Teresa Girolami
Teresa Girolami è laureata in Materie letterarie e Teologia. Ha pubblicato vari testi, fra cui: "Pellegrinaggio del cuore" (Ed. Piemme); "I Fiammiferi di Maria - La Madre di Dio in prosa e poesia"; "Tenerezza Scalza - Natura di donna"; co-autrice di "Dialogo e Solstizio".
Caught red-handed, before being dismissed, the dishonest administrator knows how to make friends with the same dishonest wealth.
Jesus, addressing his disciples, emphasises that the children of this world are more astute than the children of light.
Francis of Assisi is the one who knew how to make friends in Heaven with dishonest wealth, with transparent prudence.
He did not love it; in fact, he gave everything back publicly, marrying Lady Poverty.
But his merit was that he knew how to make use of earthly goods in a wise, evangelical way.
In the new path he undertook, he distinguished himself for that inner eye
that sees, in perspective, where earthly appetite leads.
He always recommended giving goods not to relatives, but to the poorest,
because in them one encounters the Poor One par excellence: Christ!
He urged his followers to make friends in heaven with dishonest wealth and to receive in return that imperishable wealth which smells of resurrection.
He, who had lived in luxury in his youth, knew well where blind love for possessions led.
The Franciscan Sources, a place of spiritual wealth, highlight this:
"Even on major feast days, when the opportunity arose, he used to go out begging.
For, he said, in God's poor, the words of the prophet are fulfilled: man has eaten the bread of Angels.
The bread of Angels is that which holy poverty gathers from door to door and which, asked for the love of God, is given for the love of God, at the suggestion of the holy Angels" (Sources 1129).
And in Clare's Rule, we see how she speaks of poverty to her sisters:
"This shall be your inheritance, which introduces you into the land of the living. Adhering totally to it, never desire, beloved sisters, to have anything else under heaven, for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ and his most holy Mother" (Sources 2795).
They knew, in fact, that the goods given to those in need are the cornerstone of following Jesus and his Holy Word made flesh.
Guided by the Gospel, therefore, they never wanted to follow two masters: God and wealth, but to clothe themselves solely in Christ, for more lasting goods.
Lighter, for Heaven's sake!
"Make friends for yourselves with unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal tents"
«Make friends for yourselves with unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal tents» (Lk 16:9)
Sunday 25th in O.T. (year C) (Lk 16:1-13)
Dishonest administrator, and recovered wealth
«Lifting up the Cross»: far beyond the capacity for Resilience
Franciscan Sumptuousness, of the last places
Franciscan Happiness: letting your soul and capital flow
Jesus makes memory and remembers the whole history of the people, of his people. And he recalls the rejection of his people to the love of the Father (Pope Francis)
Gesù fa memoria e ricorda tutta la storia del popolo, del suo popolo. E ricorda il rifiuto del suo popolo all’amore del Padre (Papa Francesco)
Ecclesial life is made up of exclusive inclinations, and of tasks that may seem exceptional - or less relevant. What matters is not to be embittered by the titles of others, therefore not to play to the downside, nor to fear the more of the Love that risks (for afraid of making mistakes)
La vita ecclesiale è fatta di inclinazioni esclusive, e di incarichi che possono sembrare eccezionali - o meno rilevanti. Ciò che conta è non amareggiarsi dei titoli altrui, quindi non giocare al ribasso, né temere il di più dell’Amore che rischia (per paura di sbagliare).
Zacchaeus wishes to see Jesus, that is, understand if God is sensitive to his anxieties - but because of shame he hides (in the dense foliage). He wants to see, without being seen by those who judge him. Instead the Lord looks at him from below upwards; Not vice versa
Zaccheo desidera vedere Gesù, ossia capire se Dio è sensibile alle sue ansie - ma per vergogna si nasconde nel fitto fogliame. Vuole vedere, senza essere visto da chi lo giudica. Invece il Signore lo guarda dal basso in alto; non viceversa
The story of the healed blind man wants to help us look up, first planted on the ground due to a life of habit. Prodigy of the priesthood of Jesus
La vicenda del cieco risanato vuole aiutarci a sollevare lo sguardo, prima piantato a terra a causa di una vita abitudinaria. Prodigio del sacerdozio di Gesù.
Firstly, not to let oneself be fooled by false prophets nor to be paralyzed by fear. Secondly, to live this time of expectation as a time of witness and perseverance (Pope Francis)
Primo: non lasciarsi ingannare dai falsi messia e non lasciarsi paralizzare dalla paura. Secondo: vivere il tempo dell’attesa come tempo della testimonianza e della perseveranza (Papa Francesco)
O Signore, fa’ che la mia fede sia piena, senza riserve, e che essa penetri nel mio pensiero, nel mio modo di giudicare le cose divine e le cose umane (Papa Paolo VI)
O Lord, let my faith be full, without reservations, and let penetrate into my thought, in my way of judging divine things and human things (Pope Paul VI)
«Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it; but he who loses will keep it alive» (Lk 17:33)
«Chi cercherà di conservare la sua vita, la perderà; ma chi perderà, la manterrà vivente» (Lc 17,33)
«And therefore, it is rightly stated that he [st Francis of Assisi] is symbolized in the figure of the angel who rises from the east and bears within him the seal of the living God» (FS 1022)
«E perciò, si afferma, a buon diritto, che egli [s. Francesco d’Assisi] viene simboleggiato nella figura dell’angelo che sale dall’oriente e porta in sé il sigillo del Dio vivo» (FF 1022)
This is where the challenge for your life lies! It is here that you can manifest your faith, your hope and your love! [John Paul II at the Tala Leprosarium, Manila]
È qui la sfida per la vostra vita! È qui che potete manifestare la vostra fede, la vostra speranza e il vostro amore! [Giovanni Paolo II al Lebbrosario di Tala, Manilla]
The more we do for others, the more we understand and can appropriate the words of Christ: “We are useless servants” (Lk 17:10). We recognize that we are not acting on the basis of any superiority or greater personal efficiency, but because the Lord has graciously enabled us to do so [Pope Benedict, Deus Caritas est n.35]
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