The vine and the branches

Gospel (Jn 15,1-8) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «I am the true vine and my Father is the farmer. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he cuts, and every branch that bears fruit, he takes so that it may bear more fruit. You are already pure, because of the word that I announced to you. Remain in me and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing. Whoever does not remain in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; then they pick it up, throw it into the fire and burn it. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. In this my Father is glorified: that you bear much fruit and become my disciples."

Stay in my love

Gospel (Jn 15,9-11) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Stay in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept the commandments of my Father and remain in his love for him. I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be full."

«I have passed on to you what I have also received»

Gospel (Jn 14,6-14) - At that time, Jesus said to Thomas: «I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you have known me, you will also know my Father: from now on you know him and have seen him." Philip said to him: "Lord, show us the Father and it will suffice for us." Jesus answered him: «Have I been with you for a long time and you have not known me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say: “Show us the Father”? Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? »The words that I speak to you, I do not speak of myself; but the Father, who remains in me, does his works. Believe me: I am in the Father and the Father is in me. If nothing else, believe it for the works themselves. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do and will do greater than these, because I go to the Father. And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be…

The world's hatred for Christ and his

Gospel (Jn 15,18-21) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «If the world hates you, know that it hated me before you. If you were of the world, the world would love what is of it; but since you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: "A servant is not greater than his master." If they persecuted me, they will persecute you too; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also. But they will do all this to you because of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me."

VI of Easter

Gospel (Jn 15,9-17) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Stay in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept the commandments of my Father and remain in his love for him. I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be full. »This is my commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command you. I no longer call you servants, because the servant does not know what his master does to him; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you should go and bear fruit and your fruit should remain; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may grant it to you. This I command you: that you love one another."

Testimony of the Spirit and of the believer

Gospel (Jn 15.26—16.4) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «When the Paraclete comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me; and you also bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. I told you these things so that you don't have to be scandalized. They will drive you out of the synagogues; Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will believe that they are offering worship to God. And they will do this, because they have known neither the Father nor me. But I have told you these things so that when their time comes, you will remember, because I told you."

«If I do not go, the Comforter will not come to you»

Gospel (Jn 16.5-11) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «Now I go to him who sent me and none of you asks me: “Where are you going?”. Indeed, because I told you this, sadness filled your heart. But I tell you the truth: it is good for you that I go away, because if I don't go away, the Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go, I will send it to you. And when he comes, he will demonstrate the guilt of the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment. Concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will no longer see me; concerning judgment, because the prince of this world is already condemned."

The Spirit will guide you into the whole truth

Gospel (Jn 16,12-15) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «I still have many things to say to you, but for the moment you are not capable of carrying the burden. When he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own, but he will speak everything that he hears, and he will declare to you the things to come. He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father possesses is mine; this is why I said that he will take from what is mine and announce it to you."

Jesus announces his imminent return

Gospel (Jn 16,16-20) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «A little while and you will no longer see me; a little longer and you will see me." Then some of his disciples said to each other, "What is this that says to us, 'A little while and you will not see me;' a little longer and you will see me", and: "I am going to the Father"? They therefore said: «What is this “a little” of which he speaks? We don't understand what it means." Jesus understood that they wanted to question him and said to them: «You are investigating among yourselves because I said: “A little while and you will not see me; a little longer and you will see me”? Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and groan, but the world will rejoice. You will be sad, but your sadness will be changed into joy."

Your affliction will be changed into joy

Gospel (Jn 16,20-23a) - At that time, Jesus to his disciples: «Truly, truly, I say to you: you will weep and groan, but the world will rejoice. You will be in sadness, but your sadness will be changed into joy. The woman, when she gives birth, is in pain, because her time has come; but, when she gave birth to the child, she no longer remembers the suffering, for the joy that a man has come into the world. So you too, now, are in pain; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice and no one will be able to take away your joy. That day you will no longer ask me anything."

Ask in my name, the Father himself loves you

Gospel (Jn 16, 23-28) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «Truly, truly, I say to you: if you ask the Father for anything in my name, he will give it to you. So far you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be full. I have told you these things in a veiled way, but the hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in a veiled way and will speak to you openly about the Father. On that day you will ask in my name and I do not tell you that I will pray to the Father for you: in fact the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. I came from the Father and came into the world; now I leave the world again and go to the Father."

Ascension Sunday

Gospel (Mk 16,15-20) - At that time, [Jesus appeared to the Eleven] and said to them: «Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. These will be the signs that will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages, they will take serpents in their hands and, if they drink any poison, it will not harm them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover." The Lord Jesus, after speaking with them, was raised up into heaven and sat at the right hand of God. Then they set out and preached everywhere, while the Lord acted together with them and confirmed the Word with the signs that accompanied it.

Have faith: I have conquered the world

Gospel (Jn 16,29-33) - At that time, the disciples said to Jesus: «Behold, now you speak openly and no longer in a veiled way. Now we know that you know everything and you don't need anyone to question you. For this reason we believe that you came from God." Jesus answered them: "Do you believe now? Behold, the hour is coming, or rather it has already come, when you will disperse each one to his own account and you will leave me alone; but I am not alone, because the Father is with me. I have told you this so that you may have peace in me. In the world you have tribulations, but have courage: I have overcome the world!

Election of Matthias

Gospel (Jn 15,9-17) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Stay in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept the commandments of my Father and remain in his love for him. »I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be full. This is my commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command you. I no longer call you servants, because the servant does not know what his master does to him; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father. »You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you should go and bear fruit and your fruit should remain; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may grant it to you. This I command you: that you love one another."

Father, consecrate them in truth

Gospel (Jn 17,11b-19) - At that time, [Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and prayed, saying:] «Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, so that they may be one, like us. When I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you gave me, and I kept them, and none of them was lost, except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. »But now I come to you and say this while I am in the world, so that they may have the fullness of my joy within themselves. I gave them your word and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not pray that you take them out of the world, but that you guard them from the Evil One. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Consecrate them in truth. Your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I also sent them into the world; for them I consecrate myself, so that they too may be consecrated in the truth."

So that they may be one thing like us

Gospel (Jn 17,20-26) - At that time, [Jesus, raising his eyes to heaven, prayed, saying:] «I do not pray only for these, but also for those who believe in me through their word: that they may all be one; as you, Father, are in me and I in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you sent me. And the glory that you gave to me, I gave to them, so that they may be one thing just as we are one thing. I in them and you in me, so that they may be perfect in unity and the world may know that you sent me and that you loved them as you loved me. »Father, I want those you have given me to also be with me where I am, so that they may contemplate my glory, which you have given me; for you loved me before the creation of the world. Righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you, and these have known that you sent me. And I have made your name known to them and I will make it known, so that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in them."

Simone di Giovanni, do you love me? Feed my sheep

Gospel (Jn 21,15-19) - At that time, [when he had revealed himself to the disciples and] they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter: "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?". He replied: "Of course, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." He said to him again, for the second time: «Simon, son of John, do you love me?». He replied: "Of course, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him: «Feed my sheep». He said to him for the third time: «Simon, son of John, do you love me?». Peter was saddened that for the third time he asked him “Do you love me?”, and said to him: “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus answered him: «Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you: when you were younger you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and take you where you do not want." This he said to indicate by what death he would glorify God.…

The disciple that Jesus loved

Gospel (Jn 21,20-25) - At that time, Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them, the one who at dinner had bent over his chest and asked him: "Lord, who is it that betrays you?". So when Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what will become of him?" Jesus answered him: «If I want him to remain until I come, what does it matter to you? You follow me." Therefore the rumor spread among the brothers that that disciple would not die. However, Jesus had not told him that he would not die, but: "If I want him to remain until I come, what does it matter to you?". This is the disciple who testifies to these things and wrote them, and we know that his testimony is true. There are still many other things done by Jesus which, if they were written one by one, I think the world itself would not be enough to contain the books that would have to be written.

Pentecost Sunday

Gospel (Jn 20,19-23) - On the evening of that day, the first of the week, while the doors of the place where the disciples were were closed for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you!". Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. And the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again: «Peace be with you! As the Father sent me, I also send you." Having said this, he breathed and said to them: «Receive the Holy Spirit. Those whose sins you forgive, they will be forgiven; those whom you do not forgive, they will not be forgiven."

Jesus and his mother under the cross

Gospel (Jn 19,25-34) - At that time, there were near the cross of Jesus his mother, his mother's sister, Mary mother of Cleopas and Mary Magdalene. Jesus then, seeing her mother and the disciple whom he loved next to her, said to her mother: "Woman, here is your son!". Then he said to the disciple: "Behold your mother!". And from that hour the disciple welcomed her with him.

If one wants to be first

Gospel (Mk 9,30-37) - At that time, Jesus and his disciples were passing through Galilee, but he did not want anyone to know. In fact, he taught his disciples and said to them: «The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men and they will kill him; but once killed, after three days he will rise again." However, they did not understand these words and were afraid to question him. They arrived in Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them: "What were you arguing about in the street?". And they were silent. In fact, on the street they had argued among themselves who was bigger. Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them: "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." And taking a child, he placed him among them and, embracing him, said to them: «Whoever welcomes one of these children in my name welcomes me; and whoever receives me does not receive me, but he who sent me."

Whoever is not against us, is for us

Gospel (Mk 9,38-40) - At that time, John said to Jesus: "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name and we wanted to stop him, because he did not follow us." But Jesus said: "Do not prevent him, because there is no one who performs a miracle in my name and can immediately speak evil of me: whoever is not against us is for us"

If your hand, your foot or your eye scandalizes you

Gospel (Mk 9,41-50) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: «Whoever gives you a glass of water to drink in my name because you belong to Christ, truly I say to you, will not lose his reward. Whoever scandalizes even one of these little ones who believe in me, it is much better for him that a millstone be hung around his neck and he be thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to scandal, cut it off: it is better for you to enter life with one hand, rather than with two hands to go into Geènna, into the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off: it is better for you to enter life with one foot, rather than being thrown into Gehenna with both feet. And if your eye causes you to stumble, throw it away: it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than with two eyes to be thrown into Gehenna, where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched. For everyone will be salted with fire. Good thing is salt; but if the salt becomes…

Indissolubility of marriage

Gospel (Mk 10,1-12) - At that time, Jesus, having left Capernaum, came to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan River. The crowds flocked to him again, and again he taught them, as he was wont to do. Some Pharisees approached and, to test him, asked Jesus whether it is lawful for a husband to divorce his wife. But he answered them, "What did Moses command you?" They said, “Moses allowed a bill of divorcement to be written and to be repudiated.” Jesus said to them: «Because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote this rule for you. But from the beginning of creation [God] made them male and female; for this reason the man will leave his father and his mother and will be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh. Thus they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, let not man divide what God has joined together." At home, the disciples questioned him again about this matter. And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery…