Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Joseph and Mary/A
Massimo Palombella Today’s feast day has been celebrated locally since the 17th century. In 1895 Pope Leo XIII fixed the
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Nativity of the Lord
Massimo Palombella “God, by assuming humanity, completed it when he united in his person two realities that are distant from
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Fourth Sunday of Advent/A
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 1:18-24) an angel appears to Joseph in a dream and says to him: “do
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Third Sunday of Advent/A
Massimo Palombella The present Sunday is called “Gaudete” from the first word of the Introitus, whose text (Gaudete in Domino
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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Massimo Palombella The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Dogma of faith proclaimed by Pope Pius IX
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Second Sunday of Advent/A
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 3:1-12) John the Baptist, to the Pharisees and Sadducees who were coming to his
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First Sunday of Advent and the New Liturgical Year
Massimo Palombella The time of Advent, which progressively started taking shape since the 4th century, has a twofold characteristic: it
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Solemnity of Christ King of the Universe/C
Massimo Palombella Pope Pius XI instituted today’s Solemnity on 11th December 1925 with the Encyclical “Quas Primas“. Beyond any historical
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Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time/C
Massimo Palombella Today’s Gospel (Lk 21:5-19) ends with an interesting phrase from Jesus: “By your perseverance you will save your
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Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Massimo Palombella Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the Caelian Hill in Rome, on the site of the ancient Lateran
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