“The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath” Mk. 2:23-28 Mark wants to put things in their place because it was also difficult for him to accept the novelty that Jesus brought with respect to

“The message of Jesus is a wine that the old Institutions cannot contain.” Mk. 2:18-22 Hand in hand with Mark, we continue to pray with the newness that Jesus brought. What prevented many from accepting him

Sunday, January 18 “We, the Church, the Baptized by the Spirit of Jesus” Jn. 1:29-34 Last Sunday we prayed about the Baptism of Jesus; today we focus on us, baptized by his Spirit. The first Christians

 “He eats with publicans and sinners.” Mk. 2:13-17 Levi was a tax collector, a position that made him a sinner for dealing with non-Jews and serving the Romans. In the Old Testament, fasting was a means

“Get up, take your stretcher, go home. You are forgiven.” Mk. 2:1-12               One would not expect to find in the book of God’s Word so many details; An opening made on the roof by some neighbors

“He was moved by pity, stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, ‘I am willing. Be clean.’ ” Mk. 1:40-45 It is striking in this story that the leper does not ask for healing, but

“Jesus came, took her by the hand, and lifted her up.” Mk. 1:29-39 Bible scholars help us discover that Jesus’ teaching is underscored by his gestures. The hands have great significance because they can heal or

“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

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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

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

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

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,

 Day VI within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord “Anna began to thank God and talk about the Child Jesus to all those who were waiting for the liberation of Jerusalem.” Luke 2, 36-40

Day V within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord “Simeon took him in his arms and praised God.” Luke 2:22-35 Simeon, a just and pious man filled with the Holy Spirit, recognizes the promised

 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph “Joseph got up and took the child and his mother to Israel.” Matthew 2:13-15. 19-23 Jesus’ proposal—based on the dignity of each person, solidarity with the most fragile,

 Saint John, apostle and evangelist “…He who had come first to the tomb, and saw what had happened, and believed.” John 20, 2-8 The liturgy transports us to the paschal mystery and through this beloved disciple,

 Saint Stephen, Martyr “The Spirit of your Father will speak for you.” Matthew 10, 17-22 We begin the Octave of Christmas contemplating the consequences of following the Messiah, of that Child in the Manger who has

“As a sign, you will find the child wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” Luke 2, 1-14 The day of the Solemnity of the Birth of the Savior, of the Son of God,

“As for you, my child, you will be called a prophet of the most high God, for you will go before the Lord.” Luke 1, 67-79 The arrival of the Baby in the Manger deeply rejoices

“His name is John.” Luke 1, 57-66 Today we contemplate the Birth of John the Baptist, a story full of unexpected changes that reveal how God interrupts what is established to open new paths. The boy

“Joseph, her husband, who was a righteous man…” Matthew 1, 18-24 In this passage, Joseph is the protagonist of the announcement of the Birth of Jesus. The Angel appears to him in dreams and, through his

“The child to be born will be called Holy and Son of God.” Luke 1:26-38 Let us dwell on Mary’s solitude during her encounter with the Angel at the Annunciation; in that unique moment in which