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“The man believed the word of Jesus and set out on his journey.” Jn. 4:43-54 Jesus meets an official who is living in an extreme situation: his son is seriously ill. Like any anguished father, he seeks an urgent solution and asks Jesus to come to his house. Jesus invites him to take a deeper […]

“I am the light of the world.” Jn. 9:1-41. The story of the man born blind is a progressive path of light. Jesus restores sight to the blind man, but the true miracle is not only physical, because man goes from not knowing who Jesus is, to recognizing him as a prophet and finally to

“O God, have mercy on this sinner.” Lk. 18:9-14. Jesus proposes this parable for those who believe themselves to be righteous and despise others. Two men go up to the temple to pray: a Pharisee and a tax collector. Both pray, but only one truly encounters God. The Pharisee talks a lot about himself; of

“Thou shalt love thy God with all thy heart. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Mk. 12:28b-34. In the dialogue with the scribe, Jesus goes to the heart of faith, from a clear and demanding synthesis: to love God with all one’s heart and to love one’s neighbor as oneself. The love that Jesus

“The kingdom of God has come.” Lk. 11:14-23 Jesus frees a man and, instead of joy, suspicion arises. Some do not deny the good done, but doubt the origin: they prefer to explain God’s action from a place of distrust rather than open themselves to faith. Jesus answers clearly: evil cannot overcome itself. Where He

“Whoever fulfills them and teaches them will be great.” Mt. 5:17-19 Jesus makes it clear in this passage of today’s Gospel that he did not come to abolish the Law but to give it fullness. It is not a question of eliminating the commandments, but of taking them to their deepest meaning: love. The Law,

“Bear with me” “not seven, but seventy times seven”. Mt 18:21-35 Peter asks Jesus how many times he should forgive, as if seeking a reasonable limit. Jesus responds by breaking all accounts: “not seven, but seventy times seven.” Christian forgiveness is not measured; it is born of the love received. Jesus reminds us that forgiveness

“Jesus made his way among them and went on his way.” Lk. 4:24-30 Jesus is rejected by his own people. Those who have known him forever are unable to recognize in him the one sent by God. Closeness becomes an obstacle, and familiarity becomes closure: “No prophet is accepted in his homeland.” Jesus reminds us

“Give me a drink.” Jn. 4:5-42 In Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman, we discover a God who avoids no one. Jesus approaches a wounded woman, a foreigner, singled out, and asks her for a drink. With that gesture He breaks down barriers and opens a dialogue that transforms life. Jesus offers her living water

“He was lost and has been found.” Lk. 15:1-3. 11-32 In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals to us who God is and his way of loving. He does so through a simple but deeply provocative parable: a father with two lost sons. The younger son leaves looking for freedom and ends up empty. When he returns,