Biblical Reflections

Praying, sharing our goods (making alms) and fasting: three ways that today Gospel proclaims as the privileged path to follow Jesus more closely in His journey from the desert to Jerusalem. It is the journey to reach the true ourselves: Truth and Justice are …

After our meditation last Sunday on our identity like salt of the earth and light of the world, Jesus, on this sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time teaches us about the true meaning or real significance of the Law. Through everyday life situations, he shows that all the commandments we receive from t…

Every day we hear news about problems: war, poverty, loneliness, and fear. Many people ask themselves: What can I do? I'm just one person. However, this Sunday's readings offer a simple and realistic answer. God says in Isaiah: Share your bread with the hungry. Welcome the homeless. Clothe the nak…

In the Gospel today Jesus is proclaiming the Beatitudes. It is the beginning of his first speech in St. Matthew’s gospel, therefore it is very important, and we must listen carefully, so as to be able to keep these words into our heart and mind. We see that each one of the nine beatitudes is conne…

On September 30th 2019, our late Pope Francis published an Apostolic Letter titled Aperuit illis meaning “He opened” their minds to understand the scriptures” which can be found in Luke 24:44, and he instituted this, on the Sunday of the Word of God. Since then, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time ha…

“Behold the Lamb of God. Behold He who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb”.  Since we have participated in our first Holy Mass we have said these words in front of Jesus-Eucharist, elevated by the priest before all the assembly. It is a senten…