Liturgia

“As I have loved you”: Sunday’s thought

Fifth Sunday of Easter. Love is the hallmark of Christians. Jesus sees the imminent Passion as his and the Father’s glorification, and gives his friends the new commandment, that of love, also indicating its limitless “measure”: to love others as He himself has loved us. Let us entrust all the…...

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“With Michael at the Heart of God”: Novena and Feast of May

The Feast in honor of Saint Michael that is celebrated in the month of May is traditionally linked to the episodes of the Apparitions of the Archangel and, over the centuries, has increasingly taken shape as a feast of pilgrims, of the companies, of the devotees who often reached (and…...

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“Peace be with you all!”

The greeting of the Risen Christ was the first message that the new Pontiff addressed to the people of God. On the afternoon of May 8, the day in which the Virgin Mary of Pompeii is celebrated and the Apparitions of the Archangel Michael on Mount Gargano are remembered, from…...

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“Saint Michael watches over the Conclave”

On the morning of May 1, His Eminence Adalberto Martìnez Flores arrived at the sanctuary: «Before taking part in the Conclave, I wanted to come to this Holy Place to ask the Archangel for his assistance on me and on my brother cardinals who will elect the new Pontiff in…...

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Anchored to Jesus Eucharist

Source and summit of our Hope in the midst of the troubled waters of our existence, Christ is our anchor of salvation. If we nourish ourselves with his Body, with his Bread, we too will become bread for humanity. The image of the anchor is suggestive for understanding the stability…...

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He is risen, there is hope!

Dearest, the Child God, born in Bethlehem and died on the Cross, is risen and keeps hope alive for all humanity. This is the news that must fill us with joy and help us overcome the pessimism of a lost world, because the Lord is faithful to his promises: his…...

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Police Jubilee: the images

As part of the functions that will mark the Holy Year at the Sanctuary of San Michele on February 20, the State Police celebrated its Jubilee: a propitious occasion to fully experience the grace of this time and, at the same time, to entrust its mission and service to the…...

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To live the Jubilee well

“Jubilee” is the name of a particular year: most likely this denomination originates from the instrument used to indicate its beginning, namely the yobel, the ram’s horn, whose sound announced the Day of Atonement. In the Bible we read that it had to be convened every 50 years, since it…...

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Jubilee inaugurated

In the Editorial of Michael 195, the Rector writes: «The ancient Sanctuary of San Michele, a place steeped in spirituality and history, has attracted faithful and pilgrims from all over the world for centuries. Since the beginning of its existence, within its thousand-year-old walls the meaning of the Jubilee has…...

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The Feast of Apparitions: meanings, events, images

The spiritual journey of preparation for the Feast of the Apparitions of St. Michael began on April 29th. One of the specific functions of the Archangel is to exhort men to constantly search for the Most High, the only true Good and the final goal of earthly pilgrimage: the novena, thus,…...

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