News from the Church in Malta
The Seventh Sunday of Easter – The Ascension of the Lord
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 1,1-11
Psalm: 46 (47), 2-3.6-7.8-9
Second Reading: Eph 1, 17-23
Gospel: Mt 28, 16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshipped, but they doubted.
Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me… Read more »
Every year the Church around the world celebrates the achievements of the communications media on the Sunday before Pentecost, and focuses on how it can best use them to promote gospel values. This is the 54th year celebrating such event and Pope Francis dedicated it to storytelling, “a narrative that can regard our world and its happenings with a tender gaze. A narrative that can tell us that we are part of a living and interconnected tapestry… Read more »
Fid-dawl tal-emerġenza preżenti minħabba l-COVID-19, it-Taqsima Refuġjati tal-Kummissjoni Emigranti qassmet mat-80 xirja ta’ ikel u bżonnijiet oħrajn ta’ kuljum lil familji ta’ refuġjati l-iktar fil-bżonn li qegħdin fid-djar immexxija minnha u lil xi familji oħrajn li joqogħdu fil-komunità.
Ix-xirjiet kienu jikkonsistu f’te, kafè, zokkor, għaġin, ross, zalza tad-tadam, żejt, patata, basal, gallettini u Nutella, flimkien ma’ prodotti tal-iġjene personali u għad-dar.
Mons… Read more »
Mass readings and songs
Celebrant: Fr Brendan Gatt
Music: The New Victorians
♫ Blessed Be Your Name ♫
Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
Blessed Be Your name
When I’m found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name
Every blessing You pour out, I’ll
Turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be Your name
When the sun’s shining down on me
When the world’s ‘all as it should be’
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there’s pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
Every blessing You pour out I’ll
Turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name, oh
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name
Qari I
Kien meħud ’il fuq waqt li huma kienu jħarsu lejh… Read more »
Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia at 9:30am
Follow Saturday’s Mass readings from here.
Mass for Youths by Fr Brendan Gatt at 7pm
Follow Sunday’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… Read more »
Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 18, 23-28
Psalm: 46 (47), 2-3.8-9.10
Gospel: Jn 16, 23b-28
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Il-ferħ tagħkom ħadd ma jeħodhulkom”. Dan il-kliem li smajna lil Ġesù jgħid fl-Evanġelju llum jinstema’ stramb meta jgħidu proprju fl-aħħar ċena, ftit mumenti qabel ma se jgħaddi mill-passjoni kiefra u l-mewt tiegħu. Qisu mhux floku li titkellem fuq il-ferħ meta hu kien jaf minn xiex se jgħaddi.
Imma Ġesù ried dejjem jitkellem ċar mal-appostli. Filwaqt li jippreparahom għal dik l-esperjenza kiefra li kien se jgħaddi minnha, u allura huma tant iħossuha, jippreparahom ukoll għal wara… Read more »
(xellug) Il-Kappillan Patri Alex Cauchi, l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna u Patri Leslie Gatt, il-Provinċjal tal-Agostinjani
L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ta l‑pussess tal‑ħatra lil Patri Alexander Cauchi, Agostinjan, bħala kappillan tal‑Parroċċa ta’ Santu Wistin, il‑Belt Valletta, waqt Quddiesa li saret illum, festa ta’ Sta Rita ta’ Cascia li kienet soru Agostinjana. Il‑Quddiesa xxandret b’mod dirett fuq il‑paġna ta’ Facebook u l‑YouTube channel tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, u ser tixxandar ukoll fil‑5:30 p.m… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
Rita kellha ħajja iebsa. Nistgħu ngħidu li l-imħabba tagħha miċ-ċokon u b’mod speċjali meta kienet għarusa u omm irżina kienet imdawra b’ħafna vjolenza. L-imħabba tagħha kienet bħal warda mdawra b’ħafna xewk.
L-ikonografija jew ix-xbihat li għandna ta’ Santa Rita jfakkruna li l-Mulej fiċ-ċirkustanzi ta’ ħajjitha għażilha biex tkun xebh tat-tbatija tiegħu. Imma wkoll li bl-imħabba tagħha tegħleb it-tbatija u tittrasformaha… Read more »
L-Erbgħa 20 ta’ Mejju, numru ta’ membri taż-ŻAK kellhom l-opportunità li jipparteċipaw fi djalogu internazzjonali li sar online grazzi għal Catholic EarthCare Australia li organizzaw din il-laqgħa virtwali bejn 80 żagħżugħ u żagħżugħa ta’ bejn is-16 u l-25 sena. Iż-żgħażagħ kienu ġejjin mill-Awstralja, New Zealand, Tonga, is-Samoa u Malta. Minħabba s-sitwazzjoni tal-Covid-19 li l-pajjiżi kollha qed jesperjenzaw bħalissa, u l-fatt li matul din il-ġimgħa l-Knisja qed tiċċelebra il-ħames anniversarju mill-publikazzjoni ta’ Laudato si’, din l-organizzazzjoni ħasbet li huwa l-mument opportun li jiġu flimkien żgħażagħ kattoliċi li għandhom għal qalbhom il-protezzjoni tal-ambjent sabiex jaqsmu u jiddiskutu problemi ekoloġiċi li l-pajjiżi tagħna u d-dinja qed tesperjenza, ibbażati wkoll fuq it-tagħlim tal-Papa Franġisku permezz ta’ Laudato si’… Read more »
