“Come, Follow Me”: Ideal of Every Christian
Through Baptism, Christ sets for us a single goal: to radically follow Him. It is up to everyone, without exception, to respond to His invitation to holiness and perfection, each one discerning God’s plan for accomplishing this.
St. Mary Magdalene- A Soul transformed by Love
What did she see in Jesus’ gaze? Reprehension? Yes, but also an immense compassion. And soon her life of sin became unbearable. “Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self, even to the contempt of God; the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of […]
Mary: God’s Brilliant Response
Mount Carmel symbolically harmonizes the pinnacle of the divine response to evil and unshakeable faith in the fulfilment of the sweetest and most sublime promise: the Incarnation of the Word in the most pure womb of Mary ever-Virgin. Gospel for the Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 46 While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, […]
The Heart that loved us until the end
Unique and inexhaustible, the love of the Sacred Heart for each one of us was taken to unimaginable extremes. How can we fail, then, to have absolute trust in divine mercy, despite our miseries? Or perhaps even because of them? Gospel – Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 31 “Since it was the day of […]
Pentecost, Hope for the 21st Century
The instantaneous and radical change of the Apostles on the day of Pentecost, two thousand years ago, sheds torrents of light upon the bleak prospects of a century that has turned its back on God. Gospel of the Solemnity of Pentecost 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were […]
We will rise up to Heaven by virtue of the Ascension
Jesus’ Ascension gives us the certainty that we will have the same destiny if we follow the commandment He gave us on this day. Gospel of Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord 15 Jesus said to His disciples: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized […]
The Ascension of the Lord
The fruits of the Ascension benefit us at each moment, just as Jesus’ last blessing to the Apostles on the Mount of Olives extends throughout history to each one of us. Gospel of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord 46 And He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer […]
“Father, Glorify Your Name” – Fifth Sunday of Lent – Preparation for the Passion
Upon receiving a sign of His approaching Passion, Jesus saw that the hour of His glorification had come. The Liturgy selects this Sunday’s Gospel as a preparation for the Passion of Our Savior. As the Death of Jesus approaches, the first rays of His subsequent glorification begin to shine forth. “Per crucem ad lucem!” — […]