Yearly Archives: 2021

Pope urges Catholics to pray in May for end to COVID-19 pandemic

22/04/2021

Catholics across the globe are encouraged to dedicate the Marian month of May to pray for an end to the pandemic.

The initiative, behind which the Pope has thrown his support, involves 30 Marian Shrines from various parts of the world.

The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization announced the news with a press release on Wednesday afternoon.

It takes place under the theme “The whole Church was fervently praying to God,” which recalls a verse in the Book of Acts (12:5)… Read more »

‘Itma u Libbes’ campaign in aid of those in need

22/04/2021

Matul ir-Randan, permezz tal‑kampanja ‘Itma’ u Libbes’, inġabru €30,000 f’donazzjonijiet u madwar 45 vann mimlija ħwejjeġ f’kundizzjoni tajba. Dawn ser jgħinu lil persuni li għaddejjin minn sitwazzjonijiet diffiċli fis‑soċjetà.

Il-kampanja ġiet organizzata mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta permezz tat‑Taqsima tad‑Djakonija fil‑Parroċċi ta’ Caritas Malta, flimkien ma’ Newsbook.com.mt u 103 Malta’s Heart fejn ixxandru diversi intervisti dwar ir-realtà tal-faqar.

Id-donazzjonijiet se jintużaw biex jinxtara ikel li jitqassam mill‑kappillani lill‑familji fil‑bżonn fil‑parroċċi tagħhom… Read more »

Pope Francis during General Audience: The vocal prayer

21/04/2021   The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Prayer is dialogue with God; and every creature, in a certain sense, “dialogues” with God. Within the human being, prayer becomes word, invocation, hymn, poetry… The divine Word is made flesh, and in each person’s flesh the word returns to God in prayer.

We create words, but they are also our mothers, and to some extent they shape us… Read more »

Having faith in the resurrection to a new life – The Archbishop

22/04/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù jkompli jispjega fis-Sinagoga ta’ Kafarnaum. Xi jfisser meta hu jgħid: “Jiena hu l-ħobż tal-ħajja” (Ġw 6:35 u Ġw 6:48). Nifhmu li f’din is-silta tal-Evanġelju, jinsisti ħafna fuq il-qawmien mill-imwiet u l-ħajja ta’ dejjem. Aħna kultant ikollna tentazzjoni, anke meta nippritkaw jew nitkellmu fuq Ġesù, li donnu ġab soluzzjonijiet għal din id-dinja, li l-messaġġ tiegħu jwassal sal-qabar, mhux lil hemm… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 22nd April, 9:30am

22/04/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 »

The Gospel of the day: 22nd April

22/04/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 8, 26-40
Psalm: 65 (66), 8-9. 16-17. 20

Gospel: Jn 6, 44-51

In those days, Jesus said to the crowd: “No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, “And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. 

Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven… Read more »

Quddiesa u Rużarju – 21 ta’ April, 9:30am

21/04/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 »

The Gospel of the day: 21st April

21/04/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 8, 1b-8
Psalm: 65 (66), 1-3a. 4-5. 6-7a

Gospel: Jn 6, 35-40

In those days, Jesus said to the crowd, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me… Read more »

‘Jesus: the bread of life that relieves humanity’s hunger’ – The Archbishop

20/04/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan il-kapitlu sabiħ, il-kapitlu 6 ta’ San Ġwann f’diskors li Ġesù jagħmel fis-sinagoga ta’ Kafarnahum, il-belt adottiva tiegħu fuq ix-xatt ta’ l-għadira tal-Galilija, il-baħar tal-Galilija u ta’ Tiberijade, il-Mulej juża x-xbieha tal-ħobż biex jitkellem fuqu nifsu. Lejn l-aħħar ta’ dan id-diskors sabiħ, Ġesù jitkellem ukoll fuqu nnifsu bħala l-Ewkaristija.

F’dan il-mument Ġesù jitkellem dwar il-persuna tiegħu, it-tagħlim tiegħu bħala l-ħobż tal-ħajja… Read more »