In today's Gospel passage, to the Pharisees who tried to catch him at fault, regarding the repudiation of his own woman, Jesus responds by pointing out the hardness of their…
Jesus advises his disciples not to consider anyone an enemy, even more so when acting in his Name. Francis always thought and acted in the name of the Lord. Everything…
Feb 16, 2025

Faith and Prayer

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Jesus heals an epileptic boy by corroborating the synergy of Faith and Prayer. The Poor Man of Assisi knew from direct experience that demons fear prayer done with faith and…
The Lord used Francis to renew his Church, placing him as the foundation stone of the Order in the ecclesial community, just as he used Peter as the point around…
Jesus asks his disciples a precise question: «Who do men say that I am?» (Mk 8:27b). He then explains that the Son of Man will have no worldly triumphs. He…
Even Francis, when he was still in the world and faced with the unravelling of his specific call from the Lord [and subsequent conversion] had to struggle against Herod's leaven:…
For Francis and Clare of Assisi, humility of heart, interior and exterior poverty was the keystone of all the other beatitudes, the identikit of Jesus and of every disciple who…
«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…
Jesus teaches the crowd and explains: what makes one impure is what comes from the heart. Francis, pure in heart, transparent in his intentions and intentions, had also introduced in…
The evangelist Mk shows how, as Jesus passed by, people everywhere flocked to carry on stretchers the sick to be healed. Following in the footsteps of the Master, Francis performed…
In today's Gospel Jesus invites his own to a deserted place, in the background. The throng of the crowd did not even allow them to eat. But the Lord first…
In the Regola bollata (1223) Francis of Assisi writes to his brothers: «In whatever house they enter they are to say, first of all: Peace to this house; and, according…
The Liturgy gives us the story of the healing of the haemorrhoissa, a poor sick woman - and the resuscitation of the daughter of Jairus, leader of the synagogue. The…
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…
Jesus tells parables about the Kingdom of God, taking his cue from the elements of nature: seed, ear, mustard seed, and more. With natural and real hooks he explains the…
Jan 21, 2025

Sower and Soil

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In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus emphasises the different reception and assimilation of the Word of God, and consequently the different fruit, depending on the suitability of the soil.…
The evangelist Mark pays attention to the blasphemous statement of the scribes who see in Jesus a man possessed by Beelzebubl, prince of demons. But the Lord displaces them with…
On the feast of the conversion of the Apostle of the Gentiles, the liturgy proposes an invitation to evangelisation. The Lord asks his intimates to go into all the world…
In today's Gospel Jesus, surrounded by a large crowd, heals many, and the unclean spirits call him by his Name: "You are the Son of God". (Mk 3:11). The Sources…
The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath, says the Lord. The priority is the person, not the law, which must be respected. In Francis of…
The Gospel of the wedding feast of Cana highlights the first of the signs performed by Jesus and is the model for all, as it reveals the divinity of Him…
In front of an extraordinary crowd, here is an astounding fact for onlookers: in Capernaum, Jesus heals and forgives the sins of a paralytic who was lowered from the roof…
Preaching and healings. In today's Gospel, Mark presents Jesus on his mission, preaching and healing many, starting with Peter's mother-in-law. He who was called the Minim, Francis, was so conformed…
Jesus, during his preaching and passing by the Sea of Galilee, calls to his retinue the first four disciples who, having left their nets, are about to become involved in…
Lk portrays Jesus healing a leper, exhorting him not to tell anyone and to go to the priest with the prescribed offering. Francis 'the Minim' poured out on everyone 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,…
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,…
Francis was rapt in ecstasy as he meditated on the Beauty of a God who asks to be received in order to pour out his Love. The faith that animated…
"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,…
"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…
I trust in the witness of those families that draw their energy from the sacrament of marriage; with them it becomes possible to overcome the trial that befalls them, to be able to forgive an offence, to accept a suffering child, to illumine the life of the other, even if he or she is weak or disabled, through the beauty of love. It is on the basis of families such as these that the fabric of society must be restored (Pope Benedict)
Ho fiducia nella testimonianza di quelle famiglie che traggono la loro energia dal sacramento del matrimonio; con esse diviene possibile superare la prova che si presenta, saper perdonare un'offesa, accogliere un figlio che soffre, illuminare la vita dell'altro, anche se debole e disabile, mediante la bellezza dell'amore. È a partire da tali famiglie che si deve ristabilire il tessuto della società (Papa Benedetto)
St Louis IX, King of France put into practice what is written in the Book of Sirach: "The greater you are, the more you must humble yourself; so you will find favour in the sight of the Lord" (3: 18). This is what the King wrote in his "Spiritual Testament to his son": "If the Lord grant you some prosperity, not only must you humbly thank him but take care not to become worse by boasting or in any other way, make sure, that is, that you do not come into conflict with God or offend him with his own gifts" (cf. Acta Sanctorum Augusti 5 [1868], 546) [Pope Benedict]
San Luigi IX, re di Francia […] ha messo in pratica ciò che è scritto nel Libro del Siracide: "Quanto più sei grande, tanto più fatti umile, e troverai grazia davanti al Signore" (3,18). Così egli scriveva nel suo "Testamento spirituale al figlio": "Se il Signore ti darà qualche prosperità, non solo lo dovrai umilmente ringraziare, ma bada bene a non diventare peggiore per vanagloria o in qualunque altro modo, bada cioè a non entrare in contrasto con Dio o offenderlo con i suoi doni stessi" (Acta Sanctorum Augusti 5 [1868], 546) [Papa Benedetto]
The temptation is to be “closed off”. The disciples would like to hinder a good deed simply because it is performed by someone who does not belong to their group. They think they have the “exclusive right over Jesus”, and that they are the only ones authorised to work for the Kingdom of God. But this way, they end up feeling that they are privileged and consider others as outsiders, to the extent of becoming hostile towards them (Pope Francis)
La tentazione è quella della chiusura. I discepoli vorrebbero impedire un’opera di bene solo perché chi l’ha compiuta non apparteneva al loro gruppo. Pensano di avere “l’esclusiva su Gesù” e di essere gli unici autorizzati a lavorare per il Regno di Dio. Ma così finiscono per sentirsi prediletti e considerano gli altri come estranei, fino a diventare ostili nei loro confronti (Papa Francesco)
“If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all” (Mk 9:35) […] To preside at the Lord’s Supper is, therefore, an urgent invitation to offer oneself in gift, so that the attitude of the Suffering Servant and Lord may continue and grow in the Church (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)
"Se uno vuol essere il primo, sia l'ultimo di tutti e il servo di tutti" (Mc 9, 35) […] Presiedere la Cena del Signore è, pertanto, invito pressante ad offrirsi in dono, perché permanga e cresca nella Chiesa l'atteggiamento del Servo sofferente e Signore (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)
Miracles still exist today. But to allow the Lord to carry them out there is a need for courageous prayer, capable of overcoming that "something of unbelief" that dwells in the heart of every man, even if he is a man of faith. Prayer must "put flesh on the fire", that is, involve our person and commit our whole life, to overcome unbelief (Pope Francis)

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