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Commentary on the Gospel by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 31-37

Commentary on the Gospel by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 31-37

They brought a deaf-mute to him, begging him to lay his hand on him ”. The deaf-mutes referred to in the Gospel have nothing to do with ...

Daily meditation: listen and say the word of God

Daily meditation: listen and say the word of God

They were extremely amazed and said, “He did all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak “. Mark 7:37 This line is ...

Comment by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 24-30

Comment by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 24-30

"He entered a house, he wanted no one to know, but he could not remain hidden". There is something that seems even greater than the will of Jesus: ...

Reflect today, on the faith of the woman of the Gospel of the day

Reflect today, on the faith of the woman of the Gospel of the day

Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit learned about him. She came and fell at her feet. The woman was ...

Commentary on the Gospel by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 14-23

Commentary on the Gospel by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 14-23

«Listen to me all and understand well: there is nothing outside man that, entering into him, can contaminate him; instead, it is the things that come out of man that contaminate him ". ...

Reflect today on the list of sins identified by our Lord

Reflect today on the list of sins identified by our Lord

Jesus called the crowd again and said to them: “Listen to me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that comes in from outside can contaminate that person; but…

The commentary on the Gospel by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 1-13

The commentary on the Gospel by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 1-13

If for a moment we managed not to read the Gospel in a moralistic way, perhaps we would be able to intuit an immense lesson hidden in the story of ...

Reflect today on the burning desire in our Lord's heart to draw you to worship

Reflect today on the burning desire in our Lord's heart to draw you to worship

When the Pharisees with some scribes from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they noticed that some of his disciples ate their meals with ...

Reflect today on the desire in people's hearts to heal and see Jesus

Reflect today on the desire in people's hearts to heal and see Jesus

Whatever village or city or countryside he entered, they laid the sick on the markets and begged him to only touch ...

Commentary on the liturgy of February 7, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

Commentary on the liturgy of February 7, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

“And, having left the synagogue, they immediately went to the house of Simon and Andrew, in the company of James and John. Simone's mother-in-law ...

Reflect on Job today, let his life inspire you

Reflect on Job today, let his life inspire you

Job spoke, saying: Is not man's life on earth a chore? My days are faster than a weaver's shuttle; ...

Reflect today on the true needs of those around you

Reflect today on the true needs of those around you

"Come away alone to a deserted place and rest for a while." Mark 6:34 The Twelve had just returned from going to the countryside to preach ...

The life of a mother or that of a child? When you are faced with this choice….

The life of a mother or that of a child? When you are faced with this choice….

The life of a mother or that of a child? When faced with this choice…. Survival of the fetus? One of the questions you don't ...

Commentary on the liturgy of February 5, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

Commentary on the liturgy of February 5, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

At the center of today's Gospel is Herod's guilty conscience. In fact, the growing fame of Jesus awakens in him the sense of guilt ...

Reflect today on the ways you see the gospel

Reflect today on the ways you see the gospel

Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very perplexed, yet he ...

In covid time: how do we live Jesus?

In covid time: how do we live Jesus?

How long will this delicate period last and how will our lives change? In part perhaps they have already changed, We live in fear.

Evil works prayer is necessary

Evil works prayer is necessary

Why do parents kill their children? Evil works: prayer is necessary In recent years there have been many cases of crime news, of mothers ...

Commentary on the liturgy of February 4, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

Commentary on the liturgy of February 4, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

Today's Gospel tells us in detail about the equipment that a disciple of Christ must have: “Then he called the Twelve, and began to send them ...

Reflect today on those you feel that God wants you to approach with the gospel

Reflect today on those you feel that God wants you to approach with the gospel

Jesus called the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He told them not to take ...

Reflection on Divine Mercy: the temptation to complain

Reflection on Divine Mercy: the temptation to complain

Sometimes we are tempted to complain. When you are tempted to question God, his perfect love of him and his perfect plan, know that ...

Commentary on the liturgy of February 3, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

Commentary on the liturgy of February 3, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

The places that are most familiar to us are not always the most ideal. Today's Gospel gives us an example of this by reporting the gossip ...

Reflect today on those you know in life and seek the presence of God in everyone

Reflect today on those you know in life and seek the presence of God in everyone

“Isn't he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? And his sisters ...

Commentary on the liturgy of February 2, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

Commentary on the liturgy of February 2, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

The feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple is accompanied by the passage from the Gospel that tells the story. The wait for Simeone does not tell us ...

Reflect today on all that our Lord has told you in the depths of your soul

Reflect today on all that our Lord has told you in the depths of your soul

“Now, Master, you can let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, that ...

The commentary on the Gospel of February 1, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

The commentary on the Gospel of February 1, 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

“As Jesus got out of the boat, a man possessed by an unclean spirit came to meet him from the tombs. (...) Seeing Jesus from afar, he ran, threw himself at him ...

Reflect, today, on whoever in your life you have erased, perhaps they have hurt you over and over again

Reflect, today, on whoever in your life you have erased, perhaps they have hurt you over and over again

“What do you have to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you for God, don't torment me! "(She had told him:" Impure spirit, come out ...

Let's talk about philosophy "Does Paradise belong to God or does it belong to Dante?"

Let's talk about philosophy "Does Paradise belong to God or does it belong to Dante?"

DI MINA DEL NUNZIO Paradise, described by Dante, does not have a physical and concrete structure because each element is purely spiritual. In his Paradise ...

They talk about vaccine and more, no more than Jesus (by Father Giulio Scozzaro)

They talk about vaccine and more, no more than Jesus (by Father Giulio Scozzaro)

THEY TALK ABOUT VACCINE AND MORE, NO MORE ABOUT JESUS! We know the meaning of masses in Jesus' discourse. He had not yet instituted the of him ...

Reflection on the Gospel of the day: January 23, 2021

Reflection on the Gospel of the day: January 23, 2021

Jesus went into the house with his disciples. Again the crowd gathered, making it impossible for them to even eat. When his relatives learned of ...

Reflect today on your duty to share the gospel with others

Reflect today on your duty to share the gospel with others

He appointed Twelve, whom he also called Apostles, to be with him and to send them to preach and to have authority to cast out demons. Mark 3: ...

The commentary on today's Gospel 20 January 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

The commentary on today's Gospel 20 January 2021 by Don Luigi Maria Epicoco

The scene recounted in today's Gospel is truly significant. Jesus enters the synagogue. The controversial confrontation with the writers and the ...

Reflect today on your soul and your relationships with others with the greatest honesty possible

Reflect today on your soul and your relationships with others with the greatest honesty possible

Then he said to the Pharisees: "Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath rather than do evil, to save life rather than destroy it?" But…

Reflection on the Gospel of the day: January 19, 2021

Reflection on the Gospel of the day: January 19, 2021

As Jesus was walking through a wheat field on the Sabbath, his disciples began making a path as they gathered the ears. To this i ...

Reflect today on your approach to fasting and other penitential practices

Reflect today on your approach to fasting and other penitential practices

“Can wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast. But the days will come ...

Reflect today on the fact that God invites you to live a new life of grace in Him

Reflect today on the fact that God invites you to live a new life of grace in Him

Then he brought it to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, son of John; you will be called Cephas ”, which is translated Peter. John…

Reflect today on the call of the disciples to Jesus

Reflect today on the call of the disciples to Jesus

As he passed, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs house. Jesus said to him: "Follow me." And he got up and followed Jesus. Mark 2:14 How do you know the ...

Reflect today on a person you know who seems not only to be trapped in the cycle of sin and has lost hope.

Reflect today on a person you know who seems not only to be trapped in the cycle of sin and has lost hope.

They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Not being able to get close to Jesus because of the crowd, they opened the roof over ...

Reflect today on your closest relationships in life

Reflect today on your closest relationships in life

A leper came to him and kneeling down he begged him and said, "If you wish, you can make me clean." Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched the ...

Reflect today on the importance of confidently reproaching the evil one

Reflect today on the importance of confidently reproaching the evil one

When it was evening, after sunset, they brought him all those who were sick or possessed by demons. The whole city was gathered at the gate. He healed many ...

Reflection of January 12, 2021: facing the evil one

Reflection of January 12, 2021: facing the evil one

Tuesday of the first week of the ordinary time readings for today In their synagogue there was a man with an unclean spirit; he shouted, "What have you ...

Reflection of January 11, 2021 "A time to repent and believe"

Reflection of January 11, 2021 "A time to repent and believe"

January 11, 2021Monday of the first week of the ordinary time readings Jesus came to Galilee to proclaim the gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The…

Daily reflection of January 10, 2021 "You are my beloved son"

Daily reflection of January 10, 2021 "You are my beloved son"

It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. Coming out of the water he saw the sky tear apart and ...

Commentary on today's Gospel January 9, 2021 by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco

Commentary on today's Gospel January 9, 2021 by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco

Reading the Gospel of Mark one gets the feeling that the main protagonist of evangelization is Jesus and not his disciples. Looking at the ...

Reflection of January 9, 2021: fulfilling only our role

Reflection of January 9, 2021: fulfilling only our role

"Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified, here he is baptizing and everyone is coming to him". John 3:26 John ...

Reflect today on your mission to evangelize others

Reflect today on your mission to evangelize others

The news about him spread more and more and large crowds gathered to listen to him and to be cured of their ills, but ...

Reflect today on the most difficult teaching of Jesus that you have struggled with

Reflect today on the most difficult teaching of Jesus that you have struggled with

Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit and his news spread throughout the region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised ...

Reflect today on whatever causes you the most fear and anxiety in life

Reflect today on whatever causes you the most fear and anxiety in life

"Come on, it's me, don't be afraid!" Mark 6:50 Fear is one of the most paralyzing and painful experiences in life. There are many things that ...

Reflect today on the most compassionate Heart of our Divine Lord

Reflect today on the most compassionate Heart of our Divine Lord

When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach ...

Reflect today on our Lord's exhortation to repent

Reflect today on our Lord's exhortation to repent

From that moment on, Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." Matthew 4:17 Now that the celebrations ...

Reflect today on God's call in your life. Are you listening?

Reflect today on God's call in your life. Are you listening?

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, the wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of ...