“It is necessary for him to grow and for me to decrease.” Jn. 3:22-30 The Baptism that Jesus proclaims as a sign of God’s presence in the midst of his people contrasts with that of John the Baptist, which is a baptism of conversion. John is a lamp, a messenger to draw attention to Jesus. …
“Jesus, teach me your way of making others feel more human” Lk. 5:12-16 A leper, who according to the law is unclean and must live in isolation, dares to defy the norms and approaches Jesus. He does not feel worthy of speaking to him eye-to-eye, and simply kneels and says, “If you want, you can …
“He has sent me to tell the poor the Good News” (Lk. 4:14-22) At the beginning of his Gospel, before narrating the life of Jesus, Luke wants to present his program. Jesus selects a passage from Isaiah and reads it to the neighbors of his town, so that they may better understand the Spirit who …
“Be calm, it is I, do not be afraid.” Mk 6:45-52 After blessing, breaking, giving, and sharing, Jesus needs to pray. He sends His disciples to the other shore while He sends the people away. At night, with a strong wind, He sees the disciples having trouble and approaches them by walking on water. The …
“Our Father… Our bread.” Mk. 6:34-44 Today’s well-known account of the multiplication of the loaves begins with a very human gesture of Jesus: the compassion He feels for the crowd, because there is no one to take care of them, and He begins to “teach them many things”. Then the concern for food arises and …
“Repent and follow Jesus.” Mt. 4:12-17; 23-25 On the feast of the Epiphany we contemplated the “blind faith” of the Magi. If we were to ask a Christian today what he understands by faith, he would say: to belong to the Church, to receive the sacraments, not to sin. In the early communities, to be …
Epiphany “They were filled with great joy.” Mt. 2:1-12 This story of Matthew, which has in its history legend, myth and theology, brings us in staged form everything that his Gospel will tell us; Jesus is the heir of Israel’s promises, but also the hope of all peoples. He is the Messiah and Son of …
TESTIMONY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST “I am the voice of the one who cries in the desert… There is someone among you whom you do not know.” Jn. 1:19-28 Jesús has now grown up, but He has been living like any neighbor’s son for 30 years. The fact is that it is in ordinary human …
MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Lk. 2:16-21. “May the Lord bless you and keep you…, may the Lord show you his face and grant you peace.” Num. 6:24-26. Today, we greet everyone with a wish for a Happy New Year. God also desires this for us. We can begin our prayer by accepting the blessing of …
Day VII within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord Saint Sylvester I, Pope “In the beginning there was the Word; and he who is the Word was with God and was God.” John 1, 1-18 On this last day of the year, let us stop to recognize the passage of God in the …
