“They are able to drink my chalice.” Matthew 20. 20-28. James the Greater, apostle. To remember James the Greater, the apostle, is Jesus’ response to the mother of the Zebedaeans, and the invitation to the disciples: we must not aspire to positions and glories of this world. To work for the Kingdom is to become […]
“Whoever hears and understands the Word will bear fruit.” Matthew 13:18-23. Continuing in the line of parables and returning to that of the sower: “whoever hears the word of the Kingdom https://aliah.ac.in/aliah-university-admission-test-2026 and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart.” Jesus returns to the parable
“Blessed are their eyes, for they see this.” Matthew 13:10-17. The disciples say to Jesus: why are you talking to them by telling parables? Jesus answers, because they look and don’t see, they hear and they don’t hear, they don’t understand. Jesus, as a good pedagogue, is thinking of everyone, but especially of those with
“Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for? John 20:1:1-18. Saint Mary Magdalene. Today we celebrate, with Mary Magdalene, the thirst in our search for the Risen Lord. Her witness, a symbol of renewal of the passage from death to life, not only comforts us in our doubts, but encourages us to live,
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“These are my mother and my brothers.” Matthew 12:46-50. We begin our reflection with Jesus’ question: “Who are my mother and my brothers? Jesus’ answer is radical: “All those who do the will of my Father.” His response is inclusive, where we all become brothers and sisters of peoples, races and cultures. We are the
“Here’s one bigger than Solomon.” Matthew 12:38-42. The scholars and Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign. And He responds strongly to them, remembering the sign of the prophet Jonah and Solomon, but the reproach was not long in coming and He questions that there was no repentance. Jesus himself anticipates announcing his greatest sign; his
“Let them grow together until the harvest.” Matthew 13:24-43. The parables of this Sunday’s Gospel are not only beautiful and profound, but they refer to our Christian horizon, our life that, from a small seed, and with the breath of life from God, is designed for growth. It is small and insignificant, like mustard, but
“Do not forget the humble, Lord.” Psalm 10. The texts of the liturgy of the day evoke the justice of God. Isaiah prophesies for the peoples oppressed by powers that dominate and enslave, trampling on the people who work with self-denial and effort to cultivate the land. In these oppressors, ambitious power not only frightens,
“The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Matthew 12:1-8. In the face of the Pharisees’ criticism of Jesus, because his hungry disciples pluck ears of grain and eat on the Sabbath, He responds by putting love above the law. He questions how power breaks the law without entering into objections, but it does
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL. “I am meek and humble of heart” Matthew 11:28-30. Today’s Gospel is the continuation of that beautiful prayer of yesterday. Jesus, after praying in gratitude to God for revealing the mysteries of the faith to the simple people; He continues to think about them, about the burdens they have to
