This is touching. Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. Peter did not understand anything, he refused. But Jesus explained. Jesus - God - did this! And He Himself explains…
Mar 24, 2026

Bad payer

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"Let us pray today for the people who, in this time of pandemic, trade with the needy; they take advantage of the need of others and sell them out: the…
In these days of Lent we have seen the persecution that Jesus suffered and how the doctors of the Law raged against him: he was judged under doggedness, with doggedness,…
Pope Francis, this morning in his homily at Casa Santa Marta, said that one must "live life as a gift, not as a treasure to be kept". Jesus himself taught…
Joyful acclamations at Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem, followed by his humiliation. Festive cries followed by brutal torture. This twofold mystery accompanies our entrance into Holy Week each year, as reflected…
Mar 20, 2026

For each one

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In his homily, the Holy Father offered a brief reflection on the liturgical readings of the day and, in particular, on the passage from the Gospel of John (11:45-56) where…
64. After this brief look at the word of God, we cannot just say that young people are the future of our world. They are its present; even now, they…
"In the two readings" proposed by the liturgy today, the Pontiff immediately pointed out in his homily, "there is talk of time, of eternity, of years, of the future, of…
Mar 17, 2026

Salvation: Gift

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Salvation "cannot be bought or sold" because "it is a totally free gift". But to receive it God asks us to have "a humble, docile, obedient heart". Pope Francis said…
Making "the sign of the cross" distractedly and flaunting "the symbol of Christians" as if it were "the badge of a team" or "an ornament", perhaps with "precious stones, jewels…
The liturgy presents us the episode of the adulterous woman (cf. Jn 8:1-11). In it, there are two contrasting attitudes: that of the scribes and the Pharisees on the one…
The Gospel passage for this fifth Sunday of Lent is the resurrection of Lazarus (cf. Jn 11:1-45). Lazarus was Martha and Mary’s brother; they were good friends of Jesus. When…
The passage of the Gospel which we have heard presents to us a scene set in the Temple of Jerusalem, at the culmination of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, after…
Fear is one of the most terrible enemies of our Christian life. Jesus exhorts: “have no fear”, “fear not”. And Jesus describes three tangible situations that they will find themselves…
Today we will reflect on Saint Joseph as the father of Jesus. The evangelists Matthew and Luke present him as the foster father of Jesus, and not as his biological…
Through the Eucharistic celebration the Holy Spirit makes us participants in the divine life that is able to transfigure our whole mortal being. In his passage from death to life,…
Lent is a propitious time to ask the Lord, "for each one of us and for the whole Church", for "conversion to the mercy of Jesus". Too often, in fact,…
We are the 'dream of God' who, as a true lover, wants to 'change our lives'. Out of love indeed. He only asks us to have the faith to let…
Mar 7, 2026

Path of Light

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At the centre of the liturgy of this fourth Sunday of Lent there is the theme of light. The Gospel (cf. Jn 9:1-41) recounts the episode of the man blind…
Jesus wants to show us the right attitude for prayer and for invoking the mercy of the Father; how one must pray; the right attitude for prayer. It is the…
It is an invitation to discover "the idols hidden in the many folds that we have in our personality", to "chase away the idol of worldliness, which leads us to…
Letting oneself slip slowly into sin, relativising things and entering "into negotiation" with the gods of money, vanity and pride: from what he called a "fall with anaesthesia" the Pope…
Today’s Gospel reading (cf. Mt 5:17-37) is on the “Sermon on the Mount” and deals with the subject of the fulfilment of the Law: how should I fulfil the Law,…
In the parable in today’s Gospel reading, that of the merciful King (cf. Mt 18:21-35), we find this plea twice: “Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything”…
Mar 1, 2026

Bitter outcome

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In today’s liturgy, the Gospel recounts Jesus’ first sermon in his home town, Nazareth. The outcome is bitter: instead of receiving approval, Jesus finds incomprehension and even hostility (cf. Lk…
The Gospel passage from today, the Third Sunday of Lent, tells us of Jesus’ meeting with a Samaritan woman (cf. Jn 4:5-42). He is on a journey with his disciples…
The Gospel [...] recounts the so-called Parable of the Prodigal Son (cf. Lk 15:11-32). It leads us to the heart of God, who always forgives compassionately and tenderly. Always, God…
In today’s Gospel passage (cf. Mt 21:33-43) Jesus, foreseeing his passion and death, tells the parable of the murderous vintners, to admonish the chief priests and elders of the people…
I should like to pause with you today on the parable of the rich man and the poor Lazarus. The lives of these two people seem to run on parallel…
"Ask Jesus for the grace to follow him closely", so as not to leave him alone, thus overcoming the temptations of looking to ourselves to "share the cake" of personal…
The devotional and external purifications purify man ritually but leave him as he is replaced by a new bathing (Pope Benedict)
Al posto delle purificazioni cultuali ed esterne, che purificano l’uomo ritualmente, lasciandolo tuttavia così com’è, subentra il bagno nuovo (Papa Benedetto)
If, on the one hand, the liturgy of these days makes us offer a hymn of thanksgiving to the Lord, conqueror of death, at the same time it asks us to eliminate from our lives all that prevents us from conforming ourselves to him (John Paul II)
La liturgia di questi giorni, se da un lato ci fa elevare al Signore, vincitore della morte, un inno di ringraziamento, ci chiede, al tempo stesso, di eliminare dalla nostra vita tutto ciò che ci impedisce di conformarci a lui (Giovanni Paolo II)
The school of faith is not a triumphal march but a journey marked daily by suffering and love, trials and faithfulness. Peter, who promised absolute fidelity, knew the bitterness and humiliation of denial:  the arrogant man learns the costly lesson of humility (Pope Benedict)
La scuola della fede non è una marcia trionfale, ma un cammino cosparso di sofferenze e di amore, di prove e di fedeltà da rinnovare ogni giorno. Pietro che aveva promesso fedeltà assoluta, conosce l’amarezza e l’umiliazione del rinnegamento: lo spavaldo apprende a sue spese l’umiltà (Papa Benedetto)
If, in his prophecy about the shepherd, Ezekiel was aiming to restore unity among the dispersed tribes of Israel (cf. Ez 34: 22-24), here it is a question not only of the unification of a dispersed Israel but of the unification of all the children of God, of humanity - of the Church of Jews and of pagans [Pope Benedict]
Se Ezechiele nella sua profezia sul pastore aveva di mira il ripristino dell'unità tra le tribù disperse d'Israele (cfr Ez 34, 22-24), si tratta ora non solo più dell'unificazione dell'Israele disperso, ma dell'unificazione di tutti i figli di Dio, dell'umanità - della Chiesa di giudei e di pagani [Papa Benedetto]
St Teresa of Avila wrote: «the last thing we should do is to withdraw from our greatest good and blessing, which is the most sacred humanity of Our Lord Jesus Christ» (cf. The Interior Castle, 6, ch. 7). Therefore, only by believing in Christ, by remaining united to him, may the disciples, among whom we too are, continue their permanent action in history [Pope Benedict]
Santa Teresa d’Avila scrive che «non dobbiamo allontanarci da ciò che costituisce tutto il nostro bene e il nostro rimedio, cioè dalla santissima umanità di nostro Signore Gesù Cristo» (Castello interiore, 7, 6). Quindi solo credendo in Cristo, rimanendo uniti a Lui, i discepoli, tra i quali siamo anche noi, possono continuare la sua azione permanente nella storia [Papa Benedetto]
Just as he did during his earthly existence, so today the risen Jesus walks along the streets of our life and sees us immersed in our activities, with all our desires and our needs. In the midst of our everyday circumstances he continues to speak to us; he calls us to live our life with him, for only he is capable of satisfying our thirst for hope (Pope Benedict)
Come avvenne nel corso della sua esistenza terrena, anche oggi Gesù, il Risorto, passa lungo le strade della nostra vita, e ci vede immersi nelle nostre attività, con i nostri desideri e i nostri bisogni. Proprio nel quotidiano continua a rivolgerci la sua parola; ci chiama a realizzare la nostra vita con Lui, il solo capace di appagare la nostra sete di speranza (Papa Benedetto)

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