(Jn 6:22-29) Not a few seek Jesus not for the amazement of the Person and his Way, but because He guarantees more satiety than others (v.26). Then we must get…
(Lk 24:13-35) After first persecutions (64), the bloody civil war in Rome (68-69) and the destruction of Jerusalem’s Temple (70), the empire rebels tended to decrease - together with the…
The Risen Jesus walked alongside the disciples on the road to Emmaus as they talked about Him and what had happened in Jerusalem. He put them to the test. Christ’s…
In today's passage, after the sharing of the loaves, the crowd chases Jesus to the other shore, towards Capernaum. And immediately the Lord puts his finger on the sore spot…
1. The first and fundamental point of reference of the present catechesis are the universally known professions of the Christian faith. They are also called 'symbols of faith'. The Greek…
We are in the synagogue of Capharnaum where Jesus was giving his well-known discourse after the multiplication of the loaves. The people had sought to make him king but Jesus…
The initial scene of the Gospel in today’s liturgy (see Jn 6,24-35) shows us some boats moving towards Capernaum: the crowd is going to look for Jesus. We might think…
Thoughts on food Several things prompted me to reflect on this. One was a film broadcast by Rai 1 on 2 April 2026 (Maundy Thursday) on the subject of eating…
Third Easter Sunday (year A) [19 April 2026] *First Reading from the Acts of the Apostles (2:4, 22b–33) The same Peter who, out of fear, had denied Jesus during his…
Third Easter Sunday (year A) Psalm 15 Psalm 15:1 A Miktam. A psalm of David. Protect me, O God; in you I take refuge. Psalm 15:2 I said to God,…
Lk 24:13-35 (13-48) The disciples question, they are confused; they bounce anxieties and accusations off each other, disillusioned and frustrated - but what seems to concern them most is not…
The very different solution. Multiplication by Division, in itinerancy (Jn 6:1-15) "Now a great crowd followed him, for they saw the signs he did on the sick" (v.2). "There is…
Artificial concord and compromise, or chaos and different stability (Jn 6:16-21) Jn narrates the episode differently from the Synoptics: not so much as the outcome of the communion of loaves,…
(Jn 6:22-29) The crowd must be directed, because in the face of the "sign of the loaves" the reaction seems disappointing. Sensationalism that directs towards an earthly kingdom is not…
Jesus, the true bread of life that satisfies our hunger for meaning and for truth, cannot be “earned” with human work; he comes to us only as a gift of God’s love, as a work of God (Pope Benedict)
Gesù, vero pane di vita che sazia la nostra fame di senso, di verità, non si può «guadagnare» con il lavoro umano; viene a noi soltanto come dono dell’amore di Dio, come opera di Dio (Papa Benedetto)
The locality of Emmaus has not been identified with certainty. There are various hypotheses and this one is not without an evocativeness of its own for it allows us to think that Emmaus actually represents every place: the road that leads there is the road every Christian, every person, takes. The Risen Jesus makes himself our travelling companion as we go on our way, to rekindle the warmth of faith and hope in our hearts and to break the bread of eternal life (Pope Benedict)
La località di Emmaus non è stata identificata con certezza. Vi sono diverse ipotesi, e questo non è privo di una sua suggestione, perché ci lascia pensare che Emmaus rappresenti in realtà ogni luogo:  la strada che vi conduce è il cammino di ogni cristiano, anzi, di ogni uomo. Sulle nostre strade Gesù risorto si fa compagno di viaggio, per riaccendere nei nostri cuori il calore della fede e della speranza e spezzare il pane della vita eterna (Papa Benedetto)
Romano Guardini wrote that the Lord “is always close, being at the root of our being. Yet we must experience our relationship with God between the poles of distance and closeness. By closeness we are strengthened, by distance we are put to the test” (Pope Benedict)
Romano Guardini scrive che il Signore “è sempre vicino, essendo alla radice del nostro essere. Tuttavia, dobbiamo sperimentare il nostro rapporto con Dio tra i poli della lontananza e della vicinanza. Dalla vicinanza siamo fortificati, dalla lontananza messi alla prova” (Papa Benedetto)
In recounting the "sign" of bread, the Evangelist emphasizes that Christ, before distributing the food, blessed it with a prayer of thanksgiving (cf. v. 11). The Greek term used is eucharistein and it refers directly to the Last Supper, though, in fact, John refers here not to the institution of the Eucharist but to the washing of the feet. The Eucharist is mentioned here in anticipation of the great symbol of the Bread of Life [Pope Benedict]
Narrando il “segno” dei pani, l’Evangelista sottolinea che Cristo, prima di distribuirli, li benedisse con una preghiera di ringraziamento (cfr v. 11). Il verbo è eucharistein, e rimanda direttamente al racconto dell’Ultima Cena, nel quale, in effetti, Giovanni non riferisce l’istituzione dell’Eucaristia, bensì la lavanda dei piedi. L’Eucaristia è qui come anticipata nel grande segno del pane della vita [Papa Benedetto]
First, the world of the Bible presents us with a new image of God. In surrounding cultures, the image of God and of the gods ultimately remained unclear and contradictory (Deus Caritas est n.9)
Vi è anzitutto la nuova immagine di Dio. Nelle culture che circondano il mondo della Bibbia, l'immagine di dio e degli dei rimane, alla fin fine, poco chiara e in sé contraddittoria (Deus Caritas est n.9)
God loves the world and will love it to the end. The Heart of the Son of God pierced on the Cross and opened is a profound and definitive witness to God’s love. Saint Bonaventure writes: “It was a divine decree that permitted one of the soldiers to open his sacred wide with a lance… The blood and water which poured out at that moment was the price of our salvation” (John Paul II)

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