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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.

THE WAYS OF THE SPIRIT

THE BEST GIFT

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THE BEST GIFT
For you, elderly man/woman, ill man, at the sunset of your life.
I would like to be Santa Claus for you and be close to you, as we were friends forever.
If you think about your childhood, special memory will arouse to your mind!
You hoped with all your heart that Santa Claus would bring a gift to you as you could forget for a while the harsh days of your life, that you leaved with dignity.
May be today you are receiving cakes and gifts from humanitarian organisations and relatives; all things you are deprived of for your poor health conditions.





 

LOS CAMINOS DEL ESPIRITU

DE LA FE Y DE LA PRÁCTICA EUCARÍSTICA

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DE LA FE Y DE LA PRÁCTICA EUCARÍSTICA

DEPENDE HOY EL FUTURO DE LA IGLESIA

“La Eucaristía y la Santa Comunión no son una cosa, ni siquiera la más santa, sino una Persona: el mismo Jesucristo. Mientras que la adorable Persona de Cristo, escondida bajo las humildes especies sacramentales, sea tratada de una manera tan banal, indelicada y superficial al día de hoy, en la Iglesia no podrá producirse un verdadero progreso espiritual.


WEGE DES GEISTES

Chi dei due ha compiuto la volontà del padre?

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Chi dei due ha compiuto
la volontà del padre?

PENSIERO DELLA DOMENICA
+ VIDEO CORRELATO

In questa ultima domenica di Settembre la Liturgia ci presenta ancora l’insofferenza e il disgusto del Cristo di fronte alla ambiguità o falsità.
E racconta l’ennesima parabola, di immediata comprensione.
Il testo di  Matteo (21,28-32) dice: “... Un uomo aveva due figli; rivoltosi al primo disse: <Figlio, va oggi a lavorare nella vigna> ed egli rispose: <Si Signore> ma non ci andò.
Rivoltosi al secondo, gli disse lo stesso; ed egli rispose: <Non ne ho voglia> ma poi, pentitosi, ci andò.
Chi dei due ha compiuto la volontà del padre? Dicono: l’ultimo”.

Preghiere

Preghiera della donna

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Preghiera della donna

Signore,
padrone delle pentole