Palm Sunday/B
Massimo Palombella Today’s celebration originated in Jerusalem in the 4th century. In 5th century Rome, Palm Sunday was characterised by
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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!”,
Fifth Sunday of Lent/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Jn 12:20-33) Jesus explicitly announces his passion and death, and to Andrew and Philip he
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Fourth Sunday of Lent/B
Massimo Palombella Today’s day is called “Laetare” Sunday from the first word of the Introit. Today it is possible to
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Third Sunday of Lent/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Jn 2:13-25) Jesus, after having driven the money changers and dove sellers out of the
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Second Sunday of Lent/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 9:2-10) Jesus, on a high mountain, is transfigured before Peter, James and John and
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First Sunday of Lent/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 1:12-15) Jesus is driven by the Spirit into the desert for forty days where
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Ash Wednesday
Massimo Palombella Happy beginning of Lent. With today’s day, the Church gives us a time for the quality of our
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Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 1:40-45) a leper kneeling before Jesus implores “If you are willing, you can cleanse
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Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mk 1:29-39) Jesus heals many people suffering from various illnesses and casts out many demons.
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Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time/B
In today’s Gospel (Mk 1:21-28), in the synagogue of Capernaum, an unclean spirit cries out to Jesus “What do you
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