“Don’t be afraid to take Mary with you” (Mt 1: 18–25)

These are the words that the angel says to Joseph. From Mary, in fact, he will receive Jesus, the Son begotten of the Spirit, the God-with-us.

This account clearly Continue reading →

“And He said to them: the harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few” (Luke 10: 2).

The harvest is ripe wheat. It is necessary and urgent to harvest it in time so that it may become bread. You cannot Continue reading →

Introduction: Our text for our Lection Divina in Luke 5:33-39, is another controversy, about the Jewish religious practices unobserved by Jesus’ disciples in contrast with John’s disciples and those of the pharisees, who fast and pray. We shall pay attention Continue reading →

Introduction: In Luke 5:27-32, is described the call of Levi (Matthew) to follow Jesus. The criteria that Jesus uses to choose his disciples is unconventional, totally contrary to the practice of the day, and what people expect from him. But Continue reading →

“Blessed are you poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.”
(Read Luke 6: 20–49)

The Gospel of Luke, in Chapter six, offers a synthesis of baptismal catechesis. He introduces the fundamental reason of evangelization: the face of the Continue reading →

Introduction: The cure of the paralytic in Luke 5:17-26, is a piece of Jesus’ teaching about God’s compassion and kindness, forgiveness and healing, towards the sick and sinners. Jesus’ main concern here is to heal the whole person, spiritually and Continue reading →

Introduction: this Year the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus falls on the 19^th of June 2022 and the Gospel given for that day is Luke 15:3-7, “the Lost sheep”. Since we don’t find a text in Continue reading →

“Let it be done to me according to your word.”
(Luke 1: 26-38)

Mary is the first evangelized person who evangelizes. In the beginning of the Gospel, she is introduced as the model to the readers. If the readers want Continue reading →

Introduction: Luke in 5:12-16, portraits Jesus healing a leper. Leprosy was considered morally speaking “unclean”, and therefore had to be alienated from his family, society and the community of religious practices. In other words, he was totally isolated from human Continue reading →

Introduction: the text for our reflection at this time of the year is taken from Luke 18:31-32, which I titled “the journey to Jerusalem”. This is in preparation to the passion and the Resurrection of Jesus in our Lenten journey. Continue reading →