"I also admonish and exhort the brothers that in their preaching their words be studied and chaste, useful and edifying to the people, telling them about vices and virtues, punishment and glory; and they ought to be brief, because the Lord kept his words brief when he was on earth." - Saint Francis of Assisi - Chapter IX, Approved Rule

Homily of the Day

Friday – 10th Week in Ordinary Time – A – Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Peace be with you on this beautiful Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus. We remember how much God has loved us, how merciful He has been to us, and how this love will endure forever. We have beautiful readings for this liturgical Year A for this solemnity today, the first being from the Book of Deuteronomy, the second from the First Epistle of Saint John, and the Gospel from Matthew.

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Venerdì – 10a Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A – Solennità del Sacratissimo Cuore di Gesù

In questa bellissima Solennità del Sacratissimo Cuore di Gesù, la Chiesa ci invita a contemplare quanto Dio ci ama e quanto la sua misericordia rimanga per sempre. Nel libro del Deuteronomio ascoltiamo che Dio non ha scelto Israele per la sua grandezza, ma semplicemente perché lo amava. Egli ha posto il suo Cuore sul suo popolo non per i suoi meriti, ma per amore.

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Wednesday – 10th Week in Ordinary Time – A

In both of today's readings, we hear about the prophets. We hear from Jesus in the Gospel that He has not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets. “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfil” (Matthew 5:17). One of those prophets was Elijah, about whom we hear in the first reading.

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Mercoledì – 10a Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A

Nelle letture di oggi sentiamo parlare dei profeti. Gesù ci ricorda nel Vangelo che non è venuto ad abolire la Legge e i Profeti, ma a portarli a compimento. Nella prima lettura incontriamo il profeta Elia che sfida i 450 profeti di Baal sul Monte Carmelo, affinché si manifesti chi serve il vero Dio.

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Tuesday – 10th Week in Ordinary Time – A

In today's readings, we hear from our Lord, our God, who speaks to us through His Word about trusting in Him so that we can follow His ways, where He will lead us into paths of righteousness and faith, so that we can become the salt of the earth and the light of the world, as Jesus describes in the Gospel. But in the first reading, we hear about how the brook near where Elijah was hiding ran dry because no rain had fallen in the land.

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Martedì – 10a Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A

Nelle letture di oggi il Signore ci insegna a confidare in Lui, affinché possiamo camminare nelle sue vie e diventare il sale della terra e la luce del mondo. Nel racconto di Elia vediamo come il torrente presso il quale si nascondeva si prosciuga e Dio gli ordina di andare a Sarepta di Sidone, dove una vedova provvederà a lui. Gesù stesso ricorderà questo episodio nel Vangelo di Luca per mostrare come Dio estenda la sua grazia anche a coloro che sono considerati lontani.

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Monday – 10th Week in Ordinary Time – A

In today's readings, we have an awesome juxtaposition between the Beatitudes that Jesus leaves us and the ways and the mentalities of the world which God leaves behind. My dear brothers and sisters, in today's first reading from the First Book of Kings, we are introduced to the amazing figure of the prophet Elijah.

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Lunedì – 10a Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A

Nelle letture di oggi troviamo un meraviglioso contrasto tra le Beatitudini che Gesù ci lascia e le mentalità del mondo che Dio ci invita ad abbandonare. Nella prima lettura incontriamo il profeta Elia, inviato da Dio al re Acab, un sovrano politicamente capace ma spiritualmente disastroso. Insieme alla moglie Gezabele, egli favorì il culto di Baal e trascinò il popolo nell’idolatria.

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