Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Massimo Palombella Today’s Gospel (Mt 14:22-33) narrates the interesting story of the disciples in the boat agitated by the waves
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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!”,
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Massimo Palombella The origin of this feast can be traced back to the time when Empress Helena wanted the Church
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Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 13:44-52) Jesus continues to speak in parables to describe the “kingdom of heaven”. The
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Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 13, 24-43) Jesus once again speaks in parables to describe the “kingdom of heaven”
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Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 13:1-23) Jesus tells the famous parable of the sower. Beyond any interpretation that favours
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Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 11:25-30) Jesus speaks of the “wise and learned” and the “little ones” in relation
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Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 10:37-42), Jesus’ language may appear hard and even, within a certain vision of reality,
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Twelveth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 10:26-33) three times Jesus tells his apostles “do not be afraid”. Jesus’ “do not
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Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
Massimo Palombella In today’s Gospel (Mt 9:36 – 10:8) Jesus calls the twelve disciples to Himself to give “them power
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Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Massimo Palombella In Sermon 2 of the Ascension, St Leo the Great writes: “the Son of Man made himself known
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