“Born of a Woman”
Third Meditation for Advent 2021 Father Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M.Cap. “When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman.” In this final meditation, I would like to focus on the meaning and the importance of this last phrase “born of a...
“God sent into our hearts the Spirit of his Son”
Second Meditation for Advent 2021 Father Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M.Cap. In 1882, the archaeologist William M. Ramsay discovered an ancient Greek inscription at Hieropolis in Phrygia. The artifact was donated by Sultan Abdul Hamid to Pope...
“God sent his Son that we might be adopted as God’s children”
First Meditation for Advent 2021 Father Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M.Cap. Last Lent I tried to shed some light on the danger of living “etsi Christus non daretur,” that is, “as if Christ had never existed.” Continuing this line of thought, in this year’s Advent...
“Let us open our hearts to the Savior”
Cittaducale, 18 November 2021 Dearest brothers and sisters, As Holy Christmas is approaching let our hearts make room for the Holy Spirit to prepare the Divine Child a warm abode filled with love. Our truest fate is to be transformed by Love: Jesus is the...
