Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time/A
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 5:13-16), Jesus defines his disciples, each one of us, as “the salt of the
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- Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ/A
Massimo Palombella The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord sets before us the very heart of the Christian faith: a God who did not will - Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity/A
Massimo Palombella Today the Church celebrates the very mystery of God’s being and, at the same time, reveals something decisive about man himself. The Christian God is not an immobile - Solemnity of Pentecost
Massimo Palombella The Ascension does not leave behind an emptiness. The distance of Christ opens within us the space of the Spirit. Jesus withdraws from human sight so that He - 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 Ordinary Time/A
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 5:1-12a) Jesus went up the mountain and, having sat down, teaches his disciples through
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time/A
Massimo Palombella Today’s Gospel (Mt 4:12-23) describes the calling of Simon, Andrew, James, and John, all fishermen. It is interesting
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Second Sunday of Ordinary Tim/A
Massimo Palombella Today’s Gospel (Jn 1:29-34), narrating the encounter between Jesus and John the Baptist, focuses on the identity of
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Feast of the Baptism of the Lord/A
Massimo Palombella In ancient times the Churches of Byzantine tradition called this feast “Epiphany” where three manifestations of Jesus were
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Epiphany of the Lord
Massimo Palombella The Magi walk, travel, move, leave their habits behind and face the fatigue and uncertainty of the journey. The
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Second Sunday after Christmas
Massimo Palombella The Alleluia verse in Gregorian chant for today’s celebration is taken from Psalm 92 (Ps 92:1) with the
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Solemnity of Mary Most Holy Mother of God
Massimo Palombella Today’s feast is closely connected with the title of “Theotokos” given to Mary by the Council of Ephesus
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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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