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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 4, 10-19
Psalm: 111 (112), 1-2.5-6.8a & 9
Gospel: Lk 16, 9-15
Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes. “Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.
If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own? No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other… Read more »
Pope Francis is dedicating the month of November to praying “that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind.”
In his video message, he explains that “robotics can make a better world possible if it is joined to the common good.” He notes that “if technological progress increases inequalities, it is not true progress.”
Pope Francis emphasizes that technological progress “should be oriented towards respecting the dignity of the person and of Creation.”
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Artificial intelligence is at the heart of the epochal change we are experiencing… 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 3, 17 – 4, 1
Psalm: 121 (122), 1-2.3-4a.4b-5
Gospel: Lk 16, 1-8
Jesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.’
The steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? … Read more »
UNESCO’s International Day against Violence and Bullying at School including Cyberbullying is observed on the first Thursday of November.
The First International Day against Violence and Bullying at School including Cyberbullying is being marked on Thursday. UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – established the annual day at its 40th General Conference in November 2019, recognizing that bullying in schools and cyberbullying is an infringement of children’s and adolescents’ rights to education and to health and well-being.
The day will be observed on the first Thursday of November each year… 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 3, 3-8a
Psalm: 104 (105), 2-3.4-5.6-7
Gospel: Lk 15, 1-10
Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
So to them he addressed this parable. “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? … Read more »
Pope Francis has expressed his “deepest sympathy to the families of the victims” and to all the people of Austria following the tragic terror attack that saw at least four people dead and fifteen more injured on Monday night.
Telegram of closeness
His closeness came in a telegram addressed to Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna, and signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican’s Secretary of State… Read more »
The Archbishop’s Curia was awarded the Equality Mark by the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE).
The Equality Mark has been awarded to the Archbishop’s Curia due to its commitment to implement relevant gender equality policies and practices and family-friendly measures both as an employer as well as a service provider.
Mr Michael Pace Ross said that the Archbishop’s Curia aims to promote a supportive and inclusive culture for all its employees, stakeholders, service users, and the general public… Read more »
