Liturgical seasons

The same Christ who in Bethlehem, as a Child, accepted the gifts of the Magi Kings, is still the One to whom men and whole Peoples “open their treasures”. The gifts of the human spirit, in the act of this opening before God Incarnate, take on a special value, become the treasures of various cultures, the spiritual riches of Peoples and Nations, the common heritage of the whole of mankind.

Death is not the end, but truly a beginning. God desires for all of us to be in union with Him for all of eternity.

Maria bambina, you who are dear to the heart of Jesus, pray for us

In preparation for the feast of the Pentacost: Come Holy Spirit, make us fruitful disciples…

Mary joyfully embraces her cousin Elizabeth who, while exchanging the greeting, touches gently Mary’s womb with her hand, underlining that she is already ‘touching the mystery’, and she is the first to reveal and witness the truthfulness.

The joy of the kingdom brought to realization can only spring from the simultaneous celebration of the death and resurrection of the Lord. This is the paradox of the Christian condition which sheds particular light on that of the human condition: neither trials nor sufferings have been eliminated from this world, but they take on a new meaning in the certainty of sharing in the redemption wrought by the Lord and of sharing in His glory. …

We should not search for ideal communities. We have to love those that God has placed close to us. They are the sign of the presence of God for us. We would have wished different persons, but these are the ones God has given us, whom he has chosen for us. It is with them we have to create unity.

Mary gave us the Light of the world, an event that changes our history for ever…

The visit to Elizabeth to Mary is one of the Bible’s most beautiful expressions of what it means to form community, to be together, gathered around a promise that we are waiting for, affirming what is happening among us