Jan 28, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Thursday of week 3 in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Mark 4:21-25
In today’s Gospel, Jesus links generosity of heart with spiritual abundance, reminding us that what we give is inseparable from what we receive. The measure we use, our openness, trust, and willingness to share, shapes the depth of grace at work within us. Following Christ is never a cautious calculation but a generous self-gift, where light is meant to be placed on a lampstand, not hidden away. When we hold back love, forgiveness, or truth, we diminish not only others but ourselves; when we give freely, the Kingdom expands within and around us. This teaching invites us to examine how we approach discipleship: whether we ration our commitment or offer ourselves without reserve. Jesus assures us that generosity in faith, compassion, and service is never lost, for God responds with an even greater outpouring of life and meaning. Let’s reflect: What measure do I use in following Jesus, do I give myself generously in faith, love, and service, trusting that God will return far more than I offer?
Don Giorgio
Jan 28, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Święty Tomasz z Akwinu, kapłan, doktor Kościoła
Środa 3 tygodnia zwykłego
Ewangelia: Mk 4, 1-20
W przypowieści o siewcy Jezus wyjaśnia, że decydującym czynnikiem nie jest hojność siewcy ani jakość nasion, ale zdolność słuchacza do prawdziwego słuchania. „Kto ma uszy do słuchania” to zaproszenie do wewnętrznej uważności, która wykracza poza bierne słuchanie. Słowo Boże jest zawsze żywe i aktywne, ale przynosi owoce tylko tam, gdzie serce jest otwarte, chłonne i wytrwałe. Rozproszenie uwagi, powierzchowny entuzjazm, strach lub przywiązanie mogą uniemożliwić Słowu zakorzenienie się i dojrzewanie. W święto św. Tomasza z Akwinu, którego życie charakteryzowało się głęboką harmonią między wiarą a rozumem, przypomina nam się, że słuchanie Boga wymaga zarówno pokory, jak i dyscypliny, gotowości do nauki i przemiany. Ewangelia ta wzywa nas do zbadania jakości naszego słuchania: czy pozwalamy Słowu przenikać nasze wybory, zmieniać nasze priorytety i cierpliwie wzrastać w nas, aż przyniesie owoce w konkretnym życiu. Zastanówmy się: w jaki sposób słucham Słowa Bożego, czy naprawdę przyjmuję je otwartym, uważnym sercem, które pozwala mu zakorzenić się i przynosić owoce, czy też rozpraszające czynniki i opór uniemożliwiają mu przemianę mojego życia?
Don Giorgio
Jan 27, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Tuesday of week 3 in Ordinary Time
Saint Angela Merici, Virgin
Gospel: Mark 3:31-35
In today’s Gospel, Jesus redefines closeness in a way that goes beyond blood ties and external belonging. When He looks around at those seated in a circle around Him, He identifies His true family as those who listen to the Word of God and live it. Discipleship, therefore, is not primarily about proximity or status, but about presence, choosing to remain near Jesus with an open heart, attentive mind, and willing spirit. To sit around Him is to share His way of seeing, loving, and responding to the Father’s will. Saint Angela Merici embodied this form of discipleship by forming communities centered not on privilege or power, but on shared fidelity to Christ in everyday life. This Gospel invites us to ask where we place ourselves: are we merely observers standing outside, or are we among those who intentionally gather around Jesus, allowing His Word to shape our identity and guide our actions? Let’s reflect: Do I choose to truly sit around Jesus, listening to his Word and doing the will of the Father, or do I remain only outwardly close without letting my life be shaped by his presence?
Don Giorgio
Jan 25, 2026 | DAILY BREAD
Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops
Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Mark 3:22-30
The Gospel today warns us of a grave spiritual blindness: the refusal to recognize God’s work when it is clearly present. In accusing Jesus of acting by the power of an unclean spirit, the scribes reveal how deeply distorted the human heart can become when pride and prejudice take control. To call evil what is born of divine love is not simply a mistake of judgment; it is a deliberate closing of oneself to truth. This attitude can quietly enter our own lives when we become suspicious of what is holy, cynical toward sincerity, or quick to interpret goodness as weakness or manipulation. The example of Saints Timothy and Titus reminds us that authentic faith requires clarity of heart and humility of mind, so that we can discern God’s action without fear or resentment. Today’s reflection invites us to examine whether we allow the Holy Spirit to purify our vision, enabling us to recognize and reverence what is truly of God, or whether our inner resistance leads us to diminish, dismiss, or mislabel the grace that stands before us. Let’s reflect: Do I allow pride, suspicion, or prejudice to distort my vision so that I fail to recognize God’s work and grace, even when it is clearly present and holy?
Don Giorgio
Jan 25, 2026 | NEWS
“When I was 7 years old, I lost my mother—then I promised myself that I would never say ‘mom’ to anyone again,” recalls Father Paweł Pleśnierowicz during his sermon in the SMI home chapel at the Brzesko monastery during the January meeting for women from the series “From Word to Word…”, which this time had a special character because we began the new formation year with Our Lady of Guadalupe, standing under her mantle.
It was she who taught Father Paweł to call out “MOM” again—through the path of trust and the Rosary prayer, to the point of becoming the Custodian of the graces that come during prayer under the mantle of the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe.
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“I really wanted to participate in the meeting, I even offered my help, I baked a cake for tea… the closer the meeting time came, the greater the inner struggle I felt… that this was not for me… I succeeded – the battle was won, I ring the doorbell, I am here, peace comes to my heart. But another battle lies ahead of me… the priest’s words in his sermon move me deeply. When I was a teenager, my mother died… my world is falling apart… I understand very well what Father Paweł is saying…
I want to be covered with the Cloak, but I’m afraid… I go… The priest lifts the Cloak and says, “…I don’t have a mother either” — how does he know that my mother died when I was in the first grade of high school? He blesses me with the Blessed Sacrament and says, “it’s a gift from Mary.”
“I haven’t felt so loved in a long time. Once again, Mary told me that I am running away, and she is right… but today I felt her gently hugging me,” shares one of the participants of the meeting.
At the end of the meeting, Father Paweł, with joy on his face, informs us that we will return here. He is quite serious, not joking, saying that he is not asking if he can, but informing us that he will. And that’s how Sister M. Dulcissima works, inviting us once again to her home and to a closer acquaintance… because she became the Patroness of the Apostolate of the Passion, which is one of the ways of praying for priests in the Divine Project Priesthood, headed by the parish priest from Świerk, Father Paweł.
Expecting the unexpected…
“Listen and take this to heart, my dearest Son/my dearest Daughter, that what you worry about, what troubles you, is nothing. Do not let your face and your heart be saddened. Do not be afraid of any illness or anything that hurts and causes pain. Am I, your Mother, not here? Are you not in my shadow and under my protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not surrounded by my cloak, embraced by my arms? Do you need anything more?” MOM – Mary
(Apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12, 1531, to Juan Diego)
