Readings: First reading: Acts 12:1-11 Psalm 33 – From all my terrors the Lord set me free Second reading: 2Tm 4:6-8.17-18 Gospel: Mt 16:13-19 …« But you, who do you say I am? » (Mt 16:15) Today we celebrate two great apostles: St. Peter and St. Paul. Peter, a fisherman, was called by Jesus on […]
… “I am the living bread” (Jn 6:51) In the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ we celebrate one of the greatest mysteries of our faith: our Lord’s living presence in the Eucharistic species. His Body and Blood, together with his Soul and Divinity: “the whole of Christ’s truly, really and substantially […]
“God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us” (Rm 5:5) Each Sunday, during the Eucharistic celebration, we confess our faith in the words of the Creed. What do we profess about the Holy Spirit? “I believe on the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver […]
Readings: First reading: Acts 8:5-8.14-17 Psalm: 65 “Cry out with joy to God all the earth” Second reading: 1Pt 3:15-18 Gospel: Jn 14:15-21 “I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you for ever” (Jn 14:16) Today’s Gospel reading is a part of the Lord’s farewell […]
Readings: First reading: Acts 6:1-7 Psalm: Ps 32 – May your love be upon us, o Lord, as we place all our hope in you Second reading: Pt 2:4-9 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house. […] I […]
O Mary, blessed Virgin, You bore the Son of God in your womb, waiting for nine months before you could gaze at His face. O Mary, sweetest Mother, You waited for three long days amid heart-breaking grief before you heard the overjoying news of Jesus’ resurrection. What terrible pain did you face? What suffering […]
… And Thomas replied: «My Lord and my God! » (Jn 20:28) “The doors were closed in the room where the disciples were” (Jn 20: 19). The disciples are still shocked and feel lost: after they have shared the last three years of their life with Jesus, He died of a cruel death […]
Christ, my hope, has risen Alleluia! “God has raised him to life, and allowed him to be seen by certain witnesses. Now, we are those witnesses” (cfr. Acts 10:40-41) It was very early on that Sunday morning, and still dark. Mary Magdalene hastened to the sepulchre, but, to her great shock, the stone […]
O God, You are Ground and I am the seed. You are the Branch and I am the leaf. You are the Stem that gives me a chance to blossom. You are the Stick and I am lame. You are the Light that enlightens my darkness. You are the Water in my dry land. […]
HOLY SATURDAY Jesus’ body lies in the tomb The silence! There is silence upon the earth today! Even God seems to be absent. And Jesus, who was sent to speak about His father and to show us His love, is dead. Jesus is now closed into a grave and a big stone is rolled […]