"I also admonish and exhort the brothers that in their preaching their words be studied and chaste, useful and edifying to the people, telling them about vices and virtues, punishment and glory; and they ought to be brief, because the Lord kept his words brief when he was on earth." - Saint Francis of Assisi - Chapter IX, Approved Rule

Homily of the Day

Wednesday – 4th Week of Lent – A – Optional Memorial of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as we continue our Lenten journey, we have a brief diversion, but a beautiful diversion in the saint that we celebrate today named Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, one of the early bishops and doctors of the church, for he was born between 313/315 AD in or near Jerusalem, which was then part of the Roman Empire. But the precise date is unknown, but he was formed within the Christian community of the Holy Land. He became the Bishop of Jerusalem around 348AD and so he was only 35, 34 years old.

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Mercoledì – 4a Settimana del Tempo Ordinario – A – San Cirillo di Gerusalemme, vescovo e dottore della Chiesa.

Cari fratelli e sorelle in Cristo, nel nostro cammino quaresimale celebriamo oggi San Cirillo di Gerusalemme, vescovo e dottore della Chiesa. Nato intorno al 313–315 vicino a Gerusalemme, fu formato nella comunità cristiana della Terra Santa e divenne vescovo molto giovane. Visse in tempi di forti conflitti teologici, specialmente durante la controversia ariana, soffrendo anche tre esili a causa delle divisioni nella Chiesa.

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Martedì – 4a Settimana di Quaresima – A – Memoria Facoltativa di San Patrizio, Vescovo

Nella memoria di San Patrizio riflettiamo su una vita segnata dalla conversione e dalla missione. Nato nella Britannia romana, fu rapito da giovane e portato in Irlanda come schiavo. Proprio durante quegli anni difficili nei campi, mentre custodiva il gregge, iniziò una profonda conversione e sviluppò un’intensa vita di preghiera che lo portò a conoscere profondamente il Signore.

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Monday – 4th Week of Lent – A

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, peace be with you as we continue our Lenten journey. We keep our focus on our final destination: to be with God forever. In the first reading from the prophet Isaiah, God reminds us that he has prepared something beautiful for us. He says: “I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the things of the past shall not be remembered or come to mind. Instead there shall always be rejoicing and happiness” (Isaiah 65:17–18). No longer shall the sound of weeping be heard there, nor the sound of crying.

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Lunedì – 4a Settimana di Quaresima – A

Nel libro del profeta Isaia il Signore ci ricorda la promessa di una nuova creazione: «Ecco, io creo nuovi cieli e una terra nuova» (Isaia 65,17). In questo regno non ci saranno più lacrime, dolore o morte, ma soltanto gioia e pace eterna con Dio.

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Sunday – 4th Week of Lent – A

As we draw closer to the Paschal Mystery and the beautiful celebration of Easter—where our Lord conquers sin and death and the devil for us because he loves us—we turn our attention to spiritual vision, to trying to see things the way God sees them.

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Domenica – 4a Settimana di Quaresima – A

Le letture di oggi ci invitano a riflettere sulla vera visione spirituale. Nel libro di Samuele Dio sceglie Davide come re, non perché sia il più forte o il più impressionante agli occhi del mondo, ma perché il Signore guarda al cuore: «L’uomo vede l’apparenza, ma il Signore vede il cuore» (1 Samuele 16,7).

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Sabato – 3a Settimana di Quaresima – A

Nelle letture di oggi sentiamo parlare del peccato della presunzione e dell’autogiustizia, due peccati che nascono, in fondo, dalla superbia. Se facciamo un vero esame di coscienza, sotto tanti dei nostri peccati troveremo quasi sempre un po’ di orgoglio nascosto.

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Friday – 3rd Week of Lent – A

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today on this third Friday of Lent in the liturgical calendar of Year A, we have special readings that call us to repentance, to listening to God's voice, and to love—to love him and to love our neighbour as ourselves.

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Venerdì – 3a Settimana di Quaresima – A

Le letture di oggi ci invitano alla conversione, all’ascolto della voce di Dio e all’amore. Il profeta Osea proclama l’appello del Signore: «Ritorna, Israele, al Signore tuo Dio» (Osea 14,2). Dio promette di guarire l’infedeltà del suo popolo e dice: «Li amerò liberamente» (Osea 14,5). Il Signore desidera che torniamo a lui con cuore contrito.

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