Who are You? John 1:6-8, 19-28 When John the Baptist is asked: “Who are you” (v. 19), he answers three times: “I am not….” A splendid answer! We are who we are not. The risk is believing that we are who we think we are or who others think we are or want us to… Read more »
In today’s Gospel reading, we are introduced to John the Baptist, who is intent on proclaiming conversion through baptism. Mark invites each one of us to clothe ourselves with Christ: with his way of living, thinking and acting. In short, to clothe ourselves with the Gospel, with God’s love for us, with the logic of…
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“Be watchful! Stay alert! You do not know when the time will come.” The invitation of Jesus is pressing because those who live asleep in this life will remain asleep forever. Even after death. Instead, if we live awake and alert, we will not die, because we are aware of our existential task, which is…
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O Lord make your face shine upon us, for goodness in peace. In these times, grant concord and peace to us and to all the inhabitants of the earth, through Jesus Christ who reigns from generation to generation and for ever and ever. St Clement of Rome
Holy Spirit, memory of God free us from the paralysis of selfishness and awaken in us the desire to serve, to do good. Even worse than this crisis is the tragedy of squandering it by closing in on ourselves. Come, Holy Spirit: you are harmony; make us builders of unity. You always give yourself; grant… Read more »
The Lord entered her and became a servant; he Word entered her, and became silent within her; thunder entered her, the Shepherd of all entered her. Saint Ephrem
We are always journeying in life. And we become what we go towards. And we become what we go towards. Let us choose the way of God, not of self; the way of “yes”, not the way of “if”. We will discover that there are no unexpected events, no uphill path, no night that cannot… Read more »
O Mary, You shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who, at the foot of the cross, were united with Jesus’ suffering, and persevered in your faith. “Protectress of the Roman people”, you know our needs, and we know that you… Read more »
On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white…
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The disciples went and did as Jesus had ordered them. They brought the donkey and colt and laid their cloaks over them, and he sat upon them. The very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and strewed them on the road. The crowds preceding him and …
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