1. "For their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated in truth" (Jn 17:19). Dear brothers and sisters, today, in the liturgy of this Sunday after the…
It is Jesus in fact that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to…
13. The great challenge of our time for believers and for all people of good will is that of maintaining truthful and free communication which will help consolidate integral progress…
May 24, 2025

Ascension Forum

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1. In many countries, including Italy, the Solemnity of Christ's Ascension has been moved back to Sunday. With this feast we remember that after his Resurrection, Jesus presented himself alive…
May 23, 2025

Small Pentecost

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"Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country..." (Lk 1,39). In front of this Grotto, which recalls the Shrine of Lourdes, we conclude the Marian journey made during…
1. We have already heard several times from St Paul that "joy is the fruit of the Holy Spirit" (Gal 5:22), as are love and peace, which we have discussed…
To the disciples Jesus addresses the invitation to rejoice, to overcome the temptation of sadness for the departure of the Master, because this departure is a condition laid down in…
1. We have often quoted the words of Jesus, who in his farewell discourse addressed to the apostles in the Upper Room promises the coming of the Holy Spirit as…
1. "But now I go to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me: Where are you going? Indeed, because I have told you these things, sadness…
1. We have often quoted the words of Jesus, who in his farewell discourse addressed to the apostles in the Upper Room promises the coming of the Holy Spirit as…
1. We have mentioned several times in previous catecheses the intervention of the Holy Spirit in the origin of the Church. It is good that we now dedicate a special…
37. The Church of the first millennium was born of the blood of the martyrs: "Sanguis martyrum - semen christianorum". The historical events linked to the figure of Constantine the…
Men, eternally elected by the Father in the Beloved Son, find in Christ the Way to their end as adopted children. To Him they unite themselves by becoming His Body.…
May 14, 2025

Inspired Love

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2. The loving God is a God who is not remote, but intervenes in history. When he reveals his name to Moses, he does so to assure him of his…
May 13, 2025

Organic bond

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The parable of the vine and the branches highlights, in a special way, that bond, in a certain sense 'organic', that exists between Christ and the Church: between Christ and…
5. From the very dawn of civilization, developing human communities sought to establish agreements and pacts which would avoid the arbitrary use of force and enable them to seek a…
2. Although not always conscious and clear, in the human heart there is a deep longing for God, which St Ignatius of Antioch eloquently expressed as follows: "A living water…
May 9, 2025

«Cause»

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1. Jesus' filial union with the Father is expressed in the perfect love of which he also made the main commandment of the Gospel: 'You shall love the Lord your…
1. The Revelation of Mercy It is "God, who is rich in mercy" 1 whom Jesus Christ has revealed to us as Father: it is His very Son who, in…
The Pope notes that "the market economy seems to have conquered virtually the whole world" and emphasises that the Church looks to the Academy "for ideas that will make possible…
5. Together with all Christ's disciples, the Catholic Church bases upon God's plan her ecumenical commitment to gather all Christians into unity. Indeed, "the Church is not a reality closed…
1 "As I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love" (Jn 15:10). The Acts of the Apostles remind us today of the choice of the Apostle Matthias…
2. It may not always be conscious and clear, but in the human heart there is a deep nostalgia for God. St. Ignatius of Antioch expressed this eloquently: “There is…
1. “Hodie natus est nobis Salvator mundi” (Responsorial Psalm). For twenty centuries this joyful proclamation has burst forth from the heart of the Church. On this holy night the Angel…
This Sunday has been dedicated to this supreme and essential need precisely because the Liturgy presents to us the figure of Jesus, the "Good Shepherd". The Old Testament already usually…
1. “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (Jn 6:68). Dear young people of the Fifteenth World Youth Day! These words of Peter, in…
1. “He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life" (Jn 6:54). By instituting the Eucharist on the eve of his death, Christ wanted to give the…
1. "I am the living bread" (Jn 6:51). In the desert, the Apostles say to Jesus: "Dismiss the crowd" (cf. Lk 9, 12). This crowd followed the Master, listening to…
Jesus links belief in the resurrection to his own person: “I am the Resurrection and the Life” (Jn 11:25). In him, through the mystery of his Death and Resurrection, the…
As a pilgrim to the 46th International Eucharistic Congress, I turn my steps first to the ancient Cathedral of Wrocław in order to kneel with faith before the Blessed Sacrament…
Divisions among Christians, while they wound the Church, wound Christ; and divided, we cause a wound to Christ: the Church is indeed the body of which Christ is the Head (Pope Francis)
Le divisioni tra i cristiani, mentre feriscono la Chiesa, feriscono Cristo, e noi divisi provochiamo una ferita a Cristo: la Chiesa infatti è il corpo di cui Cristo è capo (Papa Francesco)
The glorification that Jesus asks for himself as High Priest, is the entry into full obedience to the Father, an obedience that leads to his fullest filial condition [Pope Benedict]
La glorificazione che Gesù chiede per se stesso, quale Sommo Sacerdote, è l'ingresso nella piena obbedienza al Padre, un'obbedienza che lo conduce alla sua più piena condizione filiale [Papa Benedetto]
All this helps us not to let our guard down before the depths of iniquity, before the mockery of the wicked. In these situations of weariness, the Lord says to us: “Have courage! I have overcome the world!” (Jn 16:33). The word of God gives us strength [Pope Francis]
Tutto questo aiuta a non farsi cadere le braccia davanti allo spessore dell’iniquità, davanti allo scherno dei malvagi. La parola del Signore per queste situazioni di stanchezza è: «Abbiate coraggio, io ho vinto il mondo!» (Gv 16,33). E questa parola ci darà forza [Papa Francesco]
The Ascension does not point to Jesus’ absence, but tells us that he is alive in our midst in a new way. He is no longer in a specific place in the world as he was before the Ascension. He is now in the lordship of God, present in every space and time, close to each one of us. In our life we are never alone (Pope Francis)
L’Ascensione non indica l’assenza di Gesù, ma ci dice che Egli è vivo in mezzo a noi in modo nuovo; non è più in un preciso posto del mondo come lo era prima dell’Ascensione; ora è nella signoria di Dio, presente in ogni spazio e tempo, vicino ad ognuno di noi. Nella nostra vita non siamo mai soli (Papa Francesco)
The Magnificat is the hymn of praise which rises from humanity redeemed by divine mercy, it rises from all the People of God; at the same time, it is a hymn that denounces the illusion of those who think they are lords of history and masters of their own destiny (Pope Benedict)
Il Magnificat è il canto di lode che sale dall’umanità redenta dalla divina misericordia, sale da tutto il popolo di Dio; in pari tempo è l’inno che denuncia l’illusione di coloro che si credono signori della storia e arbitri del loro destino (Papa Benedetto)
This unknown “thing” is the true “hope” which drives us, and at the same time the fact that it is unknown is the cause of all forms of despair and also of all efforts, whether positive or destructive, directed towards worldly authenticity and human authenticity (Spe Salvi n.12)
Questa « cosa » ignota è la vera « speranza » che ci spinge e il suo essere ignota è, al contempo, la causa di tutte le disperazioni come pure di tutti gli slanci positivi o distruttivi verso il mondo autentico e l'autentico uomo (Spe Salvi n.12)
«When the servant of God is troubled, as it happens, by something, he must get up immediately to pray, and persevere before the Supreme Father until he restores to him the joy of his salvation. Because if it remains in sadness, that Babylonian evil will grow and, in the end, will generate in the heart an indelible rust, if it is not removed with tears» (St Francis of Assisi, FS 709)

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