“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… Read More
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HAND OVER TO ME ALL THAT WANTS TO BURDEN YOU
292nd Meditation
“Hand over to Me all that wants to burden you. I am your Father” (Inner Word).
The Father invites us to constantly hand over to Him the shadows that hover over our soul, wanting to overwhelm it and – if possible – to bring it to despondency. He is certainly not referring to that noble sadness that we may feel, for example, at our sins or at the death of a loved one. It is rather that vice which the desert fathers called “tristitia”. They even saw in it a demon, which takes over or even provokes melancholic feelings. Read More
THE JOY I FEEL IN BEING WITH YOU
291st Meditation
“The joy I feel in being with you is no less great than that which I felt when I was with My Son Jesus during His mortal life” (Message of the Father to Sr. Eugenia Ravasio).
What an affirmation of our Father! He introduces us into the mystery of His love to such an extent that we can hardly grasp it. Read More
HOLY MONDAY: A gesture of love for Jesus
“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 reflects something of her beauty and her capacity for self-giving. Read More
PALM SUNDAY: The day Jesus was honoured
“Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heavens!” (Mt 21:9)
The people are gathered, and for a short time that which corresponds to the reality of the coming of the Son of God is happening: He is received with rejoicing and joy, the people receive their true King, their Messiah, the one long promised! Read More
WITH THE LORD, ALL WILL BE WELL
290th Meditation
“I have deep confidence in my beloved Father in heaven that, in the end, everything will turn out well. Therefore, I await with inner serenity all the things that are coming” (Blessed Ludwig Andritzki). Read More
LENTEN ITINERARY | Day 39: “Conclusion of the Lenten itinerary”
We are now on the threshold of Holy Week. From tomorrow, daily meditations, accompanied by a video and many songs, will lead us through the events of this week, which is rightly called the “Great Week” of the year.
The time has come to look back on the path we have travelled, to look at the fruits that have come from it and to give thanks to the Lord. Read More
OUR FATHER IS GOOD IN HIMSELF
289th Meditation
“Whatever good others do, prompted by us, will increase the splendour of our glory in heaven” (St. John Bosco).
This phrase fits very well into our daily reflections on God the Father, and we can place it in context with the Father’s Message, in which He asks us to pass on to people a deeper knowledge of God. How much will the splendour of our glory increase if others, prompted by us, begin to turn again to the Father and praise Him! Read More
LENTEN ITINERARY | Day 38: The seven sorrows of Mary
As we come to the end of our Lenten itinerary, we do not want to miss a glance at the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. What creature could better understand the suffering of her Son than the one who received the unspeakable grace of being His Mother and disciple? The traditional calendar dedicates the Friday before Holy Week to contemplating Mary’s sorrows. Read More
“THE LORD WILL GATHER ME UP”
288th Meditation
“Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will gather me up” (Ps 26:10).
Even the most bitter human suffering is sheltered in God’s hands. We could add to the words of the psalm: “Though all people reject me and point the finger at me, the Lord will take me in”. Read More