(Lk 1:67-79) The anthem is a prayer of praise from the first communities, and it gives us an idea of how the life of faith and liturgy were lived: both…
Prophetic ardour, Salvation that doesn’t repeat (Lk 1:57-66.80) Salvation - the cue for a full existence - runs through increasingly vast spaces and breaks into in a peremptory way, without…
Personal Love: from spent religiosity to Faith (Lk 1:39-45) ‘Incarnation’: if the gaze mildly begins to rest on the human condition, here is the beginning of a reign of peace.…
From religion to Faith, from barren to Beloved one (Lk 1:26-38) The solemnity of the moment that restores the soul to the Mystery invites a passage wave upon wave: from…
Parent’s parent, for a different events’ reading (Lk 1:5-25) Lk places the Angel Gabriel’s visit to Zechariah next to the Annunciation to Mary (vv.26ss), in order to help his communities…
(Mt 1:16.18-21.24) «Even through Joseph’s fears, God’s will, his history and his plan were at work. Joseph, then, teaches us that faith in God includes believing that he can work…
Casual Incarnation, in tenuality and density (Mt 1:1-17) In order to reach the fullness of the Son, God did not claim to overcome concrete events, and vice versa He assumed…
The authority of Jesus and ours (Mt 21:23-27) «With wich authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority?» (Mt 21:23). In the traditional Judaizing milieu of…
'Gaudete in Domino' and what to do (Zeph 3:14-18; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18) We wonder how to enter into the experience of Joy. The tone of the book of Zephaniah…
Curved trajectory, and the model that is not the "sphere" (Mt 17:10-13) At the time of Jesus, in the Palestinian area, economic difficulties and Roman domination had forced people to…
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A single "character", or the Son of man (Mt 11:16-19) The Gospels break through, advance and liberate, making us realise the enormous difference between common religious belief, and Faith. They…
The Great Baptizer, smaller than the Least (Mt 11:11-15) Throughout the history of Redemption, the Baptist has been a crossroads of radical, unexpected, diriment proposals. But he did not reveal…
The Yoke on the Little Ones: religion turned into obsession - for "held back" people (Mt 11:28-30) The rabbis chose the disciples from among those who had greater intellectual and…
Value of imperfect uniqueness (Mt 18:12-14) Jesus is careful not to propose a dictated or planned universalism, as if His were an ideal model, «to make everyone uniform» [FT n.100].…
Religiosity and Faith: unusual crossroads of Tenderness (Lk 5:17-26) Jesus teaches and heals. He does not announce the Sovereign of religions, but a Father - attractive figure, who neither threatens…
In the Annunciation (Gen 3:9-15.20; Lk 1:26-38) A great theologian of the Mystical Body wrote: «At dawn there is a wonderful moment: the one that immediately precedes the sunrise [...]…
Free of charge: the Near Kingdom and Incarnate Prayer (Mt 9:35-10:1.6-8) Jesus distinguishes himself from the Rabbis of his time, because he doesn’t wait for the exhausted and prostrate people…
Illuminator of the blind: what healing, Waiting, definitiveness? (Mt 9:27-31) The encyclical Fratelli Tutti [Brothers All] invites us to a perspective look that inspires decision and action: a new “eye”,…
House on the Rock or practitioners of vain things (Mt 7:21.24-27) Pope Francis said: «In order to give Himself to us, God often chooses unthinkable paths, perhaps those of our…
Multiplication by Division, in itinerancy (Mt 15:29-37) «Man is a limited being who is himself limitless» (Fratelli Tutti n.150). The Son reflects God's plan in compassion for the needy crowds…
Scientists and Lowlies: abstract world and incarnation Lk 10:21-24 (17-24) Unlike the fruitless action of the Apostles [Lk 9 passim], the return of the new evangelizers is full of joy…
Discovery of being worthy (Mt 8:5-11) Mt writes his Gospel to encourage community members and stimulate the mission to the Gentiles, which the Jewish Christians were not yet ready to…
Advent: Perfection, in insecurity (Jer 33:14-16; Lk 21:25-28.34-36) What kind of Coming is it? A shortcut or an act of power that evens out our stormy waves? Indeed, it does…
The Call of the fishermen (Mt 4:18-22) It is not the call of the boss, but the invitation of the Friend, who lives firsthand what he preaches, exposing himself. To…
Sources of Hope (Lk 21:29-33) Lk ends his Apocalyptic Discourse with recommendations on the attention and penetrating gaze to be placed at the ‘sign of the times’. And - rooted…
How to place oneself in "astral" upheavals (Lk 21:20-28) At the time of Jesus the eternal city was self-destructing, but the distances between heaven and earth were thinning. Living Word…
Placing in the events of persecution (Lk 21:12-19) The course of history is a time when God composes the confluence of our freedom and circumstances. In such folds there is…
Instances of the world, idea of ‘perfection’, sense of the Christ (Lk 21:5-11) In his Apocalyptic Discourse Lk wants us to meditate on the meaning of history and ‘what is…
Small coins and festival of the voracious God, in solemn appearances (Lk 21:1-4) Jesus faces the treasure of the Temple, the true "god" of the whole sanctuary. The comparison is…
The King of the Universe: perhaps the least gifted? (Dan 7:13-14; Rev 1:5-8; Jn 18:33-37) All the kingdoms that followed before Jesus were inspired by the same brutal principle: competition…
Thousands of Christians throughout the world begin the day by singing: “Blessed be the Lord” and end it by proclaiming “the greatness of the Lord, for he has looked with favour on his lowly servant” (Pope Francis)
Migliaia di cristiani in tutto il mondo cominciano la giornata cantando: “Benedetto il Signore” e la concludono “proclamando la sua grandezza perché ha guardato con bontà l’umiltà della sua serva” (Papa Francesco)
The new Creation announced in the suburbs invests the ancient territory, which still hesitates. We too, accepting different horizons than expected, allow the divine soul of the history of salvation to visit us
La nuova Creazione annunciata in periferia investe il territorio antico, che ancora tergiversa. Anche noi, accettando orizzonti differenti dal previsto, consentiamo all’anima divina della storia della salvezza di farci visita
People have a dream: to guess identity and mission. The feast is a sign that the Lord has come to the family
Il popolo ha un Sogno: cogliere la sua identità e missione. La festa è segno che il Signore è giunto in famiglia
“By the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary”. At this sentence we kneel, for the veil that concealed God is lifted, as it were, and his unfathomable and inaccessible mystery touches us: God becomes the Emmanuel, “God-with-us” (Pope Benedict)
«Per opera dello Spirito Santo si è incarnato nel seno della Vergine Maria». A questa frase ci inginocchiamo perché il velo che nascondeva Dio, viene, per così dire, aperto e il suo mistero insondabile e inaccessibile ci tocca: Dio diventa l’Emmanuele, “Dio con noi” (Papa Benedetto)
The ancient priest stagnates, and evaluates based on categories of possibilities; reluctant to the Spirit who moves situationsi
Il sacerdote antico ristagna, e valuta basando su categorie di possibilità; riluttante allo Spirito che smuove le situazioni
«Even through Joseph’s fears, God’s will, his history and his plan were at work. Joseph, then, teaches us that faith in God includes believing that he can work even through our fears, our frailties and our weaknesses. He also teaches us that amid the tempests of life, we must never be afraid to let the Lord steer our course. At times, we want to be in complete control, yet God always sees the bigger picture» (Patris Corde, n.2).
«Anche attraverso l’angustia di Giuseppe passa la volontà di Dio, la sua storia, il suo progetto. Giuseppe ci insegna così che avere fede in Dio comprende pure il credere che Egli può operare anche attraverso le nostre paure, le nostre fragilità, la nostra debolezza. E ci insegna che, in mezzo alle tempeste della vita, non dobbiamo temere di lasciare a Dio il timone della nostra barca. A volte noi vorremmo controllare tutto, ma Lui ha sempre uno sguardo più grande» (Patris Corde, n.2).
Man is the surname of God: the Lord in fact takes his name from each of us - whether we are saints or sinners - to make him our surname (Pope Francis). God's fidelity to the Promise is realized not only through men, but with them (Pope Benedict).
L’uomo è il cognome di Dio: il Signore infatti prende il nome da ognuno di noi — sia che siamo santi, sia che siamo peccatori — per farlo diventare il proprio cognome (Pp. Francesco). La fedeltà di Dio alla Promessa si attua non soltanto mediante gli uomini, ma con loro (Papa Benedetto).
The seed brought by the wind of the Spirit makes its own plant, which does not necessarily resemble the surrounding ones: it is not bound in its particular expressiveness, and silently flies even ‘out of fences’

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