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Monday, June 9 : Saint Clement of Alexandria

Monday, June 9 : Saint Clement of Alexandria

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“The commandment of the Lord shines clearly, enlightening the eyes” (Ps 18 [19]:9). Receive O Christ, receive power to see, receive your light, that you may plainly recognize both God and man. (…) Let us open ourselves to the light and so to God. Let us open ourselves to the light and become disciples of the Lord. (…) Let us shake off forgetfulness of truth, shake off the mist of ignorance and darkness that dims our eyes, and contemplate the true God. (…) For upon us who are buried in darkness, imprisoned in the shadow of death, a heavenly light has shone, a light of a clarity surpassing the sun’s, and of a sweetness exceeding any this earthly life can offer. That light is eternal life, and those who receive it live. Night, on the other hand, is afraid of the light, and melting away in terror gives place to the day of the Lord. Unfailing light has penetrated everywhere, and sunset has turned into dawn. This is the meaning of the new creation (Gal 6:15; Rv 21:1) for the Sun of Righteousness (Mal 3:20), pursuing his course through the universe, visits all alike, in imitation of his Father, “who makes his sun rise upon all” (Mt 5:45) and bedews everyone with his truth. (…) He it is who has changed sunset into dawn and death into life by his crucifixion; he it is who has snatched the human race from perdition and exalted it to the skies. Transplanting what was corruptible to make it incorruptible he has transformed earth into heaven. (…) He deifies us by his heavenly teaching, by “instilling his laws into our minds, and writing them on our hearts. That all, be they of high estate or low, shall know that I am God. And I will be merciful to them,” God says, “and I will remember their sin no more” (Jr 31:33f.). Let us accept the laws of life, then; let us obey God’s promptings; let us learn to know him.

Roman Extraordinary (Tridentine) Daily Readings – rosary,team

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الاثنين، ٩ يونيو : كتاب القدّاس بحسب طقس الكنيسة اللاتينيّة الرومانيّة

الاثنين، ٩ يونيو : كتاب القدّاس بحسب طقس الكنيسة اللاتينيّة الرومانيّة

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إِنَّكَ تَصْنَعُ ٱلْعَظَائِمَ، يَا رَبُّ، بِقُوَّتِكَ ٱلْخَفِيَّةِ، مِنْ خِلَالِ ٱلْأَسْرَارِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةِ؛ وَخِلَالَ تَارِيخِ ٱلْخَلَاصِ، ٱسْتَخْدَمْتَ ٱلْمِيَاهَ ٱلَّتِي خَلَقْتَهَا لِكَيْ تُعَرِّفَنَا بِنِعْمَةِ ٱلْعِمَادِ. مُنْذُ بَدَايَةِ ٱلْعَالَمِ، كَانَ رُوحُكَ يَرِفُّ عَلَى ٱلْمِيَاهِ لِكَيْ تَحْصُلَ مِنْهُ عَلَىٰ بَذْرَةِ ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلَّتِي سَتَجْعَلُهَا مُقَدِّسَةً. بِوَاسِطَةِ مِيَاهِ ٱلطُّوفَانِ، أَعْلَنْتَ عَنِ ٱلْعِمَادِ ٱلَّذِي يُعِيدُ ٱلْحَيَاةَ، حَيْثُ أَنَّ ٱلطُّوفَانَ قَدْ شَكَّلَ صُورَةً مُسْبَقَةً عَنْ مَوْتِ ٱلْخَطِيئَةِ وَوِلَادَةِ ٱلْعَدَالَةِ. لَقَدْ جَعَلْتَ أَبْنَاءَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَعْبُرُونَ ٱلْبَحْرَ ٱلْأَحْمَرَ – وَقَدْ جَعَلْتَهُ جَافًّا لِهٰذِهِ ٱلْغَايَةِ – لِكَيْ يَكُونَ ٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلْمُحَرَّرُ مِنَ ٱلْعُبُودِيَّةِ صُورَةً مُسْبَقَةً عَنْ جَمَاعَةِ ٱلْمُعَمَّدِينَ. إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ ٱلْحَبِيبَ، ٱلَّذِي ٱعْتَمَدَ عَلَىٰ يَدِ يُوحَنَّا فِي نَهْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، تَلَقَّىٰ مَسْحَةَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ حِينَ كَانَ مُعَلَّقًا عَلَى ٱلصَّلِيبِ، سَالَ مِنْ جَنْبِهِ ٱلْمَطْعُونِ بِٱلْحَرْبَةِ دَمٌ وَمَاءٌ؛ وَحِينَ قَامَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ، قَالَ لِتَلَامِيذِهِ: “ٱذْهَبُوا وَتَلْمِذُوا جَمِيعَ ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَعَمِّدُوهُمْ بِٱسْمِ ٱلْآبِ وَٱلِٱبْنِ وَٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ” (مَت ٢٨: ١٩). وَٱلْآنَ، يَا رَبُّ، ٱنْظُرْ بِمَحَبَّتِكَ إِلَىٰ كَنِيسَتِكَ وَٱجْعَلْ نَبْعَ مِيَاهِ ٱلْعِمَادِ تَتَدَفَّقُ فِيهَا. وَلْيُعْطِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ، مِنْ خِلَالِ هٰذِهِ ٱلْمِيَاهِ، نِعْمَةَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، لِكَيْ يَتَطَهَّرَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلْمَخْلُوقُ عَلَىٰ صُورَتِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ ٱلشَّوَائِبِ ٱلَّتِي تُشَوِّهُ هٰذِهِ ٱلصُّورَةَ، وَذٰلِكَ بِوَاسِطَةِ ٱلْعِمَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ، وَلِكَيْ يُولَدَ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ مِنَ ٱلْمَاءِ وَٱلرُّوحِ لِحَيَاةِ أَبْنَاءِ ٱللهِ ٱلْجَدِيدَةِ. نُصَلِّي لَكَ، يَا رَبُّ، بِنِعْمَةِ ٱبْنِكَ ٱلْوَحِيدِ، وَنَطْلُبُ مِنْكَ أَنْ يَحُلَّ رُوحُكَ عَلَىٰ هٰذِهِ ٱلْمِيَاهِ، لِكَيْ يَتَمَكَّنَ كُلُّ مُعَمَّدٍ فِيهَا مِنْ أَنْ يَمُوتَ مَعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ وَيَحْيَا مَعَهُ بِرَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ.

maronite readings – rosary.team

Monday, June 9 : Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus

Monday, June 9 : Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus

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Fain would I sing, O Mother blest! the reasons why I love thee; Why e’en to name thy name, with joy, O Mary! fills my heart; And why the glorious thoughts of thee, in greatness far above me, Inspire no fear within my soul, so dear and sweet thou art. Yet, if I were to see thee now, in majesty stupendous, Surpassing all the crowned saints in highest heaven above, Scarce could I dream I am thy child, (O truth sublime, tremendous!), For I should think myself to be unworthy of thy love. The mother, who desires to be her child’s best earthly treasure, Queen of my heart! how many years, thy sorrows had no measure; What bitter tears thine eyes have shed, my worthless heart to gain! So, musing on thy earthly life, in Scripture’s sacred story, I dare to look upon thy face, and unto thee draw nigh; For when I see thee suffering, — concealed thy marvelous glory — It is not hard, then, to believe thy little child am 1. Must ever share its grief with it, must understand its pain. O Virgin, pure, immaculate! O Mother, tenderest, dearest! Hearing these words that Jesus spake, this time thou wast not grieved. No! thy great heart it leaped for joy, O thou His friend the nearest! Because our longing souls likewise to kinship He received. Oh, how thy heart is glad to know His love to us is given, — The treasure, that cannot be weighed, of His Divinity! Who shall not love thee well to-day, and bless thee in high heaven, Seeing thy tender care for us, thy generosity! For truly thou dost love us all as thy Child Jesus loves us; And for our sake thou didst consent to stay when He had risen. Since, if we love, then all to give, e’en self, both tries and proves us, So thou, to prove thy love, didst stay in earth’s dark, dreary prison. Thy love for souls our Saviour knew, that love His heart had sounded; He left thee to us when He went to God’s right hand on high. Refuge of sinners! on thy prayers how many hopes are grounded! Christ gave thee to us from His cross; for us He hears thy cry. Henceforth thy shelter in thy woe was St. John’s humble dwelling; The son of Zebedee replaced the Son Whom heaven adored. Naught else the Gospels tell us of thy life, in grace excelling; It is the last they say of thee, sweet Mother of my Lord! But that deep silence, oh! I think it means that, up in glory, When time is past, and into heaven thy children safe are come, The Eternal Word, my Mother dear, Himself will tell thy story, To charm our souls, thy children’s souls, in our eternal home. Soon I shall hear that harmony, that blissful, wondrous singing; Soon, soon, to heaven that waits for us, my soul shall swiftly fly.

Roman Catholic Ordinary Calendar – rosary,team

Sunday, June 8 : Saint Bernard

Sunday, June 8 : Saint Bernard

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“My Father and I will come to him,” that is to say, to the holy of heart, says the Son of God, “and we will make our home with him.” It seems to me that when the psalmist said to God: “You make your dwelling in the holy place, you who are Israel’s praise,” he had no other heaven in mind than the hearts of the saints (Ps 21:4 Vulg). The Apostle Paul expresses it quite clearly: “Christ lives in our hearts through faith” (Eph 3:17). Surely it is no wonder that the Lord Jesus gladly makes his home in such a heaven because, unlike the other heavens, he did not bring it into existence by a mere word of command. He descended into the arena to win it; he laid down his life to redeem it. And so after the battle was won he solemnly declared: “This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I have chosen to dwell” (Ps 131[132]:14)… “Why, then, are you sorrowful, my soul, and why are you troubled within me?” (Ps 41[42]:6). Are you trying to find a place for the Lord within yourself? Who among us can provide a fitting place for the Lord of glory, a place worthy of his majesty! O that I might be counted worthy to worship at his footstool, that I might at least cling to the feet of some saintly soul whom “the Lord has chosen to be his dwelling place!” (Ps 32[33]:12). However, the Lord has only to anoint my soul with the oil of his mercy for me in my turn to be able to say: “I have run the way of your commandments because you have enlarged my heart” (Ps 118[119]:32). Then perhaps, even if I cannot usher him into a large and richly furnished room in my heart where he may eat with his disciples (Mk 14:15), I shall at least be able to offer him “a place to lay his head” (Mt 8:20).

Roman Extraordinary (Tridentine) Daily Readings – rosary,team

Domingo, 8 De Junio : San Antonio de Padua

Domingo, 8 De Junio : San Antonio de Padua

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El Señor dice en el Evangelio: “Pero el Paráclito, el Espíritu Santo, que el Padre enviará en mi Nombre, les enseñará todo y les recordará lo que les he dicho” (Jn 14,26). El Padre envió el Espíritu en el nombre del Hijo, para la gloria del Hijo, para manifestar la gloria del Hijo. Les dice “les enseñará todo” para que sepan, y “les recordará lo que les he dicho” (Jn 14,26), exhorta. La gracia del Espíritu da el saber y el querer. Por eso cantamos en la misa de este día “¡Ven Espíritu Santo, penetra en el corazón de tus fieles!”, para que tengan la ciencia “¡que sean abrasados por el fuego de tu amor!” para que tengan el deseo de traducir en hechos lo que saben. Por eso también cantamos “¡Oh Señor, renueva la faz de la tierra!” Las Lamentaciones de Jeremías así enseñan: “El envió un fuego desde lo alto, lo hizo bajar hasta mis huesos” para instruirme (cf. Lm 1,13). La Iglesia comenta que el Padre de lo Alto, el Hijo, envían hoy en mis huesos, en los apóstoles, un fuego, el Espíritu Santo. Me instruye para que yo sepa y quiera. (…) El Espíritu Santo da el saber y el querer. Presentemos lo que está en nuestras posibilidades y seremos templo del Espíritu Santo. ¡Recemos al Hijo de enviarlo a nosotros, Él que es bendito por los siglos. Amén! … Recemos con fervor, pidamos al Hijo de Dios enviar el Paracleto que nos hará conocerlo y amarlo, para llegar hasta Él.

Lecturas Católicas Romanas – rosary.team

الأحد، ٨ يونيو : القدّيس إيريناوس اللِّيونيّ

الأحد، ٨ يونيو : القدّيس إيريناوس اللِّيونيّ

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حِينَ كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ يَسُوعُ يُمْنَحُ تَلَامِيذَهُ سُلْطَانًا كَيْ يَجْعَلُوا ٱلنَّاسَ يُولَدُونَ فِي ٱللهِ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ، كَانَ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ: “ٱذْهَبُوا وَتَلْمِذُوا جَمِيعَ ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَعَمِّدُوهُمْ بِٱسْمِ ٱلْآبِ وَٱلِٱبْنِ وَٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ” (مَت ٢٨: ١٩). بِٱلْفِعْلِ، كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ قَدْ وَعَدَ بِأَنْ يُفِيضَ رُوحَهُ فِي ٱلْأَزْمِنَةِ ٱلْأَخِيرَةِ كَمَا جَاءَ عَلَىٰ لِسَانِ ٱلنَّبِيِّ يُوئِيل: “سَيَكُونُ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ أَنِّي أُفِيضُ رُوحِي عَلَىٰ كُلِّ بَشَرٍ فَيَتَنَبَّأَ بَنُوكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ…” (يُوء ٣: ١). كَذٰلِكَ، وَعَدَ رَبُّنَا ٱلْمَرْأَةَ ٱلسَّامِرِيَّةَ بِأَنَّ مَنْ يَشْرَبُ مِنَ “ٱلْمَاءِ ٱلْحَيِّ” ٱلَّذِي يُعْطِيهِ لَنْ “يَعْطَشَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ” وَلَنْ يَعُودَ بِحَاجَةٍ إِلَىٰ أَنْ يَشْرَبَ مَاءً يُسْتَقَىٰ بِعَنَاءٍ، وَأَضَافَ ٱلرَّبُّ قَائِلًا: “بَلِ ٱلْمَاءُ ٱلَّذِي أُعْطِيهِ إِيَّاهُ يَصِيرُ فِيهِ عَيْنَ مَاءٍ يَتَفَجَّرُ حَيَاةً أَبَدِيَّةً” (يُو ٤: ١٠ – ١٤). مَا قَصَدَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ أَنْ يَسْتَطِيعَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ أَنْ يَشْرَبَ مَا أَخَذَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ يَسُوعُ بِذَاتِهِ مِنَ ٱلْآبِ، وَهُوَ يُعْطِيهِ بِدَوْرِهِ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ فِيهِ بِإِرْسَالِهِ ٱلرُّوحَ ٱلْقُدُسَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا… كَانَ جِدْعُونُ قَدْ طَلَبَ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ بِأَنْ يُنْزِلَ ٱلنَّدَىٰ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَهٰذَا ٱلنَّدَىٰ هُوَ رُوحُ ٱللهِ (رَاجِع قُض ٦: ٣٦ – ٤٠)، وَهٰذَا ٱلرُّوحُ هُوَ بِٱلضَّبْطِ ٱلَّذِي حَلَّ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ: “رُوحُ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْفَهْمِ، رُوحُ ٱلْمَشُورَةِ وَٱلْقُوَّةِ، رُوحُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ وَتَقْوَى ٱلرَّبِّ” (إِش ١١: ٢ – ٣). وَبِدَوْرِهِ، لَقَدْ أَعْطَى ٱلرَّبُّ هٰذَا ٱلرُّوحَ لِلْكَنِيسَةِ، حِينَ أَرْسَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ ٱلرُّوحَ “ٱلْمُؤَيِّدَ” (يُو ١٥: ٢٦) إِلَىٰ كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، هٰذِهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَفْسِهَا ٱلَّتِي عَلَيْهَا قَدْ “هَبَطَ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ كَٱلْبَرْقِ”، كَمَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ (رَاجِع لُو ١٠: ١٨). مِنْ أَجْلِ ذٰلِكَ، إِنَّ نَدَى ٱلرَّبِّ لَا بُدَّ مِنْهُ بِٱلنِّسْبَةِ لَنَا كَيْ لَا نُتْلَفَ وَنُصْبِحَ غَيْرَ مُثْمِرِينَ، فَحَيْثُ يُقَابِلُنَا “مُتَّهِمُ إِخْوَتِنَا” (رُؤ ١٢: ١٠) نَجِدْ أَيْضًا “ٱلْمُؤَيِّدَ” ٱلْمُدَافِعَ عَنَّا. لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ سَلَّمَ إِلَى ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ مُلْكَهُ ٱلْخَاصَّ، أَيْ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ “وَقَعَ بِأَيْدِي ٱللُّصُوصِ” (لُو ١٠: ٣٠). غَيْرَ أَنَّ قَلْبَ ٱلرَّبِّ رَأَىٰ حَالَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ “فَأَشْفَقَ عَلَيْهِ وَدَنَا مِنْهُ وَضَمَّدَ جِرَاحَهُ” (لُو ١٠: ٣٣ – ٣٤)، ثُمَّ “أَخْرَجَ دِينَارَيْنِ” عَلَيْهِمَا صُورَةُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَذٰلِكَ لِكَيْ، بَعْدَ حُصُولِنَا بِوَاسِطَةِ ٱلرُّوحِ عَلَىٰ “ٱلصُّورَةِ وَٱلْكِتَابَةِ” (رَاجِع لُو ٢٠: ٢٤) ٱلَّتَيْنِ هُمَا لِلْآبِ وَٱلِٱبْنِ، نَجْعَلَ هٰذِهِ ٱلْقِطْعَةَ مِنَ ٱلْمَالِ تُعْطِي ثِمَارَهَا، قِطْعَةٍ قَدْ سُلِّمَتْ إِلَيْنَا كَيْ نُعِيدَهَا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَدْ أَثْمَرَتْ وَتَكَاثَرَتْ (رَاجِع مَت ٢٥: ١٤).

maronite readings – rosary.team

Sunday, June 8 : Saint Anthony of Padua

Sunday, June 8 : Saint Anthony of Padua

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The Lord says in today’s Gospel: The Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I shall have said to you. [Jn 14.26] The Father sent the Paraclete in the name of the Son, that is, to manifest the glory of the Son. He will teach, that you may know; he will confirm (support) that you may will. So we sing today at Mass: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful people, that they may have knowledge; and kindle in them the fire of thy love, that what they know they may desire to put into practice. Again we sing: Send forth thy Spirit and they shall be created (by your knowledge): and thou shalt renew the face of the earth (by good will). [Ps 103.30] There is a concordance to these two in the Lamentations of Jeremiah: From above he hath sent fire into my bones and hath taught me [Lam 1.13] The Church says: The Father has sent from above (that is, from the Son), this day, fire (the Holy Spirit) into my bones (the Apostles); and by them he has taught me to know and to will… Let it be said, then: They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Give yourselves to Him as you are able and we will become the temple of the Spirit. Pray the Son to send him us, He who is blessed forever, Amen! … Pray with fervor, begging He send the Paraclete that we might know and love Him, making us worthy to dwell with Him.

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Saturday, June 7 : Saint Hilary

Saturday, June 7 : Saint Hilary

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“God is spirit,” the Lord said to the Samaritan woman…; since God is invisible, incomprehensible and infinite, it is neither on a mountain nor in any temple that God is to be worshipped (Jn 4,21-24). “God is spirit,” and spirit cannot be circumscribed or contained. He is everywhere by force of his own nature nor is he lacking from any particular place; everywhere himself, he overflows in all things. Hence we must worship in the Holy Spirit the God who is spirit… The apostle Paul spoke no differently when he wrote: “The Lord is spirit, and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom,” (2Cor 4,17)… So let those who deny the Spirit refrain from their disputes. The Holy Spirit is one, poured out everywhere, illuminating patriarchs, prophets and the whole chorus of those who played a part in setting down the Law. He inspired John the Baptist from his mother’s womb and, finally, he was poured out upon the apostles and all those who believe so that they might know the truth conferred on them by grace. What is the working of the Spirit in us? Hear the words of the Lord himself: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now… It is better for you that I go. For if I go, I will send an Advocate to you… the Spirit of Truth who will guide you to all truth,” (cf. Jn 16, 7-13)… Both the will of the giver and the nature and function of the one he gives are revealed to us in these words. For our weakness does not allow us to know either the Father or the Son; the mystery of God’s incarnation is hard to understand. The gift of the Holy Spirit, who becomes our friend by his intercession, gives us light… But this special gift, which is found in Christ, is held out in its fullness to us all. It lacks nothing but is given to each inasmuch as he wishes to receive it. This Holy Spirit abides with us until the consummation of the ages. He is our consolation as we wait, the measure of good things in the hope that is to come, the light of our minds, the splendour of our souls.

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Sábado, 7 De Junio : San Antonio de Padua

Sábado, 7 De Junio : San Antonio de Padua

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El amor de Jesús a su fiel discípulo está indicado en estas palabras: “Pedro, volviéndose, vio que lo seguía el discípulo al que Jesús amaba, el mismo que durante la Cena se había reclinado sobre Jesús” (Jn 21,20). Quien sigue verdaderamente al Señor, desea que todos lo sigan. Por eso se vuelve hacia su prójimo con atenciones, oración y anuncio de la palabra. El “volverse” de Pedro significa todo esto. Encontramos el mismo pensamiento que en el Apocalipsis: “El Espíritu y la Esposa -Cristo y la Iglesia- dicen: “¡Ven!”, y el que escucha debe decir: “¡Ven!” (Apoc 22,17). Cristo, por inspiración interior, y la Iglesia por la predicación, dicen al hombre: ¡Ven! Quien escucha estas palabras dice a su prójimo: ¡Ven!, es decir ¡Sigue a Jesús! Pedro, volviéndose, vio que lo seguía el discípulo al que Jesús amaba. Jesús ama a quien lo sigue. Aunque su nombre no es dicho, Juan se distingue de los otros no porque Jesús lo amara sólo a él, sino porque él lo amaba más que los otros. Jesús amaba a todos, mas este discípulo le era más familiar. (…) Era él “el mismo que durante la Cena se había reclinado sobre Jesús” (Jn21,20). Fue un gran signo de amor el hecho que fuera el único que se había reclinado sobre el pecho de Jesús, “en quien están ocultos todos los tesoros de la sabiduría y del conocimiento” (Col 2,3). Así, durante la Cena del Cielo, seremos plenos por la eternidad, reposaremos con Juan sobre el pecho de Jesús. El corazón está en el pecho, el amor en el corazón. Reposaremos en su amor porque lo amaremos de todo nuestro corazón y nuestra alma y encontraremos en él todos los tesoros de la sabiduría y del conocimiento. (…) A él sean la alabanza y la gloria por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
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Saturday, June 7 : Saint Anthony of Padua

Saturday, June 7 : Saint Anthony of Padua

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The love of Jesus for his faithful disciple is shown by the words: “Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved, the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supper” (Jn 21:20). Someone who truly follows the Lord wants everyone to follow him, which is why he turns to his neighbor with kind attentions, prayers, and proclamation of the gospel. Peter’s turning around signifies all those things. In the book of Revelation we find the same idea: “The bridegroom and the bride – Christ and the Church – say: ‘Come!’ Let him who hears say: ‘Come!'” (Rv 22:17). Christ, through interior inspiration, and the Church, by preaching, say: “Come!” And whoever hears these words says to his neighbor: “Come!” which is to say: “Follow Jesus!” Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following after. Jesus loves the one who follows him. Although his name is not mentioned, John stands out from the others, not because Jesus only loved him but because he loved him more than the others. He loved all the others, but this man was closer to him. (…) It was he who “reclined upon his chest during the supper” (Jn 21:20). This was a great sign of love, the fact that he alone could have leant on the chest of Jesus, “in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col 2:3). (…) And so, during the Supper in heaven, we shall be satisfied for eternity, we shall take our rest together with John on the chest of Jesus. The heart is in the chest; love is in the heart. We shall rest in his love because we shall love him with all our heart and all our soul, and shall discover in him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (…) So to him be the praise and the glory for endless ages. Amen.
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