CALENDARIO / Calendario Cinquepani EN

01 giu 2024

06 June 2024

English translation, June 2024

1/6 SAT 8th Week in Ordinary Time [IV]

(Memorial of St. Justin, martyr, † 165 approx.)

Jude 20-25; Ps 62; Mk 11:27-33

Remain in the love of God Jude 21

The apostle St. Jude addresses some exhortations to the Christians, whom he calls "beloved, kept safe in God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ." After recommending them to "build yourselves up on your most holy faith," he urges them to pray and remain in the love of God by exercising mercy.

The love of God and mercy are inseparable, like the two commandments, like the two sides of a coin.

2/6 SUN SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST Year B [P]

Exod 24:3-8; Ps 115; Heb 9:11-15;

Mk 14:12-16, 22-26

This is my blood... poured out for many Mk 14:24

We are not and will never be worthy to celebrate this mystery. However, we do so because it is the Lord Himself who commands us, who becomes present and saves us. His Body and His Blood are the bread and wine that, when received by us, transform us from children of Adam into children of God, from men into brothers.

3/6 MON 9th Week in Ordinary Time [I]

(Memorial: St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs, † 1886)

2 Pet 1:1-7; Ps 90; Mk 12:1-12

The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone Mk 12:10

Jesus is speaking to those who refuse to acknowledge that God Himself is acting through Him. He knows that He is the stone rejected by those who are in charge of building the edifice. However, above them is God who acts. Nothing can hinder Him, not even death that they will inflict upon Him.

4/6 TUE 9th Week in Ordinary Time [I]

2 Pet 3:12-15, 17-18; Ps 89; Mk 12:13-17

Grow... in the knowledge of our Lord... Jesus Christ 2 Peter 3:18

St. Peter, knowing that we are eagerly waiting for the glorious coming of the Lord and that we are not satisfied with this passing world, gives us this exhortation. We already know Jesus, but always too little. He is the gift of God, and without Him we are nothing, like a dry leaf.

5/6 WED 9th Week in Ordinary Time [I]

(Memorial: St. Boniface, bishop and martyr, † 754)

2 Tim 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 122; Mk 12:18-27

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living! Mk 12:27

O God, Father of our fathers, who gives us life, you do not abandon us! Even after death, we will be yours, like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Thanks to them, many generations have known and loved you. So, thanks to us, who believe in Jesus, those who come after us will know and love you. We are precious in your eyes for eternity.

6/6 THU 9th Week in Ordinary Time [I]

(Optional memorial: St. Norbert, bishop, † 1134; Proper for the Diocese: mf: Bl. Odoardo Focherini, martyr, † 1944)

2 Tim 2:8-15; Ps 24; Mk 12:28-34

You shall love your neighbor as yourself Mk 12:31

Do you know what Jesus wants to tell us? He doesn't want you to love yourself in a selfish way, where you only focus on satisfying your desires; He doesn't want you to draw attention to yourself: that would be harmful narcissism. He desires that we love others as God loves us. Love your neighbor as the Father loves you!

7/6 FRI BLESSED SACRED HEART OF JESUS Year B [P]

Hos 11:1,3-4,8-9; Ps: Is 12:2-6;

Eph 3:8-12,14-19; Jn 19:31-37

They will look upon him whom they have pierced Jn 19:37

The evangelist wants to help us contemplate Jesus on the cross. A soldier has pierced his heart, and blood and water have flowed out. Everyone observed it, and so did we. Thus, the words of the prophet Zechariah are fulfilled. We can no longer look away. Salvation comes from the heart of Jesus!

8/6 SAT 9th Week in Ordinary Time [I]

(Memorial: Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

2Tm 4:1-8; Ps: 71; Mk 12:38-44; alternatively Is 61:9-11; ps: 1 Sam 2; Lk 2:41-51

I must be about my Father's business Lk 2:49

In Jerusalem, Mary searched for three days for Jesus, who was only twelve years old. She was also present when his heart was pierced on the cross. Even her sinless heart suffered and shared in the Lord's passion. Let us also turn our gaze to her.

9/6 SUN 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B [II]

Gen 3:9-15; Ps: 129; 2Cor 4:13 - 5:1; Mk 3:20-35

Whoever does the will of God is my brother Mk 3:35

Jesus, you feel in communion with those who make your desires their own, which are those of the Father. Memories of childhood, the right of inheritance, being born into the same family are elements that bind us to the past. The future lies in the heart of God. It is in this that we are truly united.

10/6 MON 10th Week in Ordinary Time [II]

1 Kngs 17:1-6; Ps: 120; Mt 5:1-12

Blessed are the peacemakers

Mt 5:9

A peacemaker is someone who shares the true riches, those of God. The first treasure of God and ours is Jesus. A peacemaker is someone who opens, and helps open the doors to Jesus. This person is blessed, that is, close to God, already in their heart.

11/6 TUE Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle [P]

Acts 11:21b-26;13:1-3; Ps 97; Mat 10:7-13

Heal the sick, cast out demons

Mt 10:8

How will the apostles obey this command? Not even kings and emperors have done it before. They will do it by relying on the Word received, remaining united to Jesus, and obediently following Him with humility. The sick will receive strength in His Holy Name, and the demons will flee, making way in the heart for the Holy Spirit of God.

12/6 WED 10th Week in Ordinary Time [II]

1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 15; Mt 5:17-19

The God who answers with fire is God 1 Kgs 18:24

This word takes us to the top of Mount Carmel, in the north of Palestine. The prophet Elijah is concerned because the people have found it convenient to go along with the king, who has pushed faith aside. As a result, all sorts of vices have been approved. Elijah challenges the false prophets. They will call upon their god, and he will call upon his. Only the true God will be able to light the fire on his own altar. Do you know how it turned out?

13/6 THU 10th Week in Ordinary Time [II]

(memorial: St. Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor, † 1231)

1 Kngs 18:41-46; Ps 64; Mt 5:20-26

The hand of the Lord was on Elijah 1 Kngs 18:46

Elijah, the faithful prophet, prayed. God listened to him and obeyed him. It is always like this: God obeys those who obey Him.

14/6 FRI 10th Week in Ordinary Time [II]

1 Kngs 19:9,11-16; Ps 26; Mt 5:27-32

Anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery Mt 5:32

Jesus cares deeply that the lives of men and women be a revelation of the Father's love. Marriage, a stable relationship between a man and a woman, is the privileged way to manifest the relationship between the Father and the Son, and between Jesus and the Church. For this reason, it must be preserved, even if it becomes a cross for one or the other or for both.

15/6 SAT 10th Week in Ordinary Time [II]

1 Kngs 19:19-21; Ps 15; Mt 5:33-37

Anything more comes from the evil one Mt 5:37

How important our words are! They can bless or curse, reveal and give love or hatred. They can, in other words, manifest our belonging to God or to Satan. Therefore, we should be careful when we open our mouths.

16/6 SUN 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B [III]

Ez 17:22-24; Ps 92; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34

In private, to his own disciples he explained everything Mk 4:34

Jesus is concerned that his disciples know the kingdom of God and are able to distinguish it from the kingdoms of this world. They will then be able to discern whether they belong to it or not. If I belong to the kingdom of heaven, my life is precious, otherwise it is without substance.

17/6 MON 11th Week in Ordinary Time [III]

1 Kngs 21:1-16; Ps 5; Mt 5:38-42

Give to the one who asks of you Mt 5:42

This is one of the many instructions of the Lord. It is what happens in the kingdom of God. In it, generosity is lived out, which demonstrates the true value of things, of wealth: they are valuable when they are instruments of love, when they are shared.

18/6 TUE 11th Week in Ordinary Time [III]

1 Kngs 21:17-29; Ps 50; Mt 5:43-48

Love your enemies Mt 5:44

You may hear people say, "Love your enemies? It's foolishness. It's something from another world!" Indeed, the Kingdom of Heaven is different, it belongs to another world, because it follows new laws that may sound strange to the ears of this world. Yet, it is precisely the people of this world, who become enemies of the Kingdom of Heaven, who are the first beneficiaries of the love that we have received and give.

19/6 WED 11th Week in Ordinary Time [III]

(Memorial: St. Romualdo, abbot, † 1027)

2 Kngs 2:1.6-14; Ps 30; Mt 6:1-6.16-18

When giving alms, do not sound a trumpet Mt 6:2

Some like to show off, saying, "It's good that everyone sees my good example." Jesus tells us, "If you do something good just to be seen by others, it is not a good example, because that good would serve vanity, the glory of Satan." We should try to remain hidden. The good that you do is a light that shines even without you intending it to.

20/6 THU 11th Week in Ordinary Time [III]

Sir 48:1-14; Ps 96; Mt 6:7-15

Do not abandon us to temptation Mt 6:13

When Jesus teaches us to pray, he tells us to ask the Father to intervene and strengthen us in moments of temptation. There are many of these: the most dangerous is that of division. When we are divided, we are at the mercy of the divider, who seeks to divide us further and spread seeds of evil within us.

21/6 FRI 11th Week in Ordinary Time [III]

(Memorial: St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious, † 1591)

2 Kngs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20; Ps 131; Mt 6:19-23

Store up treasures for yourselves in heaven Mt 6:20

How do we live in the kingdom of heaven? In this kingdom, our attention is not focused on money and what is valued in earthly kingdoms. Instead, our attention is directed towards our relationships with one another, so that there is no more suffering and especially no one causing suffering. This is pleasing to the Father.

22/6 SAT 11th Week in Ordinary Time [III]

(Optional memorial: St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop, † 431; St. John Fisher, Bishop, and St. Thomas More, Martyrs, † 1535)

2 Chron 24:17-25; Ps 88; Mt 6:24-34

Each day has enough trouble of its own Mt 6:34

We are accustomed to worrying about what will happen the next day. Worries make us sad, keep us in tension, make us hurry and fear. These are signs that our faith in God the Father is weak. Every day there will be crosses to bear. If we bear today's crosses with love, we receive strength to bear tomorrow's.

23/6 SUN 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B [IV]

Job 38:1, 8-11; Ps 106; 2 Cor 5:14-17;

Mk 4:35-41

Who then is this, whom even wind and sea obey Mk 4:41

Lord Jesus, they prevented you from resting. They believed that your presence awake was more effective than when you are asleep. Your word made the wind and sea harmless, but you also rebuked those disciples. You did not scold them for preventing you from resting, but because if they had exercised a little faith in you, they would not have been afraid or harmed.

24/6 MON NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST [P]

Is 49:1-6; Ps 138; Acts 13:22-26;

Lk 1:57-66, 80

His name is John Lk 1:63

The child is given a name. It is an important moment. That name will stay with him his whole life to identify him among many children, among all men. The son of Zechariah will bear the name that will help everyone to know God. For indeed, John means: God is merciful, God is love! Even an angel intervened to give this name to that child!

25/6 TUE 12th Week in Ordinary Time [IV]

2 Kngs 19:9-11,14-21,31-35,36; Ps 47;

Mt 7:6,12-14

Enter through the narrow gate

Mt 7:13

Jesus continues to enlighten us on how to live in the kingdom of heaven. In this kingdom, no one seeks comfort, their own well-being, the path of selfishness, the easy way of the kingdoms of the world. In the kingdom of heaven, everyone tends to follow the Lord, even when it means carrying the cross. The difficulty does not frighten them because they are guided by love.

26/6 WED 12th Week in Ordinary Time [IV]

2 Kngs 22:8-13;23:1-3; Ps 118; Mt 7:15-20

The solemnity of St. Vigilio † 400, bishop and martyr, patron of the diocese of Trento [P]

Ez 34:11-16; Ps 39; Eph 2:11-22; Jn 10:11-16

Beware of false prophets. Mt 7:15

They may appear wise, but they would lead us to live without Jesus. The deception of the false prophet is precisely this: they make you believe that you don't need the gift of God, His Son. The true prophets, even at the cost of their lives, like Bishop Vigilio, lead us to encounter the one who saves us from sin, and therefore from death.

27/6 THU 12th Week in Ordinary Time [IV]

(mf: St. Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctor, † 444)

2 Kngs 24:8-17; Ps 78; Mt 7:21-29

It did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. Mt 7:25

Jesus concludes the first series of his instructions by helping us understand how important they are. Those who take them seriously are like those who have a secure foundation: they will be able to overcome heavy difficulties. Those who think they are wiser than the Lord, when difficulties arise, will collapse and be ruined.

28/6 FRI 12th Week in Ordinary Time [IV]

(Memorial: St. Irenaeus, bishop and martyr, † ca. 202)

2 Kngs 25:1-12; Ps 136; Mt 8:1-4

Famine prevailed in the city

2 Kngs 25:3

Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem. No one could help the people left to their own devices. And famine came. If they had trusted in God and obeyed the prophets... This will be the first focus of our hearts: to obey, to listen to the Word of the Lord.

29/6 SAT Sts. PETER & PAUL, Apostles [P]

Acts 12:1-11; Ps 33; 2 Tim 4:6-8,17-18;

MT 16:13-19

You are the Christ, the Son of the living God Mt 16:16

Today, we contemplate the two apostles embracing each other. Peter has received the keys to the kingdom of heaven to open it to those who love Jesus and keep it closed to those who reject Him. Paul spent his whole life, with great labor and suffering, to make the Lord known even to the pagans. Both have given their final testimony in Rome. From this city, the certainty continues to resonate throughout the world: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

30/6 SUN 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B [I]

Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Ps 30;

2 Cor 8:7,9,13-15; Mk 5:21-43

She realized in her body that she had been healed of her affliction Mk 5:29

The faith of that woman has been fulfilled. What a joy for her! But Jesus wants that faith to become public, known by all present, so that it may also be an encouragement for them to believe. In this way, many others can rejoice in the love of the Father, which is available to all.