In classical iconography, the evangelist John is represented as an eagle. The eagle is a bird that flies and nests very high. He has an extraordinary eyesight and from the heights, he can see things that not everyone can see. And the evangelist John flies very high with this beautiful page of Gospel, trying to penetrate the mystery of…
Today’s Gospel is very interesting. A deaf and dumb Zacharias is asked through signs the name of his son: “His name is John!” At that moment his ears and his mouth were opened, his tongue loosed. What happened? It is essential to remember what John means in the Hebrew language. Jehochanan means “God has made mercy”. Zechariah, recovered the use of the word when he welcomed the gift of
“Send a victory like a dew, you, heavens, and let the clouds rain it down. Let the earth open for salvation to spring up. Let
Who was Zephaniah? Zephaniah is one of the so-called minor prophets. According to Bible scholars, he is a contemporary of Jeremiah. We are talking about
In today’s first reading Ben Sirach is speaking of Elijah, the great prophet who understood what dangerous paths Israel was taking and had the courage
“The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue
The Christmas presented by the evangelists is a reading or theological interpretation of the birth of Jesus in the light of his death and resurrection. For this reason, the tales of nativity and early childhood of Jesus are highly significant pages, rich in theological truths. To discover them, it is necessary to…..
Dear brothers and sisters, as you may have noticed, today something has changed in our liturgy: we have not sung the Gloria (we will sing
Today’s first reading describes a double siege to Jerusalem: God himself and his enemies encamped around the city. However, God is not there to destroy
The first reading tells of the humiliation of the king Belshazzar during a banquet where a thousand people were invited. It was an abundant banquet
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