From Hosanna to the Cross: The Coming of the King

Today, we enter into Palm Sunday—the commemoration of Jesus’ solemn entry into Jerusalem. In the sacred atmosphere of the Mass, each of us holds green branches in our hands, simple yet deeply meaningful. These branches echo the joyful cries of the people long ago, proclaiming Jesus as King and Savior. Yet the King we honor […]

Palm Sunday

For Jesus, entering Jerusalem signifies the approach of the completion of his work. During the years of his public ministry, he proclaimed the Kingdom, called disciples, and healed many in body and spirit. Now the time is fulfilled: he enters the city that kills the prophets. His identity and his message are fully revealed, and […]

Jesus, the source of life

We have been so far in this journey of Holy Season; now we are in the fifth week of Lent, and we hear that Jesus reveals himself as “the source of life” this week. He shows that he is the source of our earthly life and eternal life by giving a command to a dead […]

‘I am the resurrection and the life’

The central theme is the awareness of human limitations, which leads us to confront our finiteness, pain, and the mystery of death. However, the readings for this Sunday of Lent offer a hope of liberation, capable of overcoming even death. In the first reading (Ezekiel 37:12-14), the prophet Ezekiel, during the Babylonian exile, describes the […]

From Darkness to Light: The Journey of Faith on ‘Laetare’ Sunday

The Fourth Sunday of Lent, called “Laetare”, marks the centre of the Lenten journey toward Easter and is characterised by a call to joy. On these central Sundays, the liturgy connects faith to three signs: water, light, and life. In particular, this Sunday presents the Gospel story of the healing of the man born blind, […]

“The Lens of God”

God values inner character, integrity, and spiritual devotion more than outward appearance, height, or social status. Human beings look at appearances, but God sees the heart (a person’s true character and inner moral life). We are invited to be sincere people and to be loved by God. In this way, we will be able to […]

“Christ, the water that stills our thirst”

Today’s liturgy, the Third Sunday of Lent, speaks to us of the water that stills our deepest thirst: Christ himself. In the first reading, we see the people of Israel complaining because they lack water. Even though the Lord has freed them from slavery, they cannot bear a small difficulty and begin to murmur. Reflecting […]