• Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
    Massimo Palombella Today’s celebration commemorates Jesus’ ascension into heaven 40 days after Easter and its correct liturgical location should be on Thursday of the 6th week of Easter (exactly 40
  • Sixth Sunday of Easter/A
    Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Jn 14:15-21) Jesus says to his disciples: “You will see me, for I live and you will live”. Seeing God, slowly enabling our inner eyes
  • Fifth Sunday of Easter/A
    Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Jn 14:1-12) Jesus calls himself “the way, the truth and the life”. Giving the Lord the chance to be the backbone of our lives, the
  • Fourth Sunday of Easter/A
    Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Jn 10:1-10) Jesus defines himself as a “door”, and going through this “door” means for each of us to place life, to encounter “salvation”, to
  • Third Sunday of Easter/A
    Massimo Palombella Today’s Gospel (Lk 24:13-35) recounts the famous encounter of Jesus with the disciples of Emmaus. It is interesting to note how the disciples themselves recognise that “their hearts
  • Second Sunday of Easter/A
    Massimo Palombella In today’s gospel (Jn 20:19-31), the famous story of the Apostle Thomas is recounted, where in the end Jesus declares blessed “those who have not seen and have