Reading of the day A reading from the Book of Wisdom 3:1-9
The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter destruction. But they are in peace. For if before men, indeed, they be punished, yet is their hope full of immortality; chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself. As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself. In the time of their visitation they shall shine, and shall dart about as sparks through stubble; they shall judge nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord shall be their King forever. Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect.
A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans 5:5-11
Brothers and sisters: Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. For Christ, while we were still helpless, died at the appointed time for the ungodly. Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person, though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. How much more then, since we are now justified by his Blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath. Indeed, if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life. Not only that, but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Gospel of the day From the Gospel according to John 6:37-40
Jesus said to the crowds: “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.”
The words of the Popes The resurrection of the crucified Jesus from the dead sheds light on the destiny of each one of us. For he told us: “This is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day” (Jn 6:39). Thus, the focus of God’s concerns is clear: that no one should perish forever and that everyone should have their own place and radiate their unique beauty (…). For this reason, Christians always remember the deceased in every Eucharist, and still today ask that those dear to them be remembered in the Eucharistic Prayer. From this proclamation arises the hope that no one will perish. May visiting the cemetery, where silence interrupts the hustle and bustle of life, invite us all to remember and to wait in hope. As we say in the Creed: “I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.” Let us commemorate, therefore, the future, for we are not enclosed in the past or in sentimental tears of nostalgia. Neither are we sealed within the present, as in a tomb. May the familiar voice of Jesus reach us, and reach everyone, because it is the only one that comes from the future. (Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 2 November 2025)
FAUSTI - The Father's will is to communicate His life to His children. Jesus, coming down from heaven, does the work of the Father, so that it will not be lost nothing of what He loves, so that the last day may be for all ones the life and not the death... The Father's will is to give us the Son, because in Him we "see" His love for us and welcome Him. To adhere to the Son is to already have eternal life now, which consists in loving the Father and our brothers and sisters. This love is victory over death and the deposit of the future resurrection: united with Him, we are in communion with the very source of life. Jesus is man, how can He be of divine origin? Why does He call God "my Father" and promise to men the life of God? How can a man make himself equal to God? It is the mystery of Jesus. He is flesh, like all of us. But He is the Word, made flesh, the Son of God who became the Son of man, an inevitable scandal so that every son of man may become the Son of God. Jesus reaffirms that welcoming Him is a gift from the Father, His work par excellence. He draws every man to the Son so that he may become a son. This attraction of the Father, even if it is mysterious, is innate in man, precisely because of His son: is expressed in the many requests for meaning that each one poses. We are all directly instructed by God, disciples of the inner voice that bears witness to the Word, the true light that illuminates every man. We are "theo-didact". , educated by God, He acts in the heart of every man, drawing him towards light and life, towards the Son in whom He gives Himself to us as Father. If before there was the law, written on boards of stone, now God Himself writes His Word in our hearts, putting in us a new heart, full of His Love.
Reading of the day
RispondiEliminaA reading from the Book of Wisdom
3:1-9
The souls of the just are in the hand of God,
and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;
and their passing away was thought an affliction
and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed, they be punished,
yet is their hope full of immortality;
chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
because God tried them
and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
In the time of their visitation they shall shine,
and shall dart about as sparks through stubble;
they shall judge nations and rule over peoples,
and the Lord shall be their King forever.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth,
and the faithful shall abide with him in love:
because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,
and his care is with his elect.
A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans
5:5-11
Brothers and sisters:
Hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
For Christ, while we were still helpless,
died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
though perhaps for a good person
one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us
in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
How much more then, since we are now justified by his Blood,
will we be saved through him from the wrath.
Indeed, if, while we were enemies,
we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son,
how much more, once reconciled,
will we be saved by his life.
Not only that,
but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Gospel of the day
From the Gospel according to John
6:37-40
Jesus said to the crowds:
“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,
and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,
because I came down from heaven not to do my own will
but the will of the one who sent me.
And this is the will of the one who sent me,
that I should not lose anything of what he gave me,
but that I should raise it on the last day.
For this is the will of my Father,
that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him
may have eternal life,
and I shall raise him on the last day.”
The words of the Popes
The resurrection of the crucified Jesus from the dead sheds light on the destiny of each one of us. For he told us: “This is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day” (Jn 6:39). Thus, the focus of God’s concerns is clear: that no one should perish forever and that everyone should have their own place and radiate their unique beauty (…). For this reason, Christians always remember the deceased in every Eucharist, and still today ask that those dear to them be remembered in the Eucharistic Prayer. From this proclamation arises the hope that no one will perish. May visiting the cemetery, where silence interrupts the hustle and bustle of life, invite us all to remember and to wait in hope. As we say in the Creed: “I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.” Let us commemorate, therefore, the future, for we are not enclosed in the past or in sentimental tears of nostalgia. Neither are we sealed within the present, as in a tomb. May the familiar voice of Jesus reach us, and reach everyone, because it is the only one that comes from the future. (Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 2 November 2025)
FAUSTI - The Father's will is to communicate His life to His children. Jesus, coming down from heaven, does the work of the Father, so that it will not be lost nothing of what He loves, so that the last day may be for all ones the life and not the death...
RispondiEliminaThe Father's will is to give us the Son, because in Him we "see" His love for us and welcome Him.
To adhere to the Son is to already have eternal life now, which consists in loving the Father and our brothers and sisters. This love is victory over death and the deposit of the future resurrection: united with Him, we are in communion with the very source of life. Jesus is man, how can He be of divine origin? Why does He call God "my Father" and promise to men the life of God?
How can a man make himself equal to God? It is the mystery of Jesus.
He is flesh, like all of us.
But He is the Word, made flesh, the Son of God who became the Son of man, an inevitable scandal so that every son of man may become the Son of God. Jesus reaffirms that welcoming Him is a gift from the Father, His work par excellence. He draws every man to the Son so that he may become a son.
This attraction of the Father, even if it is mysterious,
is innate in man, precisely because of His son:
is expressed in the many requests for meaning that each one poses. We are all directly instructed by God, disciples of the inner voice that bears witness to the Word, the true light that illuminates every man. We are "theo-didact". ,
educated by God, He acts in the heart of every man, drawing him towards light and life, towards the Son in whom He gives Himself to us as Father.
If before there was the law, written on boards of stone, now God Himself writes His Word in our hearts, putting in us a new heart, full of His Love.