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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- 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/AMassimo 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
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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Commemoration of the deceased faithful
Massimo Palombella Saint Augustine (354-430) in Chapter IV of “De cura gerenda pro mortuis” speaks of prayers that the Church
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Solemnity of All Saints
Massimo Palombella In the West in the 4th century, in the Würburg Lectionary, we have traces of the first Sunday
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Thirtieth XXX Sunday of Ordinary Time/C
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Lk 18:9-14), through the parable of the Pharisee and publican, Jesus focuses on an important
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Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time/C
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Lk 18:1-8) Jesus returns once again to the theme of faith, focusing on the aspect
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Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time/CSunday of Ordinary Time/C
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Lk 17:11-19), as last Sunday, Jesus returns to the theme of faith, that is, the
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