And whoever receives one such little child for My sake, receives Me.
Evangelium Matt 18:1-5
In illo témpore: Accessérunt discípuli ad Iesum, dicéntes: Quis, putas, maior est in regno cœlorum? Et ádvocans Iesus parvulum, státuit eum in médio eórum et dixit: Amen, dico vobis, nisi convérsi fuéritis et efficiámini sicut párvuli, non intrabitis in regnum cœlórum. Quicúmque ergo humiliáverit se sicut párvulus iste, hic est maior in regno cœlorum. Et qui suscéperit unum párvulum talem in nómine meo, me súscipit.
Gospel Matt 18:1-5
At that time, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in their midst, and said, Amen I say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whoever, therefore, humbles himself as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one such little child for My sake, receives Me.
DALL’OMELIA DI DON ENRICO RONCAGLIA
Chi dunque e’ il piu’ grande nel regno dei cieli?
E’ una domanda molto interessante che riguarda tutti noi. Solo i bambini possono entrarvi. E’ necessario accogliere i bambini! Piccoli sotto diversi aspetti. Dobbiamo riconoscere il nostro niente di fronte a Dio.
Il santo che ricordiamo oggi e’ San Giuseppe Calasanzio. Giunto a Roma si rende contro dell’abbandono dei bambini. Fondo’ l’ordine degli Scolopi (Chierici regolari poveri della Madre di Dio delle scuole pie) per l’istruzione, in particolare religiosa, dei bimbi poveri e abbandonati. Fu un’opera grandemente apprezzata e anticipatrice di iniziative simili.
Al giorno d’oggi le scuole parentali attuali hanno notevoli analogie con l’opera di San Giuseppe Calasanzio e sono quindi grandemente meritorie.
Sia lodato Gesu Cristo!
FROM THE HOMILY BY DON ENRICO RONCAGLIA
So who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
It is a very interesting question that concerns us all. Only children can enter. It is necessary to welcome children! Small in many ways.
We must recognize our nothingness in front of God.
The saint we remember today is San Giuseppe Calasanzio. Once in Rome, he is against the abandonment of children.
He founded the order of the Piarists (poor regular clerics of the Mother of God of the pious schools) for the education, in particular religious, of poor and abandoned children.
It was a highly appreciated work and a forerunner of similar initiatives. Today, the current parental schools have remarkable similarities with the work of St. Joseph Calasanz and are therefore highly meritorious.
Praised be Jesus Christ!