Meditation on “The Father´s Message” Today is the seventh day of the month and I would like to keep my promise to dedicate the seventh day of each month in a special way to our Heavenly Father’s message to Madre Eugenia Ravasio[i]. Why? There is a simple explanation: So far I have not found a […]
Jn 20:11-18 But Mary was standing outside near the tomb, weeping. Then, as she wept, she stooped to look inside, and saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head, the other at the feet. They said, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ ‘They have taken my Lord
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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
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Sunday of Easter Jn 20:1-9 It was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved away from the tomb and came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. ‘They
Holy Saturday Weeping for the Lord. Mourning for the people who did not recognize their Saviour and crucified Him. Mourning for the Mother of God for her beloved Son. Mourning and also perplexity among the disciples. “Our own hope had been that he would be the one to set Israel free…” (Lk 24:21) But the
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Good Friday Suffering and death of our Lord Judas has completed his betrayal and Jesus is taken captive. This happens after the Lord in Gethsemane has received the suffering from the Father’s hand and has said His yes to all that now lay before Him. A yes that went through fear and pain of death;
Maundy Thursday Preliminary remark: I created these meditations 2018, so they are repetitions. At that time the present painful situation was not yet foreseeable. That is why there are formulations which refer to the normal course of the Holy Masses. Nevertheless, I will not change the meditations, but I will hold them out to the
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Holy Wednesday (Daily Reading: Mt 26:14-25) The betrayal of God, at the price of unjust mammon! How often does that happen? How often do people sell themselves for mammon, for their honor, their disorderly lust, their power… Thirty pieces of silver they gave to Judas and knew that blood was on this money. But it
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Holy Tuesday Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Having said this, Jesus was deeply disturbed and declared, ‘In all truth I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.’ The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he meant. The disciple Jesus loved was reclining next to Jesus; Simon Peter signed to him and said, ‘Ask
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Holy Monday Jn 12:1-11 Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom he had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there; Martha waited on them and Lazarus was among those at table. Mary brought in a pound of very costly ointment, pure nard, and with it
