HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Basilica of Santa Sabina Ash Wednesday, 6 March 2019 “Blow the trumpet […] sanctify a fast” (Joel 2:15), says the prophet in the first reading. Lent opens with a piercing sound, that of a trumpet that does not please the ears, but instead proclaims a fast. It is a loud…
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8th Sunday of Ordinary Time (C): “FROM THE FULLNESS OF THE HEART, THE MOUTH SPEAKS (Lk 6:45).”
8th Sunday of Ordinary Time (C): “FROM THE FULLNESS OF THE HEART, THE MOUTH SPEAKS (Lk 6:45).” OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday readings. «From the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks» (Gospel for today, Lk 6:45). The need to be prudent in one’s speech. 1. Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday…
WHICH TO FOLLOW: FEELINGS OR REASON?
WHICH TO FOLLOW: FEELINGS? OR REASON? In our path towards holiness ─which consists in falling in love more with Jesus and imitating the virtues He lived and taught─, we will often find ourselves “not feeling like” doing what God asks us to do. Let’s not be surprised by it! Our Lord Himself “didn’t feel…
LENTEN CONVERSION. JESUS’ CALL FOR A CHANGE OF HEART.
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8th Sunday O.T. (A). SEEK GOD’S KINGDOM FIRST. TRUST IN HIM AND IN HIS LOVING PROVIDENCE.
8th Sunday O.T. (A). Put your hope and trust in God and His Providence and not in worldly things. In whom do we trust, God and His Providence, or money and the things of this world? This is the question which our Mother Church desires us to consider in today’s Sunday liturgy. How often do…
POPE FRANCIS: “TODAY” IS UNIQUE AND UNREPEATABLE. MAKE THE MOST OUT OF IT.
POPE FRANCIS: “TODAY” IS UNIQUE AND UNREPEATABLE. MAKE THE MOST OUT OF IT. (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday morning. In remarks to the faithful following the readings of the day, the Holy Father reflected on the unique and unrepeatable opportunities each day offers to…
MUST READ: POPE FRANCIS’ BEAUTIFUL HOMILY, JUBILEE MASS FOR THE HOMELESS AND POOR.
POPE FRANCIS’ BEAUTIFUL HOMILY DURING THE JUBILEE MASS FOR THE HOMELESS AND POOR. “For you… the sun of justice shall rise, with healing in its wings” (Mal 4:2). The words of the Prophet Malachi, which we heard in the first reading, shed light on today’s Jubilee. They come to us from the last page of…
10th Sunday of O.T. (C) GOD IS FULL OF COMPASSION AND IS PRESENT AMONG US!
10th Sunday of O.T. (C) GOD IS FULL OF COMPASSION AND IS PRESENT AMONG US! Dear brethren in Christ, this Sunday’s liturgy revolves around the idea that Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of life and death, our compassionate God is present among men. The Gospel of today’s Mass recounts the MIRACLE OF THE WIDOW’S…
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