A reflection on the work of Giuseppe Cesari dedicated to the Ascension of Christ Giuseppe Cesari, otherwise known as the Cavalier d’Arpino came to Rome with his family when he was fourteen years old in search of his fortune. He was the son of a modest painter from Arpino, a small place in the Frosinone […]
We recall the words of the Virgin of Revelation who, with her maternal goodness, came to recall a lost son, and therefore all of us, to conduct ourselves in a way that does not deviate towards “strange doctrines” (Heb 13:9) but is conduct that is worthy of a Christian. On the 12th April 1947, the […]
Dear friends, we have finally arrived at the month of May which is considered the Marian Month par excellence! We would like to start our meditation with the very words of the Virgin of Revelation: “The Hail Mary’s that you say with faith and love are like golden arrows to the heart of Jesus.” Therefore, […]
After 40 days of Lent and the grace filled days of Holy Week, we arrive at Easter Sunday, our Lord’s Resurrection. Easter is the greatest and most important feast in the Church, and is indeed the basis of our Christian faith. Perhaps we did not progress on our Lenten journey as we had hoped. It […]
The oldest account of the institution of the Eucharist is contained in St Paul’s First letter to the Corinthians. This account is placed in the context of a reprimand for the Corinthian’s lack of charity towards the poor and needy. In their fraternal banquets that preceded the celebration of the Eucharist, that were a memorial […]
Through the Desert God Leads us to Freedom Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2024 constitutes a precious orientation to continue the journey of conversion. It asks us to think of the desert as a place in which God leads us to liberty. A place where we learn to entrust ourselves to God. During their presence […]
The ancient Feast of the Chair of Peter has been celebrated in the Church since the third century and was definitively established on the 22nd February by St Pope John XXIII. The Feast celebrates the mission and authority that Jesus entrusted to Simon, the fisherman from Galilee, to lead the people of God towards salvation […]
“Of you my heart has said, ‘Seek his face!’ Your face, Yahweh, I seek” (Ps 27, 8) Man has always searched to contemplate the face of God. Jesus told us that “to see Him is to see the Father” (Jn 14:9) and so, the contemplation of Christ’s face is the very contemplation of […]
Our hearts are filled with deep appreciation and gratitude as we recall how our small community has been blessed by the Lord during the last 23 years since our foundation. We were born after a long experience of lay consecration with Mother Prisca, who first conceived and matured the project of consecrated life. We were […]
The celebration of the World Day for Consecrated Life first took place on the 2 February 1997 at the behest of Pope Saint John Paul II. With great enthusiasm, he instituted this anniversary so that every consecrated person would grow in their awareness of the great gift that they have received. In this regard, the […]