“Nothing shows God’s omnipotence as the power of Christ during his passion”. The Patriarch’s homily on the Passion Sunday »

on Mar 30, 2010 in Homily

Translation by Léonard Azzopardi Procession from Santa Maria Formosa to the Basilica, Scripture Reading: Lk 19: 28-40 Holy Mass, Scripture Readings: Is 50:4-7; Psalm 22 (21), 17-18.19-20.23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Lk 22, 14-23.56 1. «As he moved off, people spread their cloaks in the road, and now, as he was approaching the downward slope of the [...]

Let us taste and adore Christ present here and now: the inexhaustible fascination of Venice is marked by this new and eternal covenant with God »

on Jun 17, 2009 in Homily

“On the stump of the ancient memorial Jesus grafts the radical novelty of his redemptive sacrifice: “This is my body… This is my blood” (Mk 14, 22 and 24). In the semitic language “Take, this is my body” (Mk 14,22) simply and paradoxically means “This is myself.” By operating the substantial transformation of the bread [...]