eternal

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In chapter twenty of Matthew's Gospel, Jesus likens the kingdom of heaven to a master who calls and welcomes to work in his vineyard at all hours, even those who…
Aug 10, 2025

The Highest Poverty

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The Poor Man of Assisi, had understood by divine revelation that true wealth is the Poverty embraced by the Son of God, who became Poor for us, so that we…
Aug 8, 2025

Being small, kit for the Kingdom

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In today's Gospel Jesus takes as a point of reference for entering the Kingdom of heaven the simplicity and littleness of children, because: «of such is the Kingdom of heaven»…
Aug 7, 2025

Mutual charity

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Today's passage from Matthew calls for forgiveness and correction which, if truly fraternal, does not look down on others, but rather the exact opposite. Without forgetting that what we want…
Aug 6, 2025

For one sheep

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Who knows how many times Francis, the Herald of the Great King, in reading the episode of the lost sheep will have dwelt on that "What do you think?" (Mt…
Jesus urges his little flock not to fear anything, because the Father has given the Kingdom to the little ones. He encourages them to give alms, not to accumulate treasures…
Jul 31, 2025

Renounce, take up, follow

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In today's passage from Matthew, the conditions for following Jesus are summarised in three verbs and therefore in three movements: renounce, take up the cross, follow Christ. Jesus emphasises that…
Jul 29, 2025

«He became Else»

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The Gospel of Luke's account of the Transfiguration emphasises how Jesus' face «changed in appearance» in solitude on the mountain, in front of Peter, James, John and the dialogue about…
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…
Jul 25, 2025

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 23, 2025

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…
Jul 21, 2025

He who believes lives!

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The Johannine passage narrates the resuscitation of Lazarus. In the face of death, the humanity of the Lord testifies to his love for us, his friends. Francis of Assisi too,…
Jul 19, 2025

It is by knocking that we receive

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After teaching his disciples to pray, Jesus urges them to ask for what they need and to knock because the door will be opened to them. For Francis of Assisi,…
Jul 17, 2025

«Not like this among you»

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In today's Gospel Jesus teaches his disciples about humility and greatness in service. He who wants to become great will be first in service. Compared to the imperial criterion, the…
Jul 15, 2025

True vine and true branches

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On the feast of St Bridget, patron saint of Europe, the liturgy offers us a passage from the Johannine Gospel. In it Jesus reminds us that He is the true…
Jul 13, 2025

A convincing Sign

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In today's Gospel, the scribes and Pharisees demand a sign from Jesus, even though Christ had already given them many. But the only saving sign given to the people of…
Mt sets before us the malice of the leaders who want to eliminate Jesus, set against the holiness of the Servant of God, who heals every sickness. The Spirit of…
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,…
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)
These words are full of the disarming power of truth that pulls down the wall of hypocrisy and opens consciences [Pope Benedict]
Queste parole sono piene della forza disarmante della verità, che abbatte il muro dell’ipocrisia e apre le coscienze [Papa Benedetto]
While the various currents of human thought both in the past and at the present have tended and still tend to separate theocentrism and anthropocentrism, and even to set them in opposition to each other, the Church, following Christ, seeks to link them up in human history, in a deep and organic way [Dives in Misericordia n.1]
Mentre le varie correnti del pensiero umano nel passato e nel presente sono state e continuano ad essere propense a dividere e perfino a contrapporre il teocentrismo e l'antropocentrismo, la Chiesa invece, seguendo il Cristo, cerca di congiungerli nella storia dell'uomo in maniera organica e profonda [Dives in Misericordia n.1]
Jesus, however, reverses the question — which stresses quantity, that is: “are they few?...” — and instead places the question in the context of responsibility, inviting us to make good use of the present (Pope Francis)
Gesù però capovolge la domanda – che punta più sulla quantità, cioè “sono pochi?...” – e invece colloca la risposta sul piano della responsabilità, invitandoci a usare bene il tempo presente (Papa Francesco)
The Lord Jesus presented himself to the world as a servant, completely stripping himself and lowering himself to give on the Cross the most eloquent lesson of humility and love (Pope Benedict)
Il Signore Gesù si è presentato al mondo come servo, spogliando totalmente se stesso e abbassandosi fino a dare sulla croce la più eloquente lezione di umiltà e di amore (Papa Benedetto)
More than 600 precepts are mentioned in the Law of Moses. How should the great commandment be distinguished among these? (Pope Francis)
Nella Legge di Mosè sono menzionati oltre seicento precetti. Come distinguere, tra tutti questi, il grande comandamento? (Papa Francesco)
The invitation has three characteristics: freely offered, breadth and universality. Many people were invited, but something surprising happened: none of the intended guests came to take part in the feast, saying they had other things to do; indeed, some were even indifferent, impertinent, even annoyed (Pope Francis)
L’invito ha tre caratteristiche: la gratuità, la larghezza, l’universalità. Gli invitati sono tanti, ma avviene qualcosa di sorprendente: nessuno dei prescelti accetta di prendere parte alla festa, dicono che hanno altro da fare; anzi alcuni mostrano indifferenza, estraneità, perfino fastidio (Papa Francesco)
Those who are considered the "last", if they accept, become the "first", whereas the "first" can risk becoming the "last" (Pope Benedict)
Proprio quelli che sono considerati "ultimi", se lo accettano, diventano "primi", mentre i "primi" possono rischiare di finire "ultimi" (Papa Benedetto)

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