News from the Church in Malta
Second Sunday of Advent
Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 40, 1-5.9-11
Psalm: 84 (85), 8-9ab.10-14
Second Reading: 2 Piet 3, 8-14
Gospel: Mk 1,1-8
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way… Read more »
“Il-Mulej id-dawl u s-salvazzjoni tiegħi”. Huwa dan li għadna kif stqarrejna fis-Salm, u din kienet l-esperjenza qawwija li għamlu dawn iż-żewġ għomja – persuni neqsin mid-dawl – meta ltaqgħu ma’ Ġesù. Meta rawh, bdew jitolbuh, jgħajtu: “Bin David, ħenn għalina!”, u baqgħu jsegwuh sa ġod-dar, b’talba ħerqana, ħierġa mill-qalb, talba persistenti.
U Ġesù jidħol id-dar, għaliex hu ovvju li ried jiltaqa’ magħhom personalment, mhux qalb l-għagħa tan-nies, u hemmhekk jgħidilhom: “Temmnu intom li jien nista’ nagħmlu dan?” Hemmhekk jgħinhom joħorġu din l-istqarrija tal-fidi fih, u Ġesù jagħtihom id-dawl, ifejjaqhom… 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: Is 30, 19-21.23-26
Psalm: 146 (147), 1-2.3-4.5-6
Gospel: Mt 9, 35 – 10, 1.6-8
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd… 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: Is 29, 17-24
Psalm: 26 (27), 1.4.13-14
Gospel: Mt 9, 27-31
As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!”
When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they said to him… Read more »
Pope Francis meets Maltese people with disability
Dear brothers and sisters,
This year’s celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an occasion to express my closeness to those experiencing situations of particular difficulty during the crisis caused by the pandemic. All of us are in the same boat in the midst of a turbulent sea that can frighten us. Yet in this same boat, some of us are struggling more; among them are persons with serious disabilities… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Li nagħrfu li f’kull bniedem hemm ħuna jew oħtna u nfittxu ħbiberija soċjali li tinkudi lil kulħadd, dawn mhumiex sempliċiment utopija – ħolm, xi ħaġa impossibli li tagħmilha. Jesiġu imma minna deċiżjoni u l-ħila li nsibu t-toroq effikaċi, dawk li jwasslu tassew, li jiżguraw il-possibbiltà vera tagħhom” (Fratelli Tutti). Mhux biżżejjed toħlom, trid ssib il-mezzi biex il-ħolma tiegħek isseħħ… 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: Is 26, 1-6
Psalm: 117 (118), 1 & 8-9.19-21.25-27a
Gospel: Mt 7, 21.24-27
Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock… Read more »
