SECOND SUNDAY ORDINARY IN TIME – YEAR A John 1:29-34 THE TEXT BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE VIDEO COMMENTARY BY FR. FERNANDO ARMELLINI Video Text Download version A good Sunday to all. The synoptic gospels: Matthew, Mark and Luke begin the story of Jesus’ public life with the baptism in the Jordan River. The evangelist John […]
BAPTISM OF THE LORD – YEAR A Matthew 3:13-17 THE TEXT BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE VIDEO COMMENTARY BY FR. FERNANDO ARMELLINI Video Text Download version A good Sunday to all. It will be useful to introduce today’s evangelical text with a brief presentation of the place to which the text refers to. It
EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Matthew 2:1-12 THE TEXT BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE VIDEO COMMENTARY BY FR. FERNANDO ARMELLINI Video Text Download version A good feast for everyone. Today is the feast of Epiphany. In some countries it is still celebrated on January 6th. Why? We know that ‘epiphany’ comes from the Greek verb
NEW YEAR BLESSING – First Reading Num 6:22-27 THE TEXT BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE VIDEO COMMENTARY BY FR. FERNANDO ARMELLINI Video Text Download version Happy New Year for all, sisters and brothers. We have already exchanged many “new year” greetings and what can we now expect from the word of God for this
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY – YEAR A Matthew 2:13-15.19-23 THE TEXT BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE VIDEO COMMENTARY BY FR. FERNANDO ARMELLINI Video Text Download version A good Sunday to all. Today’s Gospel text introduces us to the holy family in a particularly difficult time of their history. First, they have to flee
CHRISTMAS – DAY MASS John 1:1-18 THE TEXT BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE VIDEO COMMENTARY BY FR. FERNANDO ARMELLINI Video Text Download version Merry Christmas to all. Let’s try to visualize how we will participate in the Eucharistic celebration of Christmas Day. Perhaps we have already participated in the Eucharist of the Midnight Mass.
CHRISTMAS MIDNIGHT MASS Luke 2:1-21 THE TEXT BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE VIDEO COMMENTARY BY FR. FERNANDO ARMELLINI Video Text Download version A blessed Christmas to all! When did the Son of God come to become one of us? The evangelist Luke gives us valuable historical information. However, his interest is not to provide
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A Matthew 1:18-24 THE TEXT BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE VIDEO COMMENTARY BY FR. FERNANDO ARMELLINI Video Text Download version A good Sunday to all. When we hear talking about the announcement of the birth of Jesus, our thoughts turn immediately to the announcement to Mary made by
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A Matthew 11:2-11 THE TEXT BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE VIDEO COMMENTARY BY FR. FERNANDO ARMELLINI Video Text Download version A good Sunday to all. Last week we found the Baptist in Bethabara, where he was baptizing the people and we remember the harsh words he addressed to
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A Matthew 3:1-12 THE TEXT BELOW IS THE TRANSCRIPTION OF THE VIDEO COMMENTARY BY FR. FERNANDO ARMELLINI Video Text Download version A good Sunday to all. Every year, the liturgy places two characters in charge of preparing us to welcome the coming Lord. They are Isaiah and the Baptist.
