"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

2nd Week of Easter – Wednesday A

As we continue our Easter journey in this time slot, chronologically speaking, between the Resurrection and the Ascension of our Lord in just a few more weeks, we are in that time period where Jesus was appearing to various people. And basically, those apparitions were reminders that God keeps His word, that prophecies from the Old Testament are fulfilled in Jesus, who has begun something new—and by new I mean something heroically virtuous: a mode of living which exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

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Mercoledì – 2a Settimana di Pasqua A

Mentre continuiamo il nostro cammino pasquale, ci troviamo ancora in quel periodo tra la Risurrezione e l’Ascensione del Signore, quando Gesù appariva ai suoi discepoli per confermare che Dio mantiene sempre la sua parola e che tutte le promesse dell’Antico Testamento trovano compimento in Lui. Cristo inaugura una vita nuova, una vita di santità che supera la giustizia degli scribi e dei farisei.

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2nd Week of Easter – Tuesday A

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, in today's Gospel we continue the reading which describes the meeting between Nicodemus and Jesus, between a teacher of the law and the supreme legislator of the law, although yet unknown to Nicodemus in His fullness. And so Nicodemus is inquiring, and Jesus says to him—and we continue from yesterday's Gospel—“You must be born from above” (John 3:7). “The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit” (John 3:8).

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Martedì – 2a Settimana di Pasqua A

Miei cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo, nel Vangelo di oggi prosegue l’incontro tra Nicodemo e Gesù, tra un maestro della legge e Colui che è il supremo legislatore della legge, anche se Nicodemo ancora non lo riconosce pienamente. Gesù gli dice: “Dovete nascere dall’alto” (Gv 3,7), e aggiunge: “Il vento soffia dove vuole e ne senti la voce, ma non sai da dove viene né dove va. Così è chiunque è nato dallo Spirito” (Gv 3,8). Chi nasce di nuovo mediante il Battesimo è chiamato a passare dalle tenebre alla luce, dalla morte alla vita, dalla schiavitù alla libertà.

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2nd Week of Easter – Monday A

We are now at the second week of Easter, a day just after Divine Mercy Sunday. And on this Monday we rejoice with the events that are happening in the readings that are presented to us at Holy Mass, and we see how we can apply them to our spiritual walk of faith so that we, like the people in the first reading, can praise God for everything he has done through our Lord Jesus Christ. And then also to, like Nicodemus, open our eyes so that the Lord will continue to spiritually enlighten us, and to remind us that unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

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Lunedì – 2a Settimana di Pasqua A

Ci troviamo ora nella seconda settimana di Pasqua, il giorno dopo la Domenica della Divina Misericordia. In questo lunedì gioiamo per gli eventi che ascoltiamo nelle letture della Santa Messa, e vediamo come applicarli al nostro cammino spirituale affinché anche noi, come il popolo della prima lettura, possiamo lodare Dio per tutto ciò che ha compiuto per mezzo del Signore Gesù Cristo. Come Nicodemo, siamo chiamati ad aprire i nostri occhi affinché il Signore continui a illuminarci spiritualmente e a ricordarci che, se uno non nasce da acqua e Spirito Santo, non può entrare nel Regno di Dio.

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2nd Week of Easter – Divine Mercy Sunday A

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, on this Second Sunday of Easter, we gather to celebrate the profound feast of Divine Mercy Sunday. This day invites us to reflect on the boundless mercy of our God, who reached out to us through his Incarnation, Passion, Death and Resurrection. In our brokenness and doubt, just as He did with His apostles and the world around Him, he works within our souls and hearts to save us.

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2a Settimana di Pasqua – Domenica della Divina Misericordia A

Cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo, in questa seconda domenica di Pasqua ci riuniamo per celebrare la profonda festa della Domenica della Divina Misericordia. Questo giorno ci invita a riflettere sulla sconfinata misericordia del nostro Dio, che ci ha raggiunto attraverso la sua Incarnazione, Passione, Morte e Risurrezione. Nella nostra fragilità e nel nostro dubbio, proprio come ha fatto con i suoi apostoli e con il mondo che lo circondava, Egli opera nelle nostre anime e nei nostri cuori per salvarci.

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1st Week of Easter – Saturday A

In today's Gospel, we get a glimpse of faith under duress—faith that is tested, faith that wanes, faith that struggles. And it is safe to say that we all go through it, though perhaps in less dramatic ways. Yet, in a very striking manner, we see how even the Apostles went through it. These same Apostles who saw all the miracles, who lived with the Lord Jesus, who at the Last Supper heard Him prophesy that all of them would lose faith, quoting the prophet Zechariah: “The shepherd shall be struck, and the sheep will be scattered” (Zec 13:7).

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Sabato – 1a Settimana di Pasqua A

Nel Vangelo di oggi vediamo una fede messa alla prova: una fede che vacilla e fatica. Anche gli Apostoli, pur avendo vissuto con Gesù e visto i suoi miracoli, non credono subito alla risurrezione. “Quando udirono che era vivo ed era stato visto da lei, non credettero” (Mc 16,11). Questo ci sorprende e ci consola allo stesso tempo.

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1st Week of Easter – Friday A

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as we celebrate this Friday of the Easter Octave, we find ourselves in the glorious aftermath of the Resurrection, a time when the early Church was just beginning to fulfill its mission in the world. Today's readings reveal a profound truth about the identity and calling of those who follow Christ and wish to navigate the complexities of faith in a world so often averse to it.

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1ª Settimana di Pasqua - Venerdì A

Cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo, celebrando questo venerdì dell'ottava pasquale, ci troviamo nel glorioso periodo successivo alla Risurrezione, quando la Chiesa primitiva stava appena iniziando a svolgere la sua missione nel mondo. Le letture di oggi rivelano una profonda verità sull'identità e la vocazione di coloro che seguono Cristo e desiderano navigare nelle complessità della fede in un mondo spesso avverso ad essa.

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