God our Father, we thank you for the gifts of wisdom and love you have offered the Church and all humanity in the course of our marvelous Pauline history. Faithful to your love, look upon us once again so that, like Paul, for the sake of Jesus, we will seek, recognize and follow the new… Read more »
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The Silence of Mary – a language of eternity
The Silence of Mary – a language of eternity (Audio/visual Prayer) Slide. 1 More than speaking of Mary, we should draw closer to her in silence so as to be introduced into the mystery of God, into the mystery of silence. When we suffer inexpressible solitude which cannot be shared with anyone, and place ourselves silently… Read more »
Hope in the Cross
Slide 1 It is necessary that the Son of man be lifted up… (Background music) May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ: he is our salvation, our life and resurrection; through him we have been saved. (cf. Gal 6, 14) Slide 2 We fix our eyes on Jesus Crucified to… Read more »
Easter 2011
We were still immersed in darkness, both interiorly and exteriorly. The Master had descended into the abyss of silence. As for us, we were more alone than ever. Perhaps Jerusalem was not even aware that Jesus was no longer there. All our betrayals flowed before us like a never-ending river. How could he ever forgive… Read more »
Palm Sunday 2011
We left Bethany so as to reach Jerusalem in time to celebrate the Passover, which is only two days away! In this period, the Holy City is like a mother welcoming her children, who flock toward her from every corner of Palestine, dancing and singing the Psalms and other inspired songs along the way. Everyone… Read more »
5th Sunday of Lent 2011
Everything takes place on the Mount of Olives, about three kilometers (2 miles) from Jerusalem). The small family in Bethany often offered Jesus the refuge of their home, where he could bask in the sweet balm of their friendship at the end of his long, tiring trip. Jesus was deeply attached to Lazarus, Martha and… Read more »
4th Sunday of Lent 2011
From Samaria, our journey takes us south. On this Fourth Sunday of Lent, we arrive in Judea in time to participate in the Feast of Booths, during which the inhabitants of Jerusalem leave their homes for eight days and live in tents under the open sky, sprinkled with stars. The sukkot (plural of the Hebrew… Read more »
3rd Sunday of Lent 2011
Having descended the Mount of Transfiguration, let us now resume our journey. The Third Sunday of Lent takes us to Samaria, to the town of Sychar to be precise, which is near Mt. Gerizim in the heart of Palestine. Tired and thirsty, Jesus stops at the local well, where he meets a woman who has… Read more »
2nd Sunday of Lent 2011
What is the light radiating from the Mount of Transfiguration? Let us try to identify the path Jesus is silently following from the desert of testing to the Mount of the divine Presence. It is interesting to note that during the first week of Lent the Holy Spirit was the protagonist, conducting Jesus into the… Read more »
1st Sunday of Lent 2011
On this First Sunday of Lent, we are all illuminated by the special light that comes from the desert of testing. Jesus was led by the Spirit out into the desert to be put to the test. The word “test” is actually the passive form of the verb peirazo, which, in its turn, is a… Read more »