“This teaching with authority is new!” Mk. 1:21b-28 Jesus teaches in the synagogue in Capernaum, where the people are accustomed to hearing from authorized teachers. We do not know what He taught that day, but we do know the impact it produced; It was so amazing that an unclean spirit reacted with screams, unable to …
Monday, January 12 First Week in Ordinary Time “The Kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the Good News.” Mk. 1:14-20 According to Mark, the oldest of the Gospels, Jesus began his ministry by giving Good News: “The time is fulfilled, the Kingdom of God is at hand, repent and believe in the …
Baptism of the Lord. “This is my Son, the beloved. Listen to him.” Mt. 3:13-17 Today we pray with this fact of Jesus’ life, a pivotal moment in his history. He sympathizes with the conversion movement promoted by John, receiving Baptism from his hands, despite John’s resistance. Afterwards, Jesus does not return to his work …
“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 …
Within the framework of the Company of Mary’s formative and spiritual journey, the Value of the Year 2026 is Harmony, an invitation to live more humane, fraternal, and coherent relationships, in harmony with the Gospel and with our defining identity. Harmony calls us to recognize the richness of diversity, to nurture relationships, and to build …
“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 …
