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In Biblical Meditations

I throw myself into what lies ahead

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Phil 3:8-14

Reading for the commemoration of Saint Bruno

Bretheren, indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ, and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, based on law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith; that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that if possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

RAISE YOUR EYES

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468th Meditation

“And you, My children, who have lost the faith and live in the darkness, raise your eyes, you will see shining rays coming to illuminate you” (The Father’s message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).

The situation of those who have lost their faith is one of great need. Let us think, for example, of a religious or a priest who has abandoned his vocation. Perhaps he started well, trying to serve his Lord with great fervour. But then temptations came and he ended up falling into them. The more he fell, the less he was able to resist – and perhaps no longer wanted to. So love grew colder and colder, and darkness spread. And this darkness weighs especially heavily on those who were once close to the Lord. How difficult it is for them to return! Read More

In Biblical Meditations

Distance from the world

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Lk 10:1-12

Jesus said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.  Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.  Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road.  Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’  And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you.  And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house.  

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

THE WILL OF THE FATHER

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467th Meditation

“Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother” (Mt 12:50).

With these words, Jesus makes us understand in what the deepest unity between God and humanity consists.

Certainly, we are all called to live as children of God and to love and respect one another. But this fraternity can only be fully realized when we fulfill the condition that Jesus mentions by striving with all our will and with all our heart to do the Will of our Father. Then the closest bond with the Son of God is formed and we become “one spirit” with Him. And not only with Him, but with all the believers here on earth and with the whole heavenly family whose joy it is to always do the Father’s Will. Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

JESUS PRAISES THE WISDOM OF THE FATHER

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466th Meditation

 

“I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes” (Mt 11:25).

In these words of Jesus we can perceive how much He rejoices in the wisdom of His Father. If we praise the Father for His wisdom as we come to know and love Him more and more each day, how much more will our Lord do so! As His beloved Son, He understands the Heavenly Father on another level. He knows the glory of the Father in all its fullness, without the limitations that we human beings have. Read More

In Biblical Meditations

Saint Francis of Assisi and the radicallity of the call

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Lk 9:57-62

As they were going along the road, a man said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.”  To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”  But he said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.”  Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God. Read More

In Biblical Meditations

Justice and mercy

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Lk 9:51-56

‘Now it happened that as the time drew near for him to be taken up, he resolutely turned his face towards Jerusalem and sent messengers ahead of him. These set out, and they went into a Samaritan village to make preparations for him, but the people would not receive him because he was making for Jerusalem. Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

AT THE END OF TIME YOU SENT YOUR SON

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464th Meditation

“But at the end of time You sent Your Son – our Lord Jesus Christ – and You required of Yourself the sacrifice that Abraham was not made to offer. You gave Your only begotten Son for the life of the whole world, so that Your people and all the peoples of the earth might find their salvation in Him” (Hymn of Praise to the Most Holy Trinity). Read More

In Biblical Meditations

To obey the angel

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Ex 23:20-23

Reading corresponding to the memorial of the Guardian Angels

Behold, I send an angel before you, to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place which I have prepared. Give heed to him and hearken to his voice, do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in him. “But if you hearken attentively to his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. “ Read More