Pointing downwards, from service to Communion Jn 13:16-20 (.21-38) An "envoy" is no more than the one who sends him (v.16). The new CEI translation specifies that Jesus does not…
Complete vs Perfect ones (Jn 10:22-30) In the so-called Book of Signs of the Fourth Gospel (Jn.1-12) there is a progressive revelation of the divine Mystery that envelops the Person…
May 4, 2025

You can and must go out

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«I am the Gate of the sheep» (Jn 10:1-10) In the pastures, during the night the sheep were penned in stone pens on a slope and the shepherds (in turn)…
May 3, 2025

There is evidence

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There is evidence that he lives: you see him in the Shepherd (Jn 10:1-10. 10:11-18 10:27-30) The religious rule developed the idea that the Torah could cleanse the mind from…
«Whom shall we go to?». Faith, a critical sign (not attenuated) (Jn 6:60-69) A God on our level? "This Logos is sclerotic" (v.60) - as if to say: to imagine…
No triumphal march: fragments, to reconcile (Jn 6:52-59) The Eucharistic theme conveys a fundamental message, about the quality of Life of the Eternal that we can already experience here and…
Also in domestic style Jn 6:44-51 (41-51) Jesus wants to turn the page. He does not intend to prop up the muddled, no longer vital. He is faithful to the…
That which gives value to every moment (Jn 6:35-40) Jesus' words imply the clear dissimilarity between ordinary food and Bread that does not perish. The distinction is taken from Deut…
(Jn 6:30-35) What the term "Bread" used by Jesus in this pericope alludes to is derived from the Hebrew term "Lechem", whose root [consonants "l-h-m"] evokes his "being ground" and…
(Jn 6:22-29) The crowd must be directed, because in the face of the "sign of the loaves" the reaction seems disappointing. Sensationalism that directs towards an earthly kingdom is not…
Co-workers in an apron, on a little boat Jn 21:1-19 (1-25) The same sign of the superabundant fishing in Lk 5:1-11 does not concern the story of the Church after…
The very different solution. Multiplication by Division, in itinerancy (Jn 6:1-15) "Now a great crowd followed him, for they saw the signs he did on the sick" (v.2). "There is…
Genesis Rebirth Judgment Jn 3:16-21(7-21) Every man confronted with the Mystery does not fully comprehend what he feels, until he accepts the wager and enters into a new existence. The…
(Mt 11:25-30) The one prayer of Jesus little taught Scientists and Little People: abstract world and incarnation (Mt 11:25-27) "The world gives credit to the "wise" and the "learned", while…
(Jn 3:1-8) Jn introduces the Gospel passage with the very representative Jewish leader, insisting on the imperfection of believing in prodigies. They only grasp the outward side. Indeed, he seems…
(Jn 20:19-31) The Manifestation, the Spirit, the remission (Jn 20:19-23) The Johannine Pentecost does not suffer any temporal delay (v.22) yet the Lucan account also emphasises the link with Easter,…
(Mk 16:9-15) "How universal is the great Way! Can be on the left as well as the right" [Tao Tê Ching (xxxiv)]. Despite their difficulty in believing, the disciples are…
Jn 21:1-14 (1-19) The same sign of the superabundant fishing in Lk 5:1-11 does not concern the story of the Church after Easter, but is even placed in the day…
He does not create a hierarchy (Lk 24:35-48) We do not recognise a person by hands and feet (v.39). The Risen One has a life that escapes the perception of…
The foundations, the disappointed in the Resurrection (Lk 24:13-35) The disciples question, they are in confusion; they are anxious and accusing, disillusioned and frustrated - but what they seem most…
The New Creation, from Hearing (Jn 20:11-18) "In those days, in Israel, the testimony of women could not have official, juridical value, but women experienced a special bond with the…
Easter Sunday: the foundations, and the disappointed resurrection dudes Lk 24:13-35 (13-48) The disciples question, they are in confusion; they are anxious and accusing, disillusioned and frustrated - but what…
The Gospels do not describe the chronicle of Christ's Resurrection, but the experience of the Risen One in the early church. All the evangelists hint at the fact that the…
Prayer-event, for awe The encounter with the Lord has its own essential radicality. It is precisely the Easter event that reveals and communicates the absolute newness of the story of…
(Jn 18:1-19:42) The core of the Gospels do not dwell on the horror and sadism of the torments, because they were not written with the aim of impressing, but to…
Apr 9, 2025

CHRISM

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Year of Grace and fraternity: the seal to salvation history Lk 4:16-21 (14-37) Jesus' transgressions and ours (reinforcing the plot) (Lk 4:14-21) "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,…
Apr 9, 2025

IN COENA DOMINI

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Integral Trust: the emblematic Action, generating the undefiled Jn 13:1-15 (.16-20) Let us introduce the meaning of the Lord's washing of the feet, an emblematic gesture that the Synoptics evoke…
Apr 8, 2025

Relief of weakness

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Betrayals (Mt 26:14-25) Mt Mk Lk situate the institution of the Eucharist within the Jewish Passover supper. A theological reworking to affirm (in Faith) the meaning of the authentic Passover…
(Jn 13:21-33.36-38) "I will lay down my life for you" - to lead. The apostles would give everything to win, not to lose; to triumph, not to be mocked or…
Allied Sign. Enchanting Path (Jn 12:1-11) As his hour draws near, Christ seems to lose his official features and becomes more and more intimate, within our reach. Dialogue with men…
Dear friends, the mission of the Church bears fruit because Christ is truly present among us in a quite special way in the Holy Eucharist. His is a dynamic presence which grasps us in order to make us his, to liken us to him. Christ draws us to himself, he brings us out of ourselves to make us all one with him. In this way he also inserts us into the community of brothers and sisters: communion with the Lord is always also communion with others (Pope Benedict)
Cari amici, la missione della Chiesa porta frutto perché Cristo è realmente presente tra noi, in modo del tutto particolare nella Santa Eucaristia. La sua è una presenza dinamica, che ci afferra per farci suoi, per assimilarci a Sé. Cristo ci attira a Sé, ci fa uscire da noi stessi per fare di noi tutti una cosa sola con Lui. In questo modo Egli ci inserisce anche nella comunità dei fratelli: la comunione con il Signore è sempre anche comunione con gli altri (Papa Benedetto)
Jesus asks us to abide in his love, to dwell in his love, not in our ideas, not in our own self-worship. Those who dwell in self-worship live in the mirror: always looking at themselves. He asks us to overcome the ambition to control and manage others. Not controlling, serving them (Pope Francis)
Gesù ci chiede di rimanere nel suo amore, abitare nel suo amore, non nelle nostre idee, non nel culto di noi stessi. Chi abita nel culto di sé stesso, abita nello specchio: sempre a guardarsi. Ci chiede di uscire dalla pretesa di controllare e gestire gli altri. Non controllare, servirli (Papa Francesco)
In this passage, the Lord tells us three things about the true shepherd:  he gives his own life for his sheep; he knows them and they know him; he is at the service of unity [Pope Benedict]
In questo brano il Signore ci dice tre cose sul vero pastore: egli dà la propria vita per le pecore; le conosce ed esse lo conoscono; sta a servizio dell'unità [Papa Benedetto]
Jesus, Good Shepherd and door of the sheep, is a leader whose authority is expressed in service, a leader who, in order to command, gives his life and does not ask others to sacrifice theirs. One can trust in a leader like this (Pope Francis)
Gesù, pastore buono e porta delle pecore, è un capo la cui autorità si esprime nel servizio, un capo che per comandare dona la vita e non chiede ad altri di sacrificarla. Di un capo così ci si può fidare (Papa Francesco)
In today’s Gospel passage (cf. Jn 10:27-30) Jesus is presented to us as the true Shepherd of the People of God. He speaks about the relationship that binds him to the sheep of the flock, namely, to his disciples, and he emphasizes the fact that it is a relationship of mutual recognition […] we see that Jesus’ work is explained in several actions: Jesus speaks; Jesus knows; Jesus gives eternal life; Jesus safeguards (Pope Francis)
Nel Vangelo di oggi (cfr Gv 10,27-30) Gesù si presenta come il vero Pastore del popolo di Dio. Egli parla del rapporto che lo lega alle pecore del gregge, cioè ai suoi discepoli, e insiste sul fatto che è un rapporto di conoscenza reciproca […] vediamo che l’opera di Gesù si esplica in alcune azioni: Gesù parla, Gesù conosce, Gesù dà la vita eterna, Gesù custodisce (Papa Francesco)
To enter into communion with God, before observing the laws or satisfying religious precepts, it is necessary to live out a real and concrete relationship with him […] And this “scandalousness” is well represented by the sacrament of the Eucharist: what sense can there be, in the eyes of the world, in kneeling before a piece of bread? Why on earth should someone be nourished assiduously with this bread? The world is scandalized (Pope Francis)

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