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“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.” Jn. 15:9-11 How much outpouring of tenderness there is in the words of Jesus that night of his farewell. He opens his heart to show us what is in him: “I have loved you with the same love that I have received from my […]

“Without me, they can do nothing.” Jn. 15:1-8 How many times would Jesus see the branches of the vines, broken by the wind or by the action of the vinedresser. It occurs to Jesus then to compare himself with that strong trunk that supports the branches and carries the sap so that they live and

“Peace I leave with you; I give you my peace.” Jn. 14:27-31Another gift from Jesus: peace. The one that nothing and no one in the world can give or take away. Anything can happen, but that peace of the Lord in us does not go away. Jesus insists: “Do not be anxious, do not be discouraged”

“And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father.” Jn. 14:21-26 A popular saying is: “Actions speak louder than words”.  Jesus insists forcefully: “He who receives me and keeps my commandments, loves me.” To love Jesus by doing what pleases him is to show him how important He is in our lives. And God

“I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Jn. 14:1-12 Jesus begins by giving peace and security to his friends: “Do not be anxious.” That peace comes from faith in God, from faith in him. As St. Teresa later said: “He who has God, lacks nothing.” And another reason to be sure: “I’m going to

“And I will do whatever you ask in my name.” Jn. 14:7-14 The text proposed today ends with an announcement: “he who believes in me will do the works that I do, even greater ones”; and a promise: “If you ask for anything in my name, I will do it.” Jesus wants to tell us

FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?”  Mt. 13:54-58 Jesus returns to his village, teaches in the synagogue, but leaves with disappointment in his heart. Those neighbors, relatives and acquaintances have heard about him, they already know of his miraculous signs in other places, and they do not believe. “How is it possible

“The servant is none other than his master, nor is the messenger more than the one who sends him.” (Jn 13:16-20) We close this month by returning to that moving scene: Jesus with the towel around his waist. He repeats it to us slowly so that we do not forget: pride and vanity are elements

“I have come into the world as a light, that whoever believes in me should not continue in darkness.” (Jn. 12:44-50) Today, remembering the courageous Saint Catherine of Siena, Jesus invites us to come out of the darkness. His light does not come to blind us or to reproach us for our mistakes; it comes

“My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me…” (Jn. 10:22-30) To recognize the voice of Jesus among so many noises and notifications of the day, we need to be somewhat silent. He knows us deeply, He knows our weak spots, and yet He loves us so intimately, promising that