Feb 17, 2025

Winning the race

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(Mk 9:30-37) "A little boy was playing at being an altar boy together with a boy his age, on the steps of his house. All went well until his little…
(Mk 8:27-9:1) The affluent life and not True God, nature, and authentic man (Mk 8:27-33) Jesus guides his intimates away from the territory of power ideology and the sacred centre…
The simple Mystery, New Mysticism. Vocation to offer to the world (Mk 8:1-10) «I have compassion on the crowd, for [it is] already three days that they remain with me…
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…
Domestic side, not domestications (Mk 6:1-6) Where Faith is lacking, only small changes occur, not the astounding wonders of the alternative presence of the Kingdom of God: "And he could…
(Mk 4:35-41) Excita, Domine, potentiam tuam, et veni "Excita, Domine, potentiam tuam, et veni" - with these and similar words the Church's liturgy repeatedly prays [...]. These invocations were probably…
"Blaspheming against the Holy Spirit" (Mk 3:22-30) "But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not have forgiveness for ever, but is guilty of eternal sin" (v.29). Holy Spirit…
(Mk 3:7-12) The Kingdom of the Father announced by Jesus was by no means bound to just any creed: God did not just have a Face different from the empire…
(Mk 2:18-22) Fasting has travelled through all religious and mystical traditions, because it is intended to bring women and men closer to their own profound essence - to listening to…
Uncovering and opening "synagogues": unusual crossroads of Tenderness (Mk 2:1-12) Paralysis and punishment: different Tenderness [introduction]. The episode bears witness to the harsh clash between the synagogue and the first…
Conversion Forward (Mk 1:14-20) It is not the call of the leader, but the invitation of the Friend, who lives in the first person what he announces, exposing himself. It…
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…
Brother, in the brethren all (Jn 1:29-34) In the Fourth Gospel, the Baptist is not "the forerunner", but a "witness" of the Lamb Light that raises fundamental questions. Alarmed, the…
Dec 26, 2024

The place for us

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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…
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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