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Commentary to the Baptism of the Lord – Year B –

Commentary to the Baptism of the Lord – Year B –

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

All the evangelists give importance to the baptism of Jesus because it marked the beginning of his public life. But it is not the incident itself that they want to attract attention to, as the revelation of the sky. In this event, one can capture it. The Synoptic Gospels present it to us with three images well understood by their readers: the opening of the heavens, the dove, the voice from heaven (vv. 10-11). 

Commentary to the Epiphany of the Lord – 6 January, 2018

Commentary to the Epiphany of the Lord – 6 January, 2018

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

The dream of God came true when a star appears in Israel, Christ the Lord, as the Lord has promised (Nm 24:17). His light drives away the darkness created by ancestral hates and convokes all the people in one family. This is the message of hope of the Epiphany, the feast of light.

Mary, Mother of God – Year B – PEACEFUL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Mary, Mother of God – Year B – PEACEFUL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

 - May the Lord bless and protect you 
- May the Lord shine his face on you and be gracious to you 
- May the Lord direct his gaze on you and give you peace. 
Mary does not understand, but observes, meditates, reflects and after Easter (not before), she will understand everything; she will clearly see the meaning of that which happened.

Commentary to the FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY

Commentary to the FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

The message is addressed to all Christian parents. Their duty is not only to give the children an education, work and an insertion into the fabric of civil society. They are called to a most important mission: to consecrate their children to the Lord, from the earliest days of their lives.

The Birth of the Lord (Mass of the day) – December 25

The Birth of the Lord (Mass of the day) – December 25

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

At Christmas, God reveals the immensity of His unconditional love. This is his justice. All people are invited to contemplate with wonder and let themselves be free from fear because "there is no fear in love. Perfect love drives away fear, for fear has to do with punishment: those who fear do not know perfect love"(1 Jn 4:18).

Commentary to the 4th Sunday of Advent – Year B –

Commentary to the 4th Sunday of Advent – Year B –

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

No one had understood God's plan. David, Nathan, Solomon, the kings of Israel had not understood it. All had put their dreams in opposition to God and expected from him only the help to achieve them. Mary does not behave like them; she does not put her plan in opposition to God. She only asks what is the role God intends to entrust to her and joyously welcomes his initiative.

Commentary to the 3rd Sunday of Advent – Year B –

Commentary to the 3rd Sunday of Advent – Year B –

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

In the Gospels we encounter people with sad faces: the rich young man who has not the courage to detach his heart from his possesions (Mt 19:22), the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Lk 24:17). But an atmosphere of joy pervades in all the pages of the Gospel, from the promise of a son to Zechariah "he will bring joy and gladness and many will rejoice at his birth" (Lk 1:14), to the "great joy" announced to the shepherds (Lk 2:10-11), to the joy of Zacchaeus who receives the Lord in his house (Lk 19:6), until the disciples’ sheer joy on the day of Passover (Jn 20:20).

Commentary to the 2nd Sunday of Advent – Year B –

Commentary to the 2nd Sunday of Advent – Year B –

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

The Baptist had a mission to fulfill: to prepare the way for this encounter of love. The strange clothing that distinguished him was that of the prophets (Zec 13:4) and, in particular, of Elijah who, like John, “wore a mantle of fur with a leather belt around his waist” (2 Kgs 1:8). The content of the Baptist’s preaching (vv. 7-8) was the announcement of the coming of one, stronger than he, who would baptize with the Holy Spirit. 

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8)

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8)

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

The dogma of the Immaculate Conception—defined by Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1854—has been formulated with a language linked to the philosophical and theological categories of time, a difficult to understand language for the twenty-first-century man and woman. If the dogma wants to have something to say to us today, we must re-read it in the light of biblical revelation. 

Commentary to the 1st Sunday of Advent – Year B –

Commentary to the 1st Sunday of Advent – Year B –

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

“The doorkeeper” who has to be more vigilant than others indicates those that, in the Christian community, are responsible for carrying out the most important services, those on which the life of the church depends: the proclamation of the Word of God, celebrating the sacraments, the support of the disciples who are wavering in their faith.

Commentary to the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A –

Commentary to the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A –

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

The conclusion of the parable is a popular proverb that reflects an easily verifiable fact: wealth tends to accumulate and the rich becomes richer. Invoked in this parable, this saying meant to signify that, with the riches of God’s kingdom, the same thing happens: the community that is generous and attentive to the signs of the times progress and is gaining greater vitality, while those who prefer to withdraw into themselves grow old, lapse and no one will be surprised to see them one day disappear.

Commentary to the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A –

Commentary to the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A –

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

The last words of today's Gospel reproduce at a glance all the displayed message: "Let the greatest among you be the servant of all. For whoever makes himself great shall be humbled, and who ever humbles himself shall be made great" (v. 11).

Solemnity of All Saints – November 1, 2017

Solemnity of All Saints – November 1, 2017

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

The word saint indicates the presence in certain people of a divine and beneficial force that allows one to stand out, to distance oneself from what is imperfect, weak, ephemeral. Among the people who appeared in this world, only Christ has possessed the fullness of this force of goodness and only he can be declared saint, as we sing in the Gloria: “You alone are holy.” But we, too, can rise up to him and become partakers of his holiness. 

Commentary to the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A –

Commentary to the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A –

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

Any promotion, any growth of man realizes God’s plan. “So let us love one another since he loved us first. If you say, ‘I love God’ while you hate you brother or sister, you are a liar. How can you love God whom you do not see, if you do not love your brother or sister who you see? We have received from him this commandment: let those who love God also love their brothers and sisters”

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

by: Fr. Joseph Santiago CMF in Homilies,

November 1st, in the Christian calendar, is the Feast of All Saints; it's when Christians remember all who have gone before us in space and time. They were holy, kind, humble, respectful, obedient, loving, caring, brave, etc.... "All for the glory of God" was their ultimate goal.

Commentary to the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A –

Commentary to the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A –

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

The kingdom of God is the central theme of Jesus’ preaching. He begins his public life by announcing: “The kingdom of God is at hand” (Mk 1:15). Then, using many parables, he gradually reveals “the mysteries” (Mt 13). That one of the last hour workers (Mt 20:1-16) is certainly the most puzzling. Jesus told it to emphasize both the gratuitousness of the call and the commitment required of one who enters the kingdom of God.

Commentary to the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A –

Commentary to the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A –

by: Fr Armellini and Luis Enrique Ortiz Alvarez, cmf in Homilies,

¡Christ and his gospel are "the stone" hurled by God against this monstrous structure. They are “the stone" that shatters the logic of this world, the tricks, cunning and above all the foolish images men made for themselves of God. The stone is intended to shatter the plans of the wicked and smash their children. The wicked will no have offsprings, will remain without posterity, and no future because God will vanish all doers of iniquity. This is the good news. 

Commentary to 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A

Commentary to 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

The parable of today's gospel depicts three characters: a father and two sons. 
No, even when he had said yes, he was not at all in accord with the program of his father. He had only spoken words, empty words. It recalls another saying of Jesus: “Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my heavenly Father” (Mt 7:21).

Commentary to the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A

Commentary to the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

The dialogue between God and man is established only where there is a free encounter, free gift, unconditional reciproal love. Who loves claims nothing and expects nothing but to see the loved one smile and rejoice. "Your salvation is manifested in this: you are merciful to those who have no treasure of good works.” Jesus made this righteousness of God his own.

Commentry to the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A

Commentry to the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A

by: Fr. Fernando Armellini - http://bibleclaret.org in Homilies,

What does God expect from us? His very own “compassion”: He wants that we do not keep the brother a slave of his past. He claims that we do not take his breath away while he desperately tries to rise up from the chasm. God asks us to help him seventy times seven, renouncing to any recourse against him. The children of the kingdom of God are “merciful as the heavenly Father” (Lk 6:36) and they understood that “love does not delight in wrong, excuses everything, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (1 Cor 13:5-7).