Failing without failing: unceasing struggle with ourselves and with God (Mt 7:7-12) Sometimes we put the Father in the dock, because he seems to let things go as our freedom…
Faith, Temptations: our success (Mt 4:1-11; Mk 1:12-15; Lk 4:1-13) Only the man of God is tempted. In the Bible, temptation is not a kind of danger or seduction to…
The faithless lower self, the thespian Mt 6:1-6.16-18 (.19-23) "Beware of practising your righteousness before men in order to be admired by them" (Mt 6:1). Jesus, in today's Gospel, reinterprets…
The manifestations of God's power on earth: nothing external (Mk 8:11-13) Jesus comes up against unbelief. It comes from various blinders and parties taken, or (especially in the disciples) arises…
Feb 4, 2026

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Sons, little dogs, demons and free movement (Mk 7:24-30) Jesus discovered the will of the Father in the events of life. The same is true for the growth of awareness…
Fullness of minimal and beautiful works, not small and insignificant (Mt 5:13-16) "Beautiful works" [which express fullness] are good works, enriched by the splendour of selflessness, listening, hospitality, humble prayer…
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…
The Lord wants new people, who listen (Mk 3:31-35) In the life of one who is challenged by the relationship of Faith, in order to become consanguineous with the Father…
He calls to Himself and makes the Twelve: great emergency, by little Name (Mk 3:13-19) In Christ, the doctor of suffering humanity, things of the soul seem different, and so…
(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…
The leper and the Touch (Mk 1:40-45) "He who proclaims makes God's own desire, who pines for the distant. He knows no enemies, only fellow travellers. He does not stand…
The muddy condition of the Jordan and the human dimension of Jesus (Mt 3:13-17; Mk 1:7-11; Lk 3:21-22; Jn 1:30-34) The river Jordan was never navigable; it simply marked a…
Birth and Manifestation Mt 2:1-12 (1-18) The Epiphany narrative takes its cue from what was happening before the eyes of believers at the end of the first century. Mt writes…
Mary, the Art of Perception that breaks the mould (Lk 2:19) (Lk 1:26-38) For a life from the authentic I to the unknown Culmination "Now Mary kept and treasured all…
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)
Path of Lent, learning a  little more how to “ascend” with prayer and listen to Jesus and to “descend” with brotherly love, proclaiming Jesus (Pope Francis)
Itinerario della Quaresima, imparando un po’ di più a “salire” con la preghiera e ascoltare Gesù e a “scendere” con la carità fraterna, annunciando Gesù (Papa Francesco)

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