Solemnity of Pentecost
Massimo Palombella Today’s celebration, 50 days after Easter, concludes the Easter Season. Pentecost is the fulfilment of the Incarnation, the
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- Solemnity of Christ King of the Universe/B
Massimo Palombella Pope Pius XI on 11 December 1925 with the Encyclical ‘Quas Primas’ instituted today’s Solemnity. The kingship of Jesus is imbued with the weakness of a God insulted, - Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 13, 24-32) Jesus, speaking to his disciples about the “last events” (“the sun will be darkened, the moon will no longer give its light, - Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 12, 38-44) Jesus speaks to his disciples about the widow who threw two coins into the Temple treasury, saying that “she threw more than - Thirty First Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 12, 28-34) Jesus, responding to one of the scribes, and citing the Old Testament, focuses on a fundamental question of our life. In fact, - Solemnity of All Saints
Massimo Palombella Today’s solemnity, focusing on holiness, invites us to reflect on the quality of our lives. In fact, we are all called to “life in abundance”, to the fullness - Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 10, 46-52) in Jericho Jesus encounters Bartimaeus, blind, sitting by the roadside begging. Bartimaeus, after crying out “Son of David, have mercy on me!”,
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Massimo Palombella The correct liturgical placement of today’s Solemnity would be on Thursday of the 6th week of Easter (exactly
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Sixth Sunday of Easter/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Jn 15:9-17) the word ‘love’ is recurrent. In our relationship with God there are those
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Fifth Sunday of Easter/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Jn 15:1-8), Jesus identifies Himself with the “vine” to illustrate the need for a deep
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Fourth Sunday of Easter/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (John 10: 11-18) Jesus calls himself the “good shepherd” who “lays down his life for
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Third Sunday of Easter/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Lk 24:35-48) Jesus, after the Resurrection, presents Himself to the two disciples who have returned
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Second Sunday of Easter/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (John 20: 19-31), the story of the Apostle Thomas and his need to verify “empirically”
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Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord
Massimo Palombella The Resurrection of Jesus is the fulfilment of his Incarnation. The Resurrection of Jesus is the possibility that
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Good Friday. Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ
Massimo Palombella In today’s Liturgical Action, the Roman Liturgy historically features the Passion according to John. The polyphonic parts from
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Holy Thursday. Mass In Cœna Domini
Massimo Palombella Happy beginning of the Holy Triduum. In the Mass In Cœna Domini, the first antiphon for the washing
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