Today's Readings: Romans 6:12-18 Psalms 124:1b-8 Luke 12:39-48 Throughout his Letter to the Romans, Paul maintains that it is useless to rely on the Law of Moses, since it does not free humanity, but rather enslaves and condemns humanity. In fact, before the coming of the Law of Moses, sin and death were already in … Continue reading Memorial of St. John of Capistrano →

Today's Readings: Romans 5:12,15b,17-19,20b-21 Psalms 40:7-10,17 Luke 12:35-38 The passage from Paul offered in today’s liturgy is at the very heart of his Letter to the Romans. Behind the statement that the human person needs to be redeemed, there is the conviction that guilt taints our relationship with God. After having demonstrated, with the help … Continue reading Memorial of St. John Paul II →

Today's Readings: Romans 4:20-25 Luke 1:69-75 Luke 12:13-21 The common thread in the Scripture readings for today is the great theme of life. To Abraham – at the sunset of his earthly journey, according to the story of Genesis, without hope of seeing the promise of a descendant realized – God confirms that biological barriers … Continue reading The Great Theme of Life →

Today's Readings: Romans 4:13,16-18 Psalms 105:6-9,42-43 Luke 12:8-12 In today’s Gospel, Jesus foresees the various contexts in which his apostles will be witnesses to him, including the possibility that they will encounter hostile reactions. Appearing in the synagogues and before the civil authorities, they will bear their witness of faith both in religious and secular … Continue reading Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross →

Today's Readings: Exodus 17:8-13 Psalms 121:1-8 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Luke 18:1-8 Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for World Mission Day 2019 BAPTIZED AND SENT: THE CHURCH OF CHRIST ON MISSION IN THE WORLD By falling on the Sunday dedicated by the Church to its evangelizing mission in the world, today’s first reading, which narrates … Continue reading World Mission Day 2019 →

Today's Readings: 2 Timothy 4:10-17b Psalms 145:10-13,17-18 Luke 10:1-9 On this Feast of St. Luke, we listen to Paul’s letter to his trusted emissary Timothy, in which he complains that he has no one to travel with, except for Luke. In Luke’s account of Paul’s travels in the Acts of the Apostles, we find at … Continue reading Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist →

Today's Readings: Romans 3:21-30 Psalms 130:1b-6ab Luke 11:47-54 Paul brings his presentation in Rom 1:18-3:20 to a close with a dramatic statement: “Jews and Greeks alike … are all under the domination of sin” (Rom 3:9). If this is so, it seems that there is no possibility of salvation for anyone, relying only on human … Continue reading Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch →

Today's Readings: Romans 2:1-11 Psalms 62:2-3,6-7,9 Luke 11:42-46 In the first reading, Paul, addressing the believers of Rome, insists that the Jews, like the pagans, commit evil. Indeed, he points to how easily the Jews accuse the pagans of immorality, basking in the conviction of being better than others because of their total observance of … Continue reading Memorial of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque →

Today's Readings: Romans 1:16-25 Psalms 19:2-5 Luke 11:37-41 In the first reading, the loss to which humanity has condemned itself against the will of God is re-read by St. Paul through a sort of history of sin that he offers to the believers of Rome. Created by God for truth and justice, the human person … Continue reading Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus →

Romans 1:1-7 Psalms 98:1-4 Luke 11:29-32 The Liturgy of the Word today focuses on the power of the proclamation of the Gospel. The proclaimed word of God is pregnant with salvation; we must be willing to welcome it and to listen to it. Listening is the Gospel, which recalls the invitatory Psalm: “Oh, that today … Continue reading Memorial of St. Callistus →