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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

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Friday – 20th Week in Ordinary Time – A – Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope

Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Pope Pius the 10th, who lived at a time of enormous change, and who was born Giuseppe Sarto in 1835 into a poor family in northern Italy. He became pope in 1903 as Europe was being transformed by industrialization, secularism, political upheaval, and new intellectual currents that challenge the faith of many Catholics. Yet Pius X was never primarily a politician or an intellectual. He was, at heart, a pastor.

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Thursday – 20th Week in Ordinary Time – A – Memorial of Saint Bernard, Doctor of the Church

Today, we celebrate the memorial of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, who was born in Burgundy, France, in 1090, and entered the Cistercian monastery of Citeaux as a young man, bringing with him a remarkable number of relatives and companions. Imagine that, usually an individual enters religious life on their own, knocking at the doorstep of one congregation or another. And yet St. Bernard arrives with his relatives and companions.

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Giovedì – XX Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A – Memoria di San Bernardo, Abate e Dottore della Chiesa

Oggi celebriamo la memoria di San Bernardo di Chiaravalle, nato in Borgogna, in Francia, nel mille e novanta. Da giovane entrò nel monastero cistercense di Cîteaux, portando con sé un numero sorprendente di parenti e compagni. Nel mille cento quindici fu inviato a fondare un nuovo monastero a Chiaravalle, dove divenne abate e rimase per il resto della sua vita.

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Wednesday – 20th Week in Ordinary Time – A

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, peace be with you. In today's readings during Holy Mass, there is a very strong thread running throughout all of them And that is that God entrusts His vineyard and His flock to us, not so that we may serve ourselves and our own interests, but so that we may labor for others and help bring them into his kingdom. The first reading emphasizes the responsibility. While the gospel emphasizes the labor. And the Psalm Psalm 23 reveals the model; God Himself is the Good Shepherd.

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Tuesday – 20th Week in Ordinary Time – A

In today's readings, the Lord wishes to speak to us about humility, about a turning away from pride. a pride which often blinds us to our proper relationship and place before God and others. Because you see, once we lose our way, once we allow distractions to take over our lives and the temptation of worldly allurements We easily slip into the sin of idolatry, which makes of things and of others false gods, but much more than that which makes out of ourselves a replacement for God. We become gods unto ourselves. We begin to think of ourselves as gods.

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Martedì – XX Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A

Nelle letture di oggi, il Signore desidera parlarci dell'umiltà e dell'abbandono dell'orgoglio, un orgoglio che spesso ci rende ciechi davanti al nostro vero rapporto con Dio e con gli altri. Quando perdiamo la strada e permettiamo alle distrazioni e alle attrazioni del mondo di dominare la nostra vita, facilmente cadiamo nell'idolatria. Facciamo delle cose, degli altri e persino di noi stessi dei falsi dèi. Cominciamo a pensare di non avere più bisogno di Dio.

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Monday – 20th Week in Ordinary Time – A

Today’s readings remind us of the profound gravity of sin in the eyes of God, and the way it shapes our relationships—not just with Him, but with each other and with ourselves. Through the message to Ezekiel and his prophetic actions, we are confronted with the truth of sin’s destructive power, and in the exchange between Jesus and the rich young man, we gain insight into the cost of discipleship and the rejection of sin.

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Lunedì - 20a settimana del Tempo Ordinario A

Le letture di oggi ci ricordano la profonda gravità del peccato agli occhi di Dio e il modo in cui esso modella le nostre relazioni, non solo con Lui, ma anche tra di noi e con noi stessi. Attraverso il messaggio a Ezechiele e le sue azioni profetiche, ci confrontiamo con la verità del potere distruttivo del peccato e, nello scambio tra Gesù e il giovane ricco, comprendiamo il costo del discepolato e il rifiuto del peccato.

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Sunday – 20th Week in Ordinary Time – A

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, peace be with you. And a very blessed Sunday to each and every one of you. That day in which we remember the resurrection of our Lord and therefore his victory over death, having purchased for us eternal life through the passion of the cross. My brothers and sisters, we receive that goodness through a gift that we call faith. Faith that is given to us by God in his mercy, to be able to believe and to communicate with him and to build a relationship with him. And in today's readings we are given the beautiful reminder that this gift has been offered to all nations.

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Domenica – XX Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A

Miei cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo, pace a voi. E una buona e santa domenica a ciascuno di voi. Quel giorno in cui ricordiamo la risurrezione del Signore e quindi la sua vittoria sulla morte, avendo acquistato per noi la vita eterna attraverso la passione della croce. Miei fratelli e sorelle, riceviamo questa bontà attraverso un dono che chiamiamo fede. Fede che ci viene data da Dio nella sua misericordia, per poter credere, comunicare con lui e costruire una relazione con lui. E nelle letture di oggi ci viene ricordato che questo dono è stato offerto a tutte le nazioni.

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