Sons’ Prayer: performance or Listening? (Mt 6:7-15) In the communities of Mt and Lk the "prayer" of the sons - the "Our Father" - does not originate as prayer, but…
(Lk 9:22-25) Yesterday we emphasised how the worm of vanity in the pursuit of others' esteem leads to hypocrisy and ostentation. Today, too, the Word - a solemn and pressing…
Beyond the Twelve: 72 others unsure (but transparent) in the uncertainty of wolves (Lk 10:1-20) And I and You "Truth is not at all what I have. It is not…
Traditions or hypocritical ideas, and ideal order (Mk 7:1-13) "The heart of the believer is not too small for Him to whom Solomon's temple was not sufficient. For we are…
(Mk 6:14-29) The question "Who is Jesus?" grows throughout the Gospel of Mark, up to the answer of the centurion under the cross (Mk 15:39). The account of people's opinions…
Without stopping in the middle, and the new torch (Mal 3:1-4; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40) Forty days after Christmas, the Liturgy proposes to us to meet again the Child Jesus,…
The Risk of Truth (Mk 4:21-25) That of Mk is a narrative and popular catechesis, reflecting the problems of a very primitive community of Faith - compared to those of…
(Mt 4:12-23) Conversion and Kingdom Near Accepting and not transferring assessments (Mt 4:12-17) The Kingdom is near if, thanks to our involvement, God comes to earth and happiness knocks at…
Different solicitations: the humanising action, and the dry action of the misanthropes (Mk 3:1-6) Commenting on the Tao Tê Ching (XLVII), Master Ho-shang Kung writes: "The saint knows the great…
But can he participate in the rite? (Mk 2:13-17) Jesus does not exclude anyone from his friendship. The good proclamation of the Gospel consists precisely in this: in the offer…
The unclean and quiet spirit in the synagogue (Mk 1:21b-28) In the confusion of the bloody civil war in progress (68-69) the Roman communities ask for guidance. Describing the beginning…
(Mk 6:45-52) «Excita, Domine, potentiam tuam, et veni "Excita, Domine, potentiam tuam, et veni" - with these and similar words the liturgy of the Church repeatedly prays [...]. These invocations…
Accepting and not transferring evaluations (Mt 4:12-17.23-25) The Kingdom is near if, thanks to our involvement, God comes to earth and happiness knocks at the door, converting us to something…
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(Lk 2:16-21) In the cages of our devotion, perhaps there is still no place for Jesus who offers himself. He continues to be born a child like the others, distant…
Church of the little ones Lk 2:36-40 (22-40) The Gospel passage from Lk narrates the Father's surprising response to the predicted fulfilment of the messianic prophecies. An eloquent and peremptory…
Without stopping in the middle, and without fashion. New Light (Mal 3:1-4; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40) The context of Mal 3:1-4 is harrowing: the priests had reduced the temple to…
Anyone who welcomes the Lord into his life and loves him with all his heart is capable of a new beginning. He succeeds in doing God’s will: to bring about a new form of existence enlivened by love and destined for eternity (Pope Benedict)
Chi accoglie il Signore nella propria vita e lo ama con tutto il cuore è capace di un nuovo inizio. Riesce a compiere la volontà di Dio: realizzare una nuova forma di esistenza animata dall’amore e destinata all’eternità (Papa Benedetto)
You ought not, however, to be satisfied merely with knocking and seeking: to understand the things of God, what is absolutely necessary is oratio. For this reason, the Saviour told us not only: ‘Seek and you will find’, and ‘Knock and it shall be opened to you’, but also added, ‘Ask and you shall receive’ [Verbum Domini n.86; cit. Origen, Letter to Gregory]
Non ti devi però accontentare di bussare e di cercare: per comprendere le cose di Dio ti è assolutamente necessaria l’oratio. Proprio per esortarci ad essa il Salvatore ci ha detto non soltanto: “Cercate e troverete”, e “Bussate e vi sarà aperto”, ma ha aggiunto: “Chiedete e riceverete” [Verbum Domini n.86; cit. Origene, Lettera a Gregorio]
In the crucified Jesus, a kind of transformation and concentration of the signs occurs: he himself is the “sign of God” (John Paul II)
In Gesù crocifisso avviene come una trasformazione e concentrazione dei segni: è Lui stesso il "segno di Dio" (Giovanni Paolo II)
Only through Christ can we converse with God the Father as children, otherwise it is not possible, but in communion with the Son we can also say, as he did, “Abba”. In communion with Christ we can know God as our true Father. For this reason Christian prayer consists in looking constantly at Christ and in an ever new way, speaking to him, being with him in silence, listening to him, acting and suffering with him (Pope Benedict)
Solo in Cristo possiamo dialogare con Dio Padre come figli, altrimenti non è possibile, ma in comunione col Figlio possiamo anche dire noi come ha detto Lui: «Abbà». In comunione con Cristo possiamo conoscere Dio come Padre vero. Per questo la preghiera cristiana consiste nel guardare costantemente e in maniera sempre nuova a Cristo, parlare con Lui, stare in silenzio con Lui, ascoltarlo, agire e soffrire con Lui (Papa Benedetto)
In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus identifies himself not only with the king-shepherd, but also with the lost sheep, we can speak of a “double identity”: the king-shepherd, Jesus identifies also with the sheep: that is, with the least and most needy of his brothers and sisters […] And let us return home only with this phrase: “I was present there. Thank you!”. Or: “You forgot about me” (Pope Francis)
Nella pagina evangelica di oggi, Gesù si identifica non solo col re-pastore, ma anche con le pecore perdute. Potremmo parlare come di una “doppia identità”: il re-pastore, Gesù, si identifica anche con le pecore, cioè con i fratelli più piccoli e bisognosi […] E torniamo a casa soltanto con questa frase: “Io ero presente lì. Grazie!” oppure: “Ti sei scordato di me” (Papa Francesco)
Thus, in the figure of Matthew, the Gospels present to us a true and proper paradox: those who seem to be the farthest from holiness can even become a model of the acceptance of God's mercy and offer a glimpse of its marvellous effects in their own lives (Pope Benedict))
Nella figura di Matteo, dunque, i Vangeli ci propongono un vero e proprio paradosso: chi è apparentemente più lontano dalla santità può diventare persino un modello (Papa Benedetto)

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