13 April 2025 - Palm Sunday "C"

Is 50:4-7; Phil 2:6-11; Lk 22:14-23,56

Homily

This Palm Sunday we read the story of the Passover according to the Evangelist Luke. As we know, Luke is the Evangelist of mercy. The tradition of the early Church that he transmits to us in his Gospel is that of the infinite love of God manifested in Jesus Christ. None of the Evangelists has better perceived and expressed the sensitivity of the Father's love, manifested in Jesus, especially towards the poor, those who suffer, those marginalized by society. Throughout the Gospel, Luke emphasizes Jesus' concern for the weak, for orphans and widows, and also for sinners. In this context, it is good to hear Pope Francis repeatedly express his dream of a poor Church for the poor and his call to introduce tenderness into all human relationships.

12 April 2025 – Saturday of the 5^th week of Lent

Ez 37:21-28; John 11:45-57

Homily

Dear sisters and brothers,

The last sentences of this Gospel introduce us directly to the great Week that we will begin tomorrow, and during which we will commemorate the passion and death of the Lord Jesus, to end, on Easter night, with the solemn celebration of His Resurrection.

8 April 2025 - Tuesday 5^th week of Lent

Nb 21, 4-9; Jn 8, 21-30

Homily

Throughout this Lenten season, the biblical readings, inviting us to conversion, have spoken to us of the experience of the desert, during which, for forty years, God formed and transformed His people.

6 April 2025 -- 5th Sunday in Lent "C"

Is 43:16-21; Phil 3:8-14; Jn 8:1-11

Homily

"If your heart accuses you, God is greater than your heart and knows everything" -- When John wrote this in one of his Letters, he was perhaps thinking of the scene he recounts in today's Gospel.