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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… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Rev 21, 9b-14
Psalm: 144, 10-13.17-18
Gospel: Jn 1, 45-51
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true Israelite… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Blata” hi xi ħaġa soda, li tista’ sserraħ fuqha, li ma ċċedix għall-pressjoni. Fl-Iskrittura nsibu li Alla jissejjaħ blata: “Il-Mulej hu l-blata tiegħi” (ara Salmi 17 u 61). Miegħu nafu li qegħdin fis-sod.
Għalhekk, tinstema’ ħafna stramba meta Ġesù lil Pietru jgħidlu “Inti Pietru u fuq din il-blata nibni l-Knisja tiegħi…” Tinstema’ stramba għax meta qed ikellem lil Pietru, qed ikellem lil xi ħadd li jekk kien kollox, ma kienx blata… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ġesù jibda bi djalogu fejn jistaqsi lid-dixxipli tiegħu li qegħdin f’inħawi pagani, Ċesarija ta’ Filippu, lil hinn mill-folol, u jistaqsihom x’qed jgħidu fuqu n-nies.
“Min jgħidu n-nies li hu Bin il-Bniedem?” (Mt 16:13). It-tweġiba tad-dixxipli tindikalna li l-fama ta’ Ġesù kienet fama mhux biss ta’ qdusija imma ta’ awtorità. Semmewlu ’l Ġwann il-Battista, lil Elija, lil Ġeremija, wieħed mill-profeti (Mt 16:14)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ta’ min jistaqsi fil-festa tal-għażiż San Anard, jew San Leonardu, għaliex il-Knisja tissuġġerixxi l-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna. Pietru għadu kemm sema’ lil Ġesù jitkellem dwar id-diffikultà ta’ min jorbot qalbu mal-ħwejjeġ u l-għana ta’ din l-art li jidħol fis-saltna. Lil Ġesù jgħidlu: “Tajjeb! Aħna ħallejna kollox u ġejna warajk; issa x’se jmissna?” (Mt 19:27). Ġesù ma jgħidlux kemm hu tost, imma “Tassew ngħidilkom, intom li ġejtu warajja, fid-dinja l-ġdida, meta Bin il-Bniedem joqgħod fuq it-tron glorjuż tiegħu, intom ukoll toqgħodu fuq tnax-il tron u tagħmlu ħaqq mit-tnax-it-tribu ta’ Iżrael” (Mt 19:28)… Read more »
Il-Ġimgħa 21 ta’ Awwissu 2020, meta l-Knisja Kattolika kienet qed tiċċelebra t-Tifkira liturġika ta’ wieħed mill-akbar papiet tagħha, San Piju X, fir-Rotunda ta’ San Ġwann Battista, ix-Xewkija, fil-5.30pm, inżammet il-Konsagrazzjoni Episkopali ta’ Dun Anton Teuma, id-disa’ Isqof tad-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex.
L-Isqof Konsagrant ewlieni kien Mons. Mario Grech, issa Isqof emeritu ta’ Għawdex, li kien akkumpanjat min-Nunzju Appostoliku Alessandro D’Errico u mill-Arċisqof ta’ Malta Charles J… Read more »
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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… Read more »
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 22, 19-23
Psalm: 137 (138), 1-2a.2bc-3.6.8bc
Second Reading: Rom 11, 33-36
Gospel: Mt 16, 13-20
Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah… Read more »
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Follow today’s Mass readings from here.
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… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Ezek 43, 1-7a
Psalm: 84 (85), 9ab-10.11-12.13-14
Gospel: Mt 23, 1-12
Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice… Read more »
