Harpa Dei

We will listen to the reading that corresponds to the traditional calendar: Acts 3,13-15.17-19 At that time, Peter addressed the people: The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant[a] Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided […]

Note: Although we are in the octave of Easter, when no saints’ days are usually celebrated, I would like to focus on St Francis de Paula today. If you prefer to listen to the Easter texts, you can find them in the archive: Lk 12:32-34 At that time Jesus said to his disciples: “Fear not,

Acts 2:14,22-33  Then Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed them in a loud voice: ‘Men of Judaea, and all you who live in Jerusalem, make no mistake about this, but listen carefully to what I say. Men of Israel, listen to what I am going to say: Jesus the Nazarene was a man

Download MP3 Download PDF Mary Magdalene, wanting to show her love for the Lord even in death, runs to the tomb before daybreak. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb and we don’t know where they have put Him” (Jn 20:2) – she exclaims in pain, when she discovers that the stone of the

Download MP3 Download PDF Mourning for the Lord; grief for men, who have not recognised their Redeemer and have crucified Him… Mourning of the Mother for the beloved Son; mourning and bewilderment among the disciples, who say to each other in confusion: “Our own hope had been that He would be the one to set Israel

Download mp3 Download PDF Judas consummated his betrayal and Jesus is apprehended. This happens after the Lord had accepted in Gethsemane the suffering from the hands of his Father and had given his ‘yes’ to all that was before him. A YES that had to go through anguish and agony; a YES, after having asked

Download MP3 Download PDF “During supper, Jesus got up from table, removed His outer garments and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing.” (Jn 13:4-5) What great love is manifested to

Download MP3 Download PDF Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests and said, ‘What are you prepared to give me if I hand Him over to you?’ They paid him thirty silver pieces. (Mt 26:14-15) The betrayal of God in exchange for unjust money… How often this story is repeated! How often people sell themselves at

Download MP3 Download PDF “In all truth I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.”  (Jn 13:21b) Betrayal! Here the most terrible depths of the human heart are revealed. Betraying a friend, betraying the Master and Lord, betraying love… Apparently, no one but the beloved disciple dared to ask Him who it was

Download MP3 Download PDF “Mary brought in a pound of very costly ointment, pure nard, and with it anointed the feet of Jesus, wiping them with her hair.” (Jn 12:3) What a tender gesture on Mary’s part this Gospel passage tells us! It is a tenderness that corresponds to the being of a woman, and which