The words "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak" are good news that proclaim the coming of the Kingdom of God and the healing of the inability…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, This […] Gospel passage begins by indicating the district to which Jesus was going: Tyre and Sidon, to the north-west of Galilee, a pagan land. And…
The Evangelist Mark reports the following words of Jesus, which are inserted within the debate at that time regarding what is pure and impure: “There is nothing outside a man…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The theme of God’s Law, of his commandments, makes its entrance in the Liturgy of the Word […] It is an essential element of the Jewish…
Being saved does not mean merely escaping punishment but being delivered from the evil that dwells within us. It is not punishment that must be eliminated but sin, the rejection…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In this Sunday’s Gospel the Lord Jesus tells his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth.... You are the light of the world” (Mt 5:13,14).…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, On the Lord's Day, in the middle of my Visit to Brindisi, we are celebrating the mystery which is the source and summit of the Church's…
As an authentic prophet, John bore witness to the truth without compromise. He denounced transgressions of God's commandments, even when it was the powerful who were responsible for them. Thus,…
In this […] Gospel, Jesus takes the initiative of sending the Twelve Apostles out on mission (cf. Mk 6:7-13). In fact the term “apostles” means, precisely, “messengers” or “envoys”. Their…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like to reflect briefly on this […] Gospel passage. It is taken from the text that has the famous saying “Nemo propheta in patria”.…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, […] the Evangelist Mark presents to us the account of two miraculous cures which Jesus worked for two women: the daughter of one of the elders…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In his account of the infancy of Jesus St Luke emphasizes how faithful Mary and Joseph were to the Law of the Lord. They fulfilled with…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, On this Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Gospel presents the first great discourse that the Lord addresses to the people on the gentle hills encircling…
We have just heard the Gospel reading of the calming of the storm, which was presented with a brief but incisive passage from the Book of Job, in which God…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today’s liturgy presents to us two short parables of Jesus: the parable of the seed that grows of its own accord and the parable of the…
In all churches, in cathedrals and religious houses, wherever the faithful gather to celebrate the Easter Vigil, that holiest of all nights begins with the lighting of the Paschal candle,…
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away" (Mk 13: 31). Let us pause a moment to reflect on this prophecy of Christ. The expression…
This Shrine, built around her earthly home, preserves the memory of the moment when the angel of Lord came to Mary with the great announcement of the Incarnation, and she…
We need to be very conscious that evil is not some nameless, impersonal and deterministic force at work in the world. Evil, the devil, works in and through human freedom,…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In today's liturgy the Evangelist Matthew, who will accompany us throughout this liturgical year, presents the beginning of Christ's public mission. It consisted essentially in preaching…
When Jesus, during his time on earth, went from village to village preaching the Good News of truth and love, he caught the attention of those who listened to him.…
The Church was built on the foundation of the Apostles as a community of faith, hope and charity. Through the Apostles, we come to Jesus himself. The Church begins to…
1. The “door of faith” (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church. It is possible…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, On the journey we are making under St Paul's guidance, let us now reflect on a topic at the centre of the controversies of the century…
At the centre of the liturgy of the Word […] there is a saying of the Prophet Hosea to which Jesus refers in the Gospel: "I desire steadfast love and…
while Jesus was at table in the house of Levi, the publican, the Pharisees and John the Baptist's disciples asked why Jesus' disciples were not fasting as they were. Jesus…
But why did Jesus, in whom there is no shadow of sin, go to be baptized by John? Why did he perform that gesture of penitence and conversion, beside all…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Continuing the series of portraits of the Twelve Apostles that we began a few weeks ago, let us reflect today on Matthew. To tell the truth,…
98. We are all very familiar with the episode of the paralytic who was brought to Jesus to be cured (cf. Mk 2:1-12). For us today, this man represents all…
Dear brothers and sisters! [...] in his public life Jesus healed many sick people, revealing that God wants life for human beings, life in its fullness. This Gospel (Mk 1:40-45)…
Today, as on the day of our Baptism, we hear the words of Jesus addressed to us: “Ephphatha, be opened!” Open your ears. Jesus, I want to open myself to your Word; Jesus, open myself to listening to you; Jesus, heal my heart from being closed, heal my heart from haste, heal my heart from impatience (Pope Francis)
Sentiamo rivolta a noi oggi, come nel giorno del Battesimo, quella parola di Gesù: “Effatà, apriti”! Apriti le orecchie. Gesù, desidero aprirmi alla tua Parola; Gesù, aprirmi al tuo ascolto; Gesù, guarisci il mio cuore dalla chiusura, guarisci il mio cuore dalla fretta, guarisci il mio cuore dall’impazienza (Papa Francesco)
And this is the problem: when the People put down roots in the land and are the depository of the Law, they are tempted to place their security and joy in something that is no longer the Word of God: in possessions, in power, in other ‘gods’ that in reality are useless, they are idols. Of course, the Law of God remains but it is no longer the most important thing, the rule of life; rather, it becomes a camouflage, a cover-up, while life follows other paths, other rules, interests that are often forms of egoism, both individual and collective. Thus religion loses its authentic meaning, which is to live listening to God in order to do his will — that is the truth of our being — and thus we live well, in true freedom, and it is reduced to practising secondary customs which instead satisfy the human need to feel in God’s place. This is a serious threat to every religion which Jesus encountered in his time and which, unfortunately, is also to be found in Christianity. Jesus’ words against the scribes and Pharisees in today’s Gospel should therefore be food for thought for us as well (Pope Benedict)
Ed ecco il problema: quando il popolo si stabilisce nella terra, ed è depositario della Legge, è tentato di riporre la sua sicurezza e la sua gioia in qualcosa che non è più la Parola del Signore: nei beni, nel potere, in altre ‘divinità’ che in realtà sono vane, sono idoli. Certo, la Legge di Dio rimane, ma non è più la cosa più importante, la regola della vita; diventa piuttosto un rivestimento, una copertura, mentre la vita segue altre strade, altre regole, interessi spesso egoistici individuali e di gruppo. E così la religione smarrisce il suo senso autentico che è vivere in ascolto di Dio per fare la sua volontà - che è la verità del nostro essere - e così vivere bene, nella vera libertà, e si riduce a pratica di usanze secondarie, che soddisfano piuttosto il bisogno umano di sentirsi a posto con Dio. Ed è questo un grave rischio di ogni religione, che Gesù ha riscontrato nel suo tempo, ma che si può verificare, purtroppo, anche nella cristianità. Perciò le parole di Gesù nel Vangelo di oggi contro gli scribi e i farisei devono far pensare anche noi (Papa Benedetto)
Salt, in the cultures of the Middle East, calls to mind several values such as the Covenant, solidarity, life and wisdom. Light is the first work of God the Creator and is a source of life; the word of God is compared to light (Pope Benedict)
Il sale, nella cultura mediorientale, evoca diversi valori quali l’alleanza, la solidarietà, la vita e la sapienza. La luce è la prima opera di Dio Creatore ed è fonte della vita; la stessa Parola di Dio è paragonata alla luce (Papa Benedetto)
Even after his failure even in Nazareth (vv.1-6) - his heralds gladly confused the Servant [who was educating them] with the victorious, sighed, respected and glorious Messiah…
Ancora dopo il suo fallimento persino a Nazareth (vv.1-6) - i suoi banditori hanno ben volentieri confuso il Servo [che li stava educando] col Messia vincitore, sospirato, rispettato e glorioso…

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