In Evidenza

The liturgy of the Second Sunday of Easter effectively shows us that only community life teaches the courage of witness, while individual isolation breeds doubt. Being together, sharing hopes and choices, helps overcome uncertainty and torment and produces hope and faith; isolated and restless questioning can sow disbelief. A faith…...

Easter Monday is an extension of Easter. The day following the Resurrection is, in fact, humanity’s response to God’s surprise, to His promise of a companionship that will never be lost. In reality, the response belongs to women: for it is to them that the Angel appears and reveals, “Why…...

Saint Augustine called it “the mother of all holy vigils”: during the solemn Easter Vigil, the Church celebrates the Resurrection of Christ. It is a liturgy composed of various moments: the blessing of the fire and the lucernarium, with the lighting of the candle and the singing of the “Exultet,”…...

Good Friday honors the Passion, Crucifixion, and Death of Christ. It is a aliturgical day since there are no Eucharistic celebrations. The rich Liturgy of the Word is complemented by the solemn Universal Prayer, the Adoration of the Holy Cross, and the distribution of Consecrated Communion during the evening Mass…...

History flows and contexts change, but the Gospel remains the same through the centuries: a living word that never ages or fades. Every Christian is entrusted with the precious task of continually returning to the living sources of faith, to proclaim with renewed fervor, and in today’s language, the beauty…...

Holy Thursday marks the end of Lent and the beginning of the Easter Triduum. At the Last Supper, Jesus chose to celebrate the Jewish Passover with the Apostles, a feast commemorating Israel’s liberation from slavery in Egypt. During the banquet, the Lord instituted the true sacrament of salvation, the Eucharist,…...

On the afternoon of February 5, Archbishop Anthony Colin Fisher arrived at the Shrine. In Italy for Holy See commitments, the Archbishop of Sydney wished to visit St. Michael’s Grotto for the first time in his life. At the end of the Eucharist, the Primate of Australia shared with those…...

On Sunday, January 25th, the Basilica already felt the atmosphere of the Feast in honor of Blessed Bronislaus Markiewicz. The liturgical memorial of the Founder of the Michaelites falls on January 30th; however, the Holy Mass presided over by Msgr. Franco Moscone previewed its significance and significance. The Archbishop’s presence,…...

Dear Friends of the Shrine and the Community, The Jubilee now coming to a close has been a time of grace in which we have rediscovered God’s faithfulness and His presence that accompanies us in our daily lives. As we enter the Holy Christmas festivities, we wish to look back…...

As per a decades-long tradition, the Michaelite Fathers are organizing a Week of Spiritual Exercises for priests and consecrated persons at the Shrine of Saint Michael. Known as the “Gate of Heaven and House of God,” this place is ideal for moments of retreat, prayer, listening, reflection, and sharing. And…...