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A true joy of the hearth

Five centuries before the coming of Jesus, the king of Babylon (today Baghdad) invaded Israel and deported all its inhabitants to Mesopotamia. Then the prophet Isaiah’s voice raised high; he turned to people and encouraged them: “… After waiting for a long time, the salvation came at last. For us as well, from 20 centuries onwards, Christmas comes every year, as synonymous, often unaware, of joy, peace and family time.
These feelings are showed through lightings, decorations, Christmas tree, presepe, gifts and evenings spent in the family. For the believers, the Christmas joy is the same joy announced by the Angels to the shepherds in the holy night“.
 
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For all of us resounds the same Christmas wish for peace, granted, by the Salvator, only to all men of goodwill.

It’s Christmas!

Our society is becoming more and more multiethnic; the different religions are mixing up: Muslims – Animists – Orthodox Christians - Catholics.

We differ in culture, traditions, religion, but we are all people who respect each other, enriching in diversity.

It’s Christmas!

Even if we don’t know each other, even if we are often diffident, let’s try to say to everyone we meet (friends, enemies, indifferent people, unknown people, ideologically - different people):

Merry Christmas!

The translation is by Francesca Ceccarini


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And if we will manage to utter it smiling, we will enjoy the true joy of the hearth.

AS VIAS DO ESPIRITO

QUARTO DOMINGO DA QUARESMA

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QUARTO DOMINGO DA QUARESMA
15 MARÇO 2015
UMA REFLEXÃO


A liturgia desse Quarto Domingo da Quaresma nos garante che Deus nos oferece de forma totalmente gratuida e incondicional a vida eterna.
A primeira leitura nos diz quando o homem prescinde de Deus e escolhe o caminho do egoismo e da auto suficiência está a construir um futuro marcado por horizontes de dor e de morte. No entanto, diz o autor do Livro das Cronicas, Deus dá sempre ao seu povo outra possibilidade de recomeçar e de refazer o caminho da esperança e da vida nova.



THE WAYS OF THE SPIRIT

Jesus Christ's features

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From a letter of
Publius Lentulus
to Tiberius (31 d.C.)


Letter  from  Publius Lentulus, governor of Judah, to  the Emperor about  Jesus Christ’s features.  Lentulus was a contemporary with Christ. This document is of great historical value and it is very truthful.