📖Introit (Gal 6:14 | Ps 141:2)
Mihi autem absit gloriári, nisi in Cruce Dómini nostri Iesu Christi... But God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. Ps. I cried to the Lord with my voice: with my voice I made supplication to the Lord. ℣. Glory be to the Father.
📜Epistle (Gal 6:14-18)
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And whosoever shall follow this rule, peace on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From henceforth let no man be troublesome to me; for I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus in my body. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
✝️Gospel (Mt 11:25-30)
At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones. Yea, Father; for so hath it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son, but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him. Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. For my yoke is sweet and my burden light.
🤔Reflections
✍️Divine revelation is granted not to the arrogance of worldly wisdom, but to the simplicity of humble faith; for the proud, even when truth cries out before them, do not see it, while the humble open themselves to receive it. Christ made himself small to teach us the way to greatness, and whoever does not become like a child in the kingdom of grace cannot reach the kingdom of glory (St. Augustine, Sermon 67). True wisdom, therefore, consists in divesting oneself to be clothed in Christ, for to glory in the Cross is to understand that all our strength and knowledge come from the weakness and foolishness of the Crucified One, not from our own merits (St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Epistle to the Galatians). This is why Christ's yoke is sweet: not because it demands little, but because it is carried with love, and love makes light what is heavy for nature. Those who, like Francis, bear the stigmata of Christ in their bodies, not only physically but spiritually, find in this burden their peace and their rest (St. Gregory the Great, Moralia in Job).
🔄The Gospel of Saint Luke presents a passage almost identical to Jesus' prayer (Lk 10:21-22), but with an explicit context that enriches its understanding: Jesus rejoices "in the Holy Spirit" immediately after the return of the seventy-two disciples, who enthusiastically report that even the demons submitted to them in His name. This detail contextualizes the revelation to the "little ones" as a direct consequence of the evangelizing mission and the power of God acting through the humble.
✉️The Apostle Saint Paul delves deeper into the theme of divine wisdom revealed to the simple in his First Letter to the Corinthians, stating categorically: "But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise; and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong. And the base things of the world, and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen, and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are" (1 Cor 1:27-28). This passage functions as a direct theological commentary on Christ's statement in the Gospel, explaining the divine method that favors humility over the arrogance of human knowledge.
🏛️The encyclical Rite Expiatis by Pope Pius XI on Saint Francis of Assisi reinforces the message of the Gospel, presenting the saint as the perfect model of one who learned from Christ to be "meek and humble of heart." The document highlights that the reform Francis brought about in the Church did not come from academic wisdom or political power, but from his literal imitation of Christ's life, becoming a "little one" to whom the Father deigned to reveal the mysteries of the Kingdom. His life is presented as proof that Christ's sweet yoke is the only path to true individual and social peace.
🧐See English version of the critical articles here.
Mihi autem absit gloriári, nisi in Cruce Dómini nostri Iesu Christi... But God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. Ps. I cried to the Lord with my voice: with my voice I made supplication to the Lord. ℣. Glory be to the Father.
📜Epistle (Gal 6:14-18)
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And whosoever shall follow this rule, peace on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From henceforth let no man be troublesome to me; for I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus in my body. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
✝️Gospel (Mt 11:25-30)
At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones. Yea, Father; for so hath it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son, but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him. Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. For my yoke is sweet and my burden light.
🤔Reflections
✍️Divine revelation is granted not to the arrogance of worldly wisdom, but to the simplicity of humble faith; for the proud, even when truth cries out before them, do not see it, while the humble open themselves to receive it. Christ made himself small to teach us the way to greatness, and whoever does not become like a child in the kingdom of grace cannot reach the kingdom of glory (St. Augustine, Sermon 67). True wisdom, therefore, consists in divesting oneself to be clothed in Christ, for to glory in the Cross is to understand that all our strength and knowledge come from the weakness and foolishness of the Crucified One, not from our own merits (St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Epistle to the Galatians). This is why Christ's yoke is sweet: not because it demands little, but because it is carried with love, and love makes light what is heavy for nature. Those who, like Francis, bear the stigmata of Christ in their bodies, not only physically but spiritually, find in this burden their peace and their rest (St. Gregory the Great, Moralia in Job).
🔄The Gospel of Saint Luke presents a passage almost identical to Jesus' prayer (Lk 10:21-22), but with an explicit context that enriches its understanding: Jesus rejoices "in the Holy Spirit" immediately after the return of the seventy-two disciples, who enthusiastically report that even the demons submitted to them in His name. This detail contextualizes the revelation to the "little ones" as a direct consequence of the evangelizing mission and the power of God acting through the humble.
✉️The Apostle Saint Paul delves deeper into the theme of divine wisdom revealed to the simple in his First Letter to the Corinthians, stating categorically: "But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise; and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong. And the base things of the world, and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen, and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are" (1 Cor 1:27-28). This passage functions as a direct theological commentary on Christ's statement in the Gospel, explaining the divine method that favors humility over the arrogance of human knowledge.
🏛️The encyclical Rite Expiatis by Pope Pius XI on Saint Francis of Assisi reinforces the message of the Gospel, presenting the saint as the perfect model of one who learned from Christ to be "meek and humble of heart." The document highlights that the reform Francis brought about in the Church did not come from academic wisdom or political power, but from his literal imitation of Christ's life, becoming a "little one" to whom the Father deigned to reveal the mysteries of the Kingdom. His life is presented as proof that Christ's sweet yoke is the only path to true individual and social peace.
🧐See English version of the critical articles here.