2Kgs 5:14-17; Ps 98; 2Tm 2:8-13; Lk 17:11-19 Pope Leo XIV, Jubilee of the Missionary World and Jubilee of Migrants, Holy Mass, Homily, St Peter's Square, 5 October 2025  Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot [...] We are because , at the tomb of the Apostle Peter, each one [...]

Hab 1:2-3; 2 : 2-4; Ps 95; 2Tm 1:6-8, 13-14; Lk 17:5-10 Commentary Happy Missionary World Jubilee on October 4-5, 2025!Three Lessons for Increasing FaithToday, Jesus’ words seem like a set of teachings on [...]

Am 6:1a,4-7; Ps 146; 1Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31 Commentary Blessed are the poorThis Sunday’s Gospel is the one that, par excellence, gives good news to the poor. With this folk-tinged parable more than [...]

FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSSNm 21:4b-9; Ps 78; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Commentary The Exaltation of Love in Mission As the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross falls on a Sunday this year (the 24th Sunday [...]

Am 8:4-7; Ps 113; 1Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13 Commentary Wisdom-prudence for the futureThe account of the parable in today’s Gospel is found only in Luke and is the most controversial of Jesus’ parables. Indeed, a flood of ink has [...]

Wis 9:13-18b; Ps 90; Phmn 9-10,12-17; Lk 14:25-33 Commentary The Highest Point of WisdomThe wisdom instructions of Jesus, which we have heard in recent Sundays, reach the highest and most controversial point with today’s teaching. The Master of Nazareth, [...]

Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14 Commentary The Invitations of Wisdom for Life (Instructions for a Life with Wisdom)We have heard today a very particular Gospel episode. Once again along his final journey to Jerusalem, Jesus is [...]

Is 66:18-21; Ps 117; Heb 12:5-7,11-13; Lk 13:22-30 Commentary The Narrow Gate, but Open to All PeoplesToday’s Gospel teaching continues with a tone of deliberate paradox, just as we “enjoyed” it last Sunday, to [...]

EVENING MASS ON THE EVE1 Chr 15,3-4,15-16; 16,1-2; Ps 131; 1Cor 15,54-57; Luke 11:27-28MASS OF THE DAYRev 11,19a; 12,1-6a.10ab; Ps 44; 1Cor 15,20-27a; Luke 1:39-56 Commentary The Mystery of Mary Assumed into HeavenThe [...]

Wis 18:6-9; Ps 33; Heb 11:1-2,8-19; Lk 12:32-48 Commentary For the disciple’s life wisdom in waiting for ChristThe teaching of the today’s Gospel continues the instruction in recent Sundays, that is, the sapiential perspective of the Christian [...]