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The Heart of the World
Gospel
«Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven!» (Matthew 5:1-12a)
Rejoicing in the Eternal Promise — How to welcome the joy of the Beatitudes amidst our human weariness and transform our burdens into living confidence. A meditative and practical text that explains the Gospel context, analyzes the paradoxical joy of the Beatitudes, proposes three paths of transformation (poverty of heart, mercy, peace), concrete applications (family, work, society), patristic and contemporary resonances, a meditation prompt, a liturgical prayer, and an action plan for experiencing the promised joy today.
New Testament
“If by one man’s transgression death reigned, how much more will they reign in life?” (Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21)
Romans 5: Where sin abounded, grace abounded all the more—meditation on the passage, its context, its resonances, and practical ways to reign in life.
Saints
The Good Count: Saint Géraud d'Aurillac, Lord of the Gospel
Saint Géraud d'Aurillac Count, founder, man of the Gospel (+909) Saint Géraud d'Aurillac (854-909), sometimes called Gérault or Gérard, is one of the finest figures of secular holiness...
Gospel
“To this generation there will be given nothing but the sign of Jonah” (Lk 11:29-32)
The sign of Jonah today: a call to conversion, mercy and hope; living the Easter sign in our daily actions.
Old Testament
«For I know the thoughts I have for you,” declares the Lord, “thoughts to prosper you and not to harm you…”.
Learning peace in a foreign land: Jeremiah 29 and active hope in exile.
Old Testament
«For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, God…”.
Isaiah 9:5 invites us to welcome the Prince of Peace: meditations and concrete ways to make peace a lived gift, an active justice and a daily vocation.
