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Universal greetings

«"He will be the splendor of the survivors of Israel" (Isaiah 4:2-6)

Discover how God renews hope by transforming ruins into new life according to Isaiah 4:2-6: purification, holiness and protective presence.

«God has placed us in the kingdom of his beloved Son» (Colossians 1:12-20)

Discover inner peace and spiritual fulfillment through an in-depth reading of Colossians 1:12-20. Explore the sovereignty of Christ, redemption, forgiveness, and universal reconciliation, to experience profound transformation and a vocation in the light of the Kingdom of the beloved Son.

«"The Creator of the world will restore to you spirit and life" (2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31)

At the heart of the narrative of the Martyrs of Israel (2 Maccabees, chapter 7), faith, elevated to the level of sublime love, transforms death into birth into eternal life. Faced with the persecution of Antiochus IV, a heroic mother and her seven sons choose fidelity to divine Law rather than material survival, thus embodying the promise of resurrection. This foundational text invites profound meditation on family solidarity, obedience to God, and active hope, illuminated by the Catholic tradition, which sees in it a radical testimony of trust in divine mercy and a concrete call to live according to truth and charity.

«Greet one another with a kiss of peace» (Romans 16:3-9, 16, 22-27)

Discover how the "kiss of peace" from the Letter to the Romans embodies concrete Christian fraternity, encompassing remembrance, service, and spiritual connection. It is a call to live gratitude, reconciliation, and peace within the community.

«God has confined all men to disbelief so that he may have mercy on all» (Romans 11:29-36)

Refusal as a path of grace (Rom 11:29-36): a Pauline key to welcoming mercy in the heart of our doubts.

«Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day» (John 6:37-40)

To believe in order to enter into Life: to receive the promise of Jesus — trust, inner transformation and hope in the face of death and the last Day.

«Here was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language» (Rev 7:2-4, 9-14)

The vision of the countless multitude in Revelation 7: universal hope, fraternity, purification in trial and Eucharistic vocation for today.

«For my brothers» sake, I would wish I were accursed” (Romans 9:1-5)

Paul, ready to be «anathema» for love of Israel: reading of Romans 9:1-5 on apostolic compassion, redemptive substitution and universal brotherhood rooted in the cross.