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Pope Francis joins the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres in calling for a global ceasefire as the world faces the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In words following the recitation of the Marian Prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis highlighted an appeal launched by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres this week calling for an ‘immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world’, amidst the current Covid-19 pandemic… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Mulej, kieku kont hawn, ħija ma kienx imut” (Ġw 11:21). Marija, bħal Marta oħtha, hija mnikkta minħabba l-mewt ta’ ħuhom Lazzru. Tirrepeti l-istess kliem li kienet qalet l-istess oħtha ftit qabel: “Mulej, kieku kont hawn ħija ma kienx imut” (Ġw 11:32).
Dawn il-ġranet meta kuljum nisimgħu b’aħbarijiet kiefra ta’ nies imutu bla ħtija minħabba virus qerriedi, forsi tiġina wkoll din il-mistoqsija quddiem Alla: ‘imma inti hawn?’ Min jaf kemm ulied li tilfu l-ġenituri tagħhom fl-Italja, fi Spanja, jagħmlu din l-osservazzjoni quddiem il-Mulej: ‘kieku kont hawn!’ U din hija l-mistoqsija li lill-Mulej triegħxu… Read more »
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You… Read more »
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You… Read more »
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day
First Reading: Ezek 37, 12-14
Psalm: 129 (130), 1-2.3-4ab.4c-6.7-8
Second Reading: Rom 8, 8-11
Gospel: Jn 11, 1-45
Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and dried his feet with her hair; it was her brother Lazarus who was ill… Read more »
L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi
Naħseb li diversi minna nistgħu nifhmu x’inhu preġudizzju. Jew għax aħna stess konna preġudikati fuq xi ħadd, jew għax konna vittma ta’ preġudizzju. Preġudizzju tfisser li ddaħħal xi ħaġa f’moħħok fuq xi ħadd, għalhekk preġudizzju, tiġġudikah qabel, u jagħmel x’jagħmel – jista’ jagħmel l-ilma jiżfen quddiemek – tibqa’ b’dak l-istess ħsieb fuqu.
Fl-Evanġelju naraw lil Ġesù vittma tal-preġudizzji tal-Fariżej u l-kapijiet ta’ dak iż-żmien… Read more »
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jer 11, 18-20
Psalm: 7, 2-3.9bc-10.11-12
Gospel: Jn 7, 40-53
Some in the crowd who heard these words of Jesus said, “This is truly the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Messiah.” But others said, “The Messiah will not come from Galilee, will he? Does not scripture say that the Messiah will be of David’s family and come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” So a division occurred in the crowd because of him… Read more »
Illejla, 27 ta’ Marzu fis-6pm, quddiem il-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru, il-Papa Franġisku ppresieda mument straordinarju ta’ talb f’dan iż-żmien tal-pandemija flimkien mal-Adorazzjoni tas-Santissmu Sagrament, li beda bis-smigħ tal-Kelma ta’ Alla. Qrib il-kanċell ewlieni tal-Bażilika tal-Vatikan kien hemm ix-xbieha tas-Salus Populi Romani u l-Kurċifiss ta’ San Marcello.
Fi tmiem iċ-ċelebrazzjoni, il-Papa ta l-Barka ‘Urbi et Orbi’, bil-possibbiltà li wieħed jirċievi l-indulġenza plenarja.
Homily by Pope Francis
“When evening had come” (Mk 4:35)… Read more »
