"So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council, and said, ‘What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place and our nation.’ But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, ‘You know nothing at all! You do not understand that it is better for you to have one man die for the people than to have the whole nation destroyed.’ He did not say this on his own, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation, and not for the nation only, but to gather into one the dispersed children of God. So from that day on they planned to put him to death. Jesus therefore no longer walked about openly among the Jews, but went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness; and he remained there with the disciples."Jn 11: 47-54
Saint of the Day
Wednesday of Passion week
Saint Cyrill of Alexandria (380-444)
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
Commentary on the letter to the Romans, 15, 7
“To gather into one the dispersed children of God”
It is written that: “We, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another” (Rom 12,5), for Christ gathers us into a unity by bonds of love: “He made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity... abolishing the law with its commandments and legal claims that he might create in himself one new person in place of two” (Eph 2,14-15). Therefore we ought to have the same feelings towards each other: “If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honoured, all the parts share its joy” (1Cor 12,26). Hence, as Saint Paul again says: “Welcome one another as Christ welcomed you, for the glory of God” (Rom 15,7). Let us welcome each other if we would share these same feelings.
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April 17, 2019. ‘May Christ Jesus’ Easter make you reflect on the love that God has shown for all.’
In the Passion, Three Prayers to the Father
April 17, 2019. Holy Father Encourages Praying of ‘Our Father’ During Easter
General Audience Full Text: Jesus’ Words to the Father
April 17, 2019. ‘Easter: Prayer to the Father in Trial’
Church Leaders Express Sorrow, Ask Prayers in Wake of Notre Dame Fire
April 16, 2019. ‘Please join me in praying for the people of Paris, the parishioners of Notre-Dame, the Catholics of the city, their archbishop, and all French people, as we watch this terrible tragedy unfold. ‘
Holy See Expresses Shock and Sadness at Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
April 16, 2019. Statement by Director ‘ad interim’ of the Holy See Press Office, Alessandro Gisotti
Let Us Protect the Child in the Womb
April 15, 2019. From Archbishop Kurtz’s Blog on the Website of Archdiocese of Louisville
Angelus Address: On Palm Sunday and Diocesan Youth Day, Pope Invites Young People to Reflect on the Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit
April 14, 2019. And ‘to Pray the Rosary for Peace, Particularly in the Holy Land and in the Middle East’
Holy Father Paints Jesus’ Path of Humility
April 14, 2019. ‘The Silence of Jesus Throughout his Passion is Profoundly Impressive’
Cardinal Tagle: Fight Evil with Humility, Never with Violence
April 14, 2019. ‘But for the Lord, that’s not impossible’
Father Cantalamessa’s Fifth Lent Homily 2019
April 12, 2019. ‘We should not let Easter go by without having made, or renewed, the audacious stroke of Christian life suggested to us by St. Bernard. St. Paul often exhorts Christians to “put off the old nature” and “clothe yourselves with Christ.”
Benedict XVI Writes Essay Addressing Roots of Sexual Abuse Crisis
April 11, 2019. Pope Emeritus Thanks Francis for His Efforts; Contacted Pope Francis and Cardinal Parolin Prior to Publish
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April 11, 2019. Reminds Trafficking ‘Constitutes an Unjustifiable Violation of the Freedom and Dignity of the Victim’
Pope Greets Young People, Elderly, Sick and Newlyweds
April 10, 2019. ‘The light and consolation of the Lord’s Easter are now close’
Santa Marta: Pope Urges Christians not to be Stuck in Failure
April 09, 2019. Avoid ‘Fear of Hope’
Holy Father Approves Decrees Regarding Eight Candidates for Sainthood
April 08, 2019. Includes Miracle Attributed to Venerable Servant of God Donizetti Tavares de Lima
Angelus Address: On the Episode of the Woman Caught in Adultery
April 07, 2019. Jesus ‘Did Not Come into the World to Judge and Condemn, but Rather to Save and Offer People a New Life’
Pope Recalls Opposing Views: to Condemn or Save
April 07, 2019. Lessons from the Episode of the Woman Caught in Adultery
Father Cantalamessa’s Fourth Lent Homily 2019
April 05, 2019. ‘If you really want to say something to “quiet” the mind and prevent it from wandering around on other topics, you should do it with the shortest expression that exists, “Amen, yes.”
Holy Father Greets Sufferers from Alzheimer’s Disease
April 03, 2019. ‘Rainbow Choir’ of Rest Home in Bonheiden, Belgium.
Pope Cites International Day of Sport for Peace and Development
April 03, 2019. ‘Sport is a universal language, which embraces all peoples and contributes to overcome conflicts and to unite people.’
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