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Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Cor 12, 31 – 13, 13
Psalm: 32 (33), 2-3.4-5.12 & 22
Gospel: Lk 7, 31-35
Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm qrajna, fit-tradizzjoni popolari tal-Knisja tal-Punent, huwa l-ewwel mis-seba’ duluri tal-Madonna. Huwa l-mument tal-preżentazzjoni ta’ Ġesù fit-tempju. Ġużeppi u Marija jieħdu lil Ġesù fl-40 jum, il-Kandlora, fit-tempju u jippreżżentawh lill Mulej. Ikun hemm Xmun li qed jistenna li l-Mulej jurih is-salvazzjoni ta’ Iżrael. Mhux biss jgħid profeżija ta’ glorja fuq it-tifel, imma jispjega lil ommu li se jkun “sinjal li jmeruh” (Lq 2:34)… 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 »
Our Lady of Sorrows
Readings of the day
First Reading: Heb 5, 7-9
Psalm: 30, 2-6; 15-16.20
Gospel: Jn 19, 25-27
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”
Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Għall-pagani kien mezz ta’ tortura, għal-Lhud kien saħta. Is-salib, għalina li nemmnu f’Ġesù, huwa sinjal ta’ fidwa u ta’ glorja.
Dak li qegħdin niċċelebraw llum, din il-festa antika li taf l-oriġini tagħha mill-preżenza ta’ Elena f’Ġerusalemm fis-seklu 4, imbagħad fit-tentattivi li terġa’ tinstab ir-relikwa tas-salib fit-8 seklu, meta reġgħet intilfet fid-disa’ seklu, huma fatti storiċi imma jesprimu wkoll fidi li tibqa’ għal dejjem… Read more »
In Parliament, two Bills are presently being discussed with the aim of promoting equality and working towards eradicating all forms of discrimination in all sectors of society.
In favour of equality and against all forms of discrimination
The Church is obliged to join in the efforts being made in favour of equality and the eradication of all forms of discrimination in our country… Read more »
During a Thanksgiving Mass on the occasion of the 55th Anniversary of the founding of Dar tal-Providenza, Archbishop Charles Scicluna decribed the Siġġiewi Home as a “monument of mercy”. He added that its founder, Dun Mikiel Azzopardi, greeted the first residents at the home mercifully not because they were pitiful but because he wanted the loving care for the residents to mirror the loving care that God has for mankind… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, good day!
In the parable in today’s Gospel reading, that of the merciful King (see Mt 18:21-35), twice we find this plea: “Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full” (vv. 26, 29). The first time it is pronounced by the servant who owes his master ten thousand talents, an enormous sum… Read more »
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: Num 21, 4b-9
Psalm: 77, 1-2, 34-38
Gospel: Jn 3, 14-17
Jesus said to Nicodemus : “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life… Read more »
Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
Today, we are commemorating the precious human lives which were cut short during their development, and thus could not be born. They never had the opportunity to show the world their potential. We mourn the loss of these unborn lives, because human life should always be cherished. Their loss is a great loss for us all. It is not only a loss for those who believe in Christ, but also a loss for all those who, in one way or another, value human life from its conception… Read more »
