Jun 20, 2026

Love and Hospitality

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Jesus is keen to emphasise the priority of the love due to Him, the acceptance of one’s own cross, as well as the hospitality shown to the little ones, even…
Jun 18, 2026

Guardian of the marginalised

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Matthew portrays Jesus healing a leper, exhorting him not to tell anyone and to go to the priest with the prescribed offering. Francis «the Minim» poured out on everyone the…
Jun 16, 2026

Prophetic similarity in diversity

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The Liturgy relating to the Birth of the Baptist examines a Lucan passage where the people's question, faced with this event, is: «What then will become of this child?» (Lk…
Jun 14, 2026

Amend, do not lose

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Francis, the Poor Man of Assisi, believed deeply in the Merciful Love and Patience of Christ. He could not bear to judge people without appeal. He was always righteous and…
Jun 12, 2026

Father anticipates and heals

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Jesus focuses on relying on Providence: «Look at the birds of the air: for they neither sow nor reap in barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them» (Mt 6:26). Francis…
Jun 10, 2026

Treasure of prayer as sons

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Jesus invites his disciples to a prayer that is not long-winded, but lean, essential; as sons. Although in different paradigms, Clare and Francis of Assisi were aware that in the…
In today's passage, Matthew presents Jesus intent on emphasising true perfection according to the Gospel. Our neighbour is not only our fellow countrymen - as the Jews tended, then, to…
In today’s Gospel, Jesus, seeing the large crowd following him, emphasises the need to pray that there may be more labourers in his harvest to proclaim the Kingdom and heal…
Jun 4, 2026

The Shepherd: an authentic Heart

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In the liturgy of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we are presented with a passage from Matthew in which the portrait of the true Shepherd is defined by the…
In the Gospel passage proposed today, Jesus speaks of having come to give full fulfilment to the Law. So do not tear down or transgress the Word, but observe it…
May 31, 2026

Give back: with merciful eyes

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With the Beatitudes, Mt begins with the theme of poverty in spirit and concludes with the beatitude of the persecuted, that is, of those who want to live the Gospel…
May 29, 2026

Poverty: two small coins

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Jesus warns against the scribes who are concerned with outward appearances. He observes the widow’s small offering cast into the common treasury, prompting a profound reflection. In the Franciscan Sources…
May 27, 2026

Charity satisfies the Spirit

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To the scribes who ask what is the great commandment Jesus answers in a disconcerting way: Listen! Loving God and neighbour with all one's self is worth more than a…
May 25, 2026

Returning to God what is His

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In today's Gospel, the evangelist Mark proposes the theme of paying taxes to the emperor of Rome. The Pharisees and Herodians, in order to mislead Jesus, put a question to…
May 23, 2026

Little Ones, Abide

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On this Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, our thoughts turn to how Francis and Clare lived out this Mystery of Unity and Sharing. As we read through the Sources, we…
May 21, 2026

Conversion and giving time

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Through the parable of the barren fig tree, Jesus calls us to conversion, to be trees that bear fruit: «He went [to see] if he could find anything on it,…
May 19, 2026

Different Authority

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Francis and his brethren wanted to conform themselves to Christ the Servant and in everything they strove to follow in his footsteps. The Sources recite: "They occupied the day in…
May 17, 2026

Motherhood and sacrifice

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The passage in today's liturgy highlights the figure of Mary at the foot of the cross, as Mother of all believers - and the blood and water that flowed from…
Following is a theme strongly felt by Francis - in the first person, for his brothers, and not only. In fact he founded no less than three Orders, because of…
In the concluding part of chapter seventeen of John, Jesus repeatedly returns to the theme of unity, asking the Father for his own that «all the people may be One»…
May 11, 2026

In unity the glorification

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Jesus addresses the Father, telling Him to glorify Him so that the Son may glorify Him, as He prays for those entrusted to Him in His immense and impervious mission.…
May 9, 2026

Evangelising with Him

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The liturgy of the Ascension of the Lord presents us with a passage from the Gospel of Matthew, which emphasises the universal mission of the disciples. On the mountain that…
May 7, 2026

Endless Joy

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Jesus speaks to His own saying: «Your Joy no one can take away from you» (Jn 16:22). The happiness that comes from Him is lasting, it is authentic because it…
May 5, 2026

In the Spirit

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Jesus tells his own that the Spirit of Truth sent will lead them into all truth, announcing what he will have heard. Francis, poor and simple, was a man constantly…
May 3, 2026

Franciscan Life in the Spirit

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Francis and Clare of Assisi had a special devotion to the Spirit of the Lord and his holy operation. There are countless passages in the Sources that attest to this.…
May 1, 2026

Hatred and persecution

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Jesus reminds us that the world's hatred for His disciples reveals hatred for Him. He adds that if they persecuted the Son of God, his own will be treated no…
Apr 29, 2026

Joy of the resurrected

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In chapter fifteen of John, Jesus announces that his full Joy in us comes from abiding in his love. Looking more closely at the life of the two Poor of…
Apr 27, 2026

In his will, Peace

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Jesus distinguishes between the peace that the world gives and the peace that comes from Him. He is the Prince of Peace, all good things that come from Heaven. Francis…
Apr 25, 2026

Show us the Father!

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On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, the Liturgy takes up chapter fourteen of the Gospel of John, which is rich in challenging themes. To Philip’s question: «Show us the Father»…
Apr 23, 2026

Evangelical Boldness

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In the memory of St Joseph the Worker, the liturgy uses a passage from the Gospel of Matthew. In it, the rejection of Jesus by the inhabitants of Nazareth is…
May we obtain this gift [the full unity of all believers in Christ] through the Apostles Peter and Paul, who are remembered by the Church of Rome on this day that commemorates their martyrdom and therefore their birth to life in God. For the sake of the Gospel they accepted suffering and death, and became sharers in the Lord's Resurrection […] Today the Church again proclaims their faith. It is our faith (Pope John Paul II)
Ci ottengano questo dono [la piena unità di tutti i credenti in Cristo] gli Apostoli Pietro e Paolo, che la Chiesa di Roma ricorda in questo giorno, nel quale si fa memoria del loro martirio, e perciò della loro nascita alla vita in Dio. Per il Vangelo essi hanno accettato di soffrire e di morire e sono diventati partecipi della risurrezione del Signore […] Oggi la Chiesa proclama nuovamente la loro fede. E' la nostra fede (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)
God's grace does not suppress or suffocate the freedom of those who face martyrdom; on the contrary it enriches and exalts them: the Martyr is an exceedingly free person, free as regards power, as regards the world; a free person [Pope Benedict]
La grazia di Dio non sopprime o soffoca la libertà di chi affronta il martirio, ma al contrario la arricchisce e la esalta: il martire è una persona sommamente libera, libera nei confronti del potere, del mondo; una persona libera [Papa Benedetto]
For Jesus, faith has a decisive importance for the purposes of salvation. St Paul will develop Christ's teaching when, in conflict with those who wished to base the hope of salvation on observance of the Jewish law, he forcefully affirms that faith in Christ is the only source of salvation: "We hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law" (Rom 3:28) [John Paul II]
Ai fini della salvezza, la fede ha per Gesù un'importanza decisiva. San Paolo svilupperà l'insegnamento di Cristo quando, in contrasto con quanti volevano fondare la speranza di salvezza sull'osservanza della legge giudaica, affermerà con forza che la fede in Cristo è la sola fonte di salvezza: "Noi riteniamo, infatti, che l'uomo è giustificato per la fede, indipendentemente dalle opere della legge" (Rm 3,28) [Giovanni Paolo II]
Jesus did not shun contact with that man; on the contrary, impelled by deep participation in his condition, he stretched out his hand and touched the man — overcoming the legal prohibition [Pope Benedict]
Gesù non sfugge al contatto con quell’uomo, anzi, spinto da intima partecipazione alla sua condizione, stende la mano e lo tocca – superando il divieto legale [Papa Benedetto]
In the heart of every man there is the desire for a house [...] My friends, this brings about a question: “How do we build this house?” (Pope Benedict)
Nel cuore di ogni uomo c'è il desiderio di una casa [...] Amici miei, una domanda si impone: "Come costruire questa casa?" (Papa Benedetto)
Every time we open ourselves to God's call, we prepare, like John, the way of the Lord among men (John Paul II)
Tutte le volte che ci apriamo alla chiamata di Dio, prepariamo, come Giovanni, la via del Signore tra gli uomini (Giovanni Paolo II)
Christian beatitude, as a synonym for holiness, is not separated from a component of suffering or at least of difficulty [...] But the kingdom of heaven is for the nonconformists (John Paul II)
La beatitudine cristiana, come sinonimo di santità, non è disgiunta da una componente di sofferenza o almeno di difficoltà […] Ma il regno dei cieli è per gli anticonformisti (Giovanni Paolo II)

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