"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

7th Week of Easter – Thursday A

In today's gospel, we have a very moving last part of the farewell speech that Jesus gives to the apostles, and he prays this prayer before them in which he is thanking the Father for giving those apostles to him as a gift. In fact, Jesus's very words are: “Father, they are your gift to me.” And then: “I wish that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.”

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7a Settimana di Pasqua – Giovedì A

Nel Vangelo di oggi troviamo una parte molto toccante del discorso di addio che Gesù rivolge agli apostoli. Egli prega davanti a loro e ringrazia il Padre per avergli donato quegli uomini come un dono prezioso. Infatti Gesù dice: “Padre, essi sono il tuo dono per me.” E ancora: “Voglio che dove sono io siano anch’essi con me, perché contemplino la gloria che tu mi hai dato, perché mi hai amato prima della creazione del mondo.”

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7th Week of Easter – Wednesday A – Optional Memorial of Saint Bernardine of Siena, Franciscan Priest

Today we gather to honour Saint Bernardine of Siena, a remarkable man whose life exemplifies what it means to faithfully hear and respond to the call of God and to extol Jesus’ name through a manner of conduct pleasing to God. As we reflect on the readings and the life of Saint Bernardine, let us open our hearts to the message of discipleship, obedience, and the courage to follow Christ wholeheartedly.

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7a Settimana di Pasqua – Mercoledì A – Memoria Facoltativa di San Bernardino da Siena, Sacerdote Francescano

Oggi ci riuniamo per onorare San Bernardino da Siena, un uomo straordinario la cui vita esemplifica ciò che significa ascoltare e rispondere fedelmente alla chiamata di Dio ed esaltare il nome di Gesù attraverso una condotta gradita a Dio. Mentre riflettiamo sulle letture e sulla vita di San Bernardino, apriamo i nostri cuori al messaggio del discepolato, dell'obbedienza e del coraggio di seguire Cristo con tutto il cuore.

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7th Week of Easter – Tuesday A

Peace be with you on this Tuesday of the 7th Week of Easter, as we conclude the season in which we celebrate each day, in a very special way, the Resurrection of the Lord — the Easter season. We come today to two readings that fit together extraordinarily well, because both are farewell discourses spoken by two men — one of them being God — Jesus and Saint Paul, both of whom know that their earthly mission is reaching its climax.

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7a Settimana di Pasqua – Martedì A

Pace a voi in questo martedì della 7ª Settimana di Pasqua, mentre ci avviciniamo ormai alla conclusione del tempo pasquale, nel quale celebriamo in modo tutto particolare la Risurrezione del Signore. Le letture di oggi si collegano in maniera straordinaria, perché entrambe ci presentano un discorso di addio: quello di Gesù nel Vangelo di Giovanni e quello di san Paolo negli Atti degli Apostoli. Entrambi sanno che la loro missione terrena sta giungendo al compimento.

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7th Week of Easter – Monday A – St Felix of Cantalice

Today our reflection will be longer than usual given we need to touch on three main aspects of today’s liturgy of the word, and calendar, namely; the end of the Book of Acts and the fate of Saint Paul, the Gospel for the day dealing with Peter and John’s own fates, and the saint we celebrate on the liturgical calendar, Saint Felix of Cantalice, a wonderful Cappuchin Franciscan. Please bear with me as I invoke the Holy Spirit to speak to your heart in some way through these words!

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7a Settimana di Pasqua - Lunedi A - San Felice da Cantalice

Oggi la nostra riflessione sarà più lunga del solito, dato che dobbiamo toccare tre aspetti principali della liturgia della parola e del calendario di oggi: la fine del libro degli Atti e la sorte di san Paolo, il Vangelo del giorno che tratta dei destini di Pietro e Giovanni e il santo che celebriamo nel calendario liturgico, san Felice da Cantalice, un meraviglioso francescano cappuccino. Vi prego di avere pazienza mentre invoco lo Spirito Santo affinché parli al vostro cuore in qualche modo attraverso queste parole!

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7th Week of Easter – Sunday A – Ascension Sunday

As we come to the seventh Sunday of Easter, we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord into heaven. Our Lord, who spent forty days after the Resurrection walking with and among particular and certain individuals who had seen Him, to whom He made Himself manifest after His Passion and death, proving that He was risen from the dead.

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7a Settimana di Pasqua – Domenica A – Ascensione del Signore

In questa settima Domenica di Pasqua celebriamo l’Ascensione del Signore al cielo. Dopo quaranta giorni trascorsi con i discepoli, durante i quali Gesù risorto si è manifestato a loro, mostrando le ferite della passione e vincendo definitivamente la morte, Egli ora ritorna al Padre e prende il suo posto alla destra della potenza di Dio, quel posto che gli appartiene da tutta l’eternità come Figlio eterno, Dio da Dio, Luce da Luce.

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6th Week of Easter – Saturday A

In today’s first reading we are accompanying Saint Paul as he begins his third and final missionary journey. This one will ultimately lead him to Rome where the Lord will crown his extraordinary life with the blessing of martyrdom. But first, he has to return to Antioch and continue to grow in his awareness of God’s infinite love for him. 

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6ª settimana di Pasqua - Sabato A

Nella prima lettura di oggi accompagniamo San Paolo mentre inizia il suo terzo e ultimo viaggio missionario. Questo lo condurrà infine a Roma, dove il Signore coronerà la sua vita straordinaria con la benedizione del martirio. Ma prima deve tornare ad Antiochia.

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