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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 »
In recent days, some affirmations contained in the documentary “Francis,” of screenwriter Evgeny Afineevsky, have triggered different reactions and interpretations. Therefore, some useful elements are offered, with the desire to foster a correct understanding of the Holy Father’s words.
Over a year ago, during an interview, Pope Francis responded to two different questions in two different moments that, in the mentioned documentary, were edited and published as only one answer, without the due contextualization, which has generated confusion… Read more »
Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Novembru, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser ikompli jiċċelebra Quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.
Il‑Quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Fl-Evanġelju nsibu diversi mumenti meta n-nies jistaqsu lil Ġesù; ġieli b’interess, ġieli b’sens ta’ polemika, u ġieli biex jonsbuh. Imbagħad hemm mumenti meta Ġesù nnifsu jagħmel mistoqsija. Hawnhekk fir-rakkont rajna lil Ġesù li jagħmel żewġ mistoqsijiet lill-għorrief tal-liġi u lill-Fariżej. Tolqtok kif l-Evanġelju jgħid li għal dawn il-mistoqsijiet baqgħu siekta: “ma tkellmu xejn”, u “ma kellhomx ħila jweġbuh”.
Ma għamlux hekk għax ma fehmuhx jew għax kienu aljenati, għax l-Evanġelju jgħid fil-bidu li kienu “għajnejhom fih”… Read more »
At least 140 migrants aboard a ship headed towards Europe drowned off the Senegalese coast marking the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement on Thursday.
The vessel, bound for Spain’s Canary Islands, reportedly caught fire a few hours after departing the western Senegalese coastal town of Mbour on Saturday before capsizing on the country’s northwest coast, near Saint-Louis… 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: Phil 1, 18b-26
Psalm: 41 (42), 2.3.5bcd
Gospel: Lk 14, 1.7-11
On a Sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honour at the table… 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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Phil 1, 1-11
Psalm: 110 (111), 1-2.3-4.5-6
Gospel: Lk 14, 1-6
On a Sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.
Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath or not?” But they kept silent; so he took the man and, after he had healed him, dismissed him… Read more »
