DEPRIVED OF PROPHETIC SPIRIT We know that opposition to Jesus developed little by little: the jealousy of the Scribes, the irritation of the Teachers of the law and the rejection of the leaders of the Temple were growing until they end up in his condemnation and execution on the cross

PROPHET In a lost hamlet of Galilee called Nazareth, the neighbors of this village got together in the synagogue one Sabbath morning to listen to God’s Word. After some years spent in the desert seeking God, Jesus returns to the village where he had been reared. The scene is very impo

A NOT VERY RELIGIOUS GESTURE There was a wedding feast in Galilee. That’s how this story starts, in which we’re told something unexpected and surprising. The first public intervention of Jesus, the One sent by God, has nothing religious about it. It doesn’t take place in a sacred plac

BEGIN THE REACTION The Baptist doesn’t let the people confuse him with the Messiah. He knows his limits and recognizes them. There’s someone stronger and more decisive than he is. The only one that the people should be receiving. The reason is clear. The Baptist offers them a baptism

AN UPSETTING STORY Concerning Jesus, you can adopt very different attitudes. The story of the Magi speaks to us of the reaction of three different groups of persons. Some pagans who seek him, guided by the small light of a star. The representatives of the Temple religion who remain in

PRAYER FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE Lord, before we enter into the racket and confusion of New Year’s, I want to meet up with You slowly and calmly this afternoon. I seldom do this. You know that I don’t find the time to pray these days. I’ve forgotten those prayers they taught me as a child an

A DIFFERENT FAMILY Among Catholics the value of family is almost instinctively defended, but we don’t always stop to reflect on the concrete content of a family project, understood and lived out from the Gospel. What would a family inspired by Jesus look like? The family, according to

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BELIEVING WOMEN After receiving God’s call, announcing that she will be the mother of the Messiah, Mary sets out alone on a journey. A new life is beginning for her, serving her Son Jesus. She walks «rapidly», decidedly. She feels the need to share her joy with her cousin Elizabeth, a

WHAT MUST WE DO? The Baptist’s preaching shook the consciences of many. That prophet of the desert was telling them loud and clear what they felt in their heart: it was necessary to change, to come back to God, to prepare themselves to welcome the Messiah. Some approached him with thi