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"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

Monday – 15th Week in Ordinary Time – A

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, peace be with you on this Monday in the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time. At Mass we will hear beautiful readings about getting our priorities straight and being authentic in the eyes of God. In the first reading from the Book of the prophet Isaiah, we are right at the beginning of his writings, of his warnings. In fact, we are reading from chapter one, verses ten to seventeen. This is the initial prophetic warning and admonition of the people of Judah, who politically and civilly back then were living prosperously. The Temple sacrifices were happening as scheduled every day. The marketplaces were busy. And so everything seemed to be going fine.

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Lunedì – 15a Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A

Cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo, pace a voi in questo lunedì della Quindicesima Settimana del Tempo Ordinario. Nella Santa Messa ascolteremo due bellissime letture che ci invitano a mettere le giuste priorità nella nostra vita e ad essere autentici agli occhi di Dio.

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Sunday – 15th Week in Ordinary Time – A

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the Lord be with you, and a blessed Sunday to you all. In today's readings, we hear about how God's Word is faithful. God's Word is penetrating. It has the power to enter into our hearts and transform our lives. God's Word is discipline because, as Saint Paul says, “the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12). In other words, it's going to hurt sometimes. And so Jesus in the Gospel speaks about how this precious Word of God, once given to us, will either be neglected, rejected, embraced, nourished, and treasured within our hearts, but it's up to us.

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Domenica – 15a Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A

Cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo, il Signore sia con voi e buona domenica a tutti. Nelle letture di oggi ascoltiamo come la Parola di Dio sia fedele e potente. La Parola di Dio penetra nei nostri cuori e ha il potere di trasformare la nostra vita. Come dice san Paolo, «La parola di Dio è viva, efficace e più tagliente di ogni spada a doppio taglio.» (Ebrei 4,12) Per questo, nel Vangelo, Gesù ci insegna che questa preziosa Parola può essere trascurata, rifiutata, accolta, custodita e nutrita nel nostro cuore. Dipende da noi.

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Friday – 14th Week in Ordinary Time – A – Saint Veronica Giuliani

Today, we celebrate the life of Saint Veronica Giuliani, a woman who exemplified the desire to be like Christ crucified. She was born on December 27th, 1660 in Mercatello, a small village in Central Italy (Marche), into a middle class family. She was the last of seven children. It is said that when her mother Benedetta was dying she called her five daughters to her bedside and entrusted each of them to one of the five major wounds of Jesus’ crucifixion. Veronica was entrusted by her mother to the wound below Christ's heart, a sign of the deep love and devotion she would have for our Lord’s passion throughout her life.

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Venerdì - 14a settimana del Tempo Ordinario A - Santa Veronica Giuliani

Cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo, oggi celebriamo la vita di Santa Veronica Giuliani, una donna che ha esemplificato il desiderio di essere come Cristo crocifisso. Nacque il 27 dicembre 1660 a Mercatello, un piccolo paese dell'Italia centrale (Marche), in una famiglia della classe media. Era l'ultima di sette figli. Si racconta che quando sua madre Benedetta stava morendo, chiamò le cinque figlie al suo capezzale e affidò a ciascuna di loro una delle cinque piaghe principali della crocifissione di Gesù. A Veronica la madre affidò la ferita sotto il cuore di Cristo, segno del profondo amore e della devozione che avrebbe avuto per tutta la vita per la passione di nostro Signore.

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Thursday – 14th Week in Ordinary Time – A

In today's readings, we get a glimpse into the loving heart of God. God, who creates all things and sustains them by His love, also sustains them through His mercy. For when His wrath is kindled, it is only because He wants goodness. He wants purity. He wants holiness. He wants us to treat each other rightly. And so, before He comes in His justice, God always comes first in His mercy.

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Giovedì – 14a Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A

Nelle letture di oggi contempliamo il cuore pieno d'amore di Dio. Colui che crea e sostiene ogni cosa con il suo amore sostiene il mondo anche con la sua misericordia. Prima di manifestare la sua giustizia, Dio offre sempre la sua misericordia. Lo vediamo chiaramente sia nella prima lettura del profeta Osea sia nel Vangelo, dove Gesù invia gli Apostoli ad annunciare la Buona Novella e ad estendere la misericordia di Dio al mondo.

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Wednesday – 14th Week in Ordinary Time – A

In today's readings, we will see how God seeks to restore His own people first, and the false shepherds versus the true shepherds that play a big part in that. We will hear about how interior conversion is more important than external success, and how God's authority versus human self-reliance must always be kept in mind.

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Mercoledì – 14a Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A

Nelle letture di oggi vediamo come Dio desideri anzitutto restaurare il suo popolo. Ascoltiamo il contrasto tra i falsi pastori e i veri pastori, comprendiamo che la conversione del cuore è più importante del successo esteriore e che l'autorità di Dio deve sempre prevalere sulla semplice autosufficienza umana.

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