December 29, The Spirit blows on the Church When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord …. Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was… Read More »ENFL029
December 28, The Holy Innocents, Martyrs The eternal struggle between the good and the evil When they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay… Read More »ENFL028
December 25, The Nativity of the Lord Christmas among homeless people In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him… Read More »ENFS068
Fourth Sunday of Advent Mary, mediatress of the graces of God In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the… Read More »ENFS067
December 22 The prayer of the Magnificat And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty… Read More »ENFL023
Third Sunday of Advent Living for the gospel is a source of joy The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim… Read More »ENFS066
Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter The Christian principles and values Then the apostles and presbyters, in agreement with the whole church, decided to choose representatives and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas …This is the letter delivered by them: “The… Read More »ENFL110
Monday of the Second Week of Advent The messianic times The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom. They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song …. They will see the glory of the Lord, the… Read More »ENFL007
Second Sunday of Advent The brave turtle As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make… Read More »ENFS065
First Sunday of Advent The active expectation Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his work, and orders the gatekeeper to… Read More »ENFS064
