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Reflection: Lk 2:41-51 [Or Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24] Today the Church celebrates the solemnity of St. Joseph, the head of the Holy Family of Nazareth and the Patron of the Universal Church. St. Joseph’s task was to protect Jesus and Mary. Pope Francis in his catechesis on St. Joseph, explains that “Jesus and Mary, His […]
SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH – Patron of the Church Today’s gospel calls Joseph “a just man.” It is a title that the scriptures of the Old and the New Testaments give to people who try to live according to God’s plans. Indeed, he played an important role in God’s plan of salvation; God entrusted […]
SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH Patron of the Church Introduction Today’s gospel calls Joseph “a just man.” It is a title that the scriptures of the Old and the New Testaments give to people who try to live according to God’s plans. Indeed, he played an important role in God’s plan of salvation; God entrusted […]
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LET’S KNOW THE BIBLE After having considered the Letter to the Romans, masterpiece of the Pauline gospel, today we consider the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians. It is before the Letter to the Romans, about a year earlier; it is a wonderful and varied letter, decidedly colloquial and familiar; it is not […]
Reflection: Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 We remember the famous Song of the Vineyard, composed by Isaiah, which talks about a vine-grower who prepared the soil, carved it, cleaned it from the stones, planted some precious vines, and then built a watch-tower; and then expected it to produce the best grape, and from the grapes, wine and […]
Friday of 2nd Week in Lent Suffering Saves Joseph suffered because his brothers were jealous. Yet later he would save them from famine. Jesus was rejected and died for our sins. He became the keystone for a new kingdom, for the life of all. And we? We want happiness without pain, without paying […]