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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: Acts 7, 51 – 8, 1a
Psalm: 30 (31), 3cd-4. 6ab & 7b, 8a. 17 & 21ab
Gospel: Jn 6, 30-35
The crowd said to Jesus, “What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, “He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”
Then Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life… Read more »
Żgur li ħadd minna mhu se jlum lil dawk in-nies li marru jfittxu lil Ġesù. Kellhom l-esperjenza tat-tkattir tal-ħobż u l-ħut, u għalihom Ġesù kien dak li jista’ jipprovdilhom dak li għandhom bżonn. Għalhekk marru jfittxuh u, meta ma sabuhx, qasmu bid-dgħajjes għan-naħa l-oħra. U meta fl-aħħar sabuh, qalulu, qishom biex jilmentaw: “Rabbi, meta ġejt hawn?” Speċi: ħrabtilna min-naħa l-oħra!
U Ġesù, li dejjem jitkellem ċar u bla kantunieri, jgħidilhom: “Intom qegħdin tfittxuni mhux għax rajtu s-sinjali, imma għax kiltu mill-ħobż u xbajtu.” Jgħidilhom Ġesù: intom mhux għax rajtu s-sinjali u emmintu, m’għandkomx din il-fidi fija; imma qed tfittxuni għal dak li pprovdejtilkom… Read more »
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Buongiorno!
On this Third Sunday of Easter, we return to Jerusalem, in the Cenacle, as guided by the two disciples of Emmaus, who had listened with great emotion to Jesus’ words along the way and then had recognized him “in the breaking of the bread” (Lk 24:35). Now, in the Cenacle, the Risen Christ presents himself in the midst of the group of disciples and greets: “Peace to you!” (v… 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: Acts 6, 8-15
Psalm: 118 (119), 23-24.26-27.29-30
Gospel: Jn 6, 22-29
After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea. The next day, the crowd that remained across the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat, but only his disciples had left… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
F’Ħadd il-Għid, il-Mulej Rxoxt juri lilu nnifsu lil Marija Maddalena li tmur tavża lill-ħdax u d-dixxipli: “il-Mulej qam tassew”. Tnejn minnhom jitilqu minn Ġerusalemm. L-aħbar li semgħu ħawdithom u ma ġabitilhomx paċi f’qalbhom. Jerħulha għal għonq it-triq lejn villaġġ jismu Għemmaws; il-Mulej ma jabbandunahomx imma jissieħeb magħhom u huma ma setgħux jagħrfuh. Ġesù jibda jispjegalhom l-Kelma ta’ Alla u xħin jaslu qrib il-villaġġ jagħmel tabirruħu li se jkompli fit-triq u jgħidulu: “Ibqa magħna, għax issa sar ħafna ħin u l-jum ġa wasal biex jintemm” (Lq 24:29)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Il-ġrajja ta’ meta Kristu Rxoxt jidher lid-dixxipli tiegħu hi ġrajja li turina l-bidla li sseħħ fid-dixxipli hekk kif Kristu ħaj ikun preżenti fosthom.
Il-bidla
Id-dixxipli, kif rawh, “twerwru bil-biża’”. U ħasbuh xi fantażma. Hu kien qalilhom, żmien qabel, li kellu jgħaddi mill-passjoni u l-mewt u jqum mill-imwiet. Imma għalihom tant kienet esperjenza iebsa u diffiċli li jarawh jispiċċa fix-xejn fuq is-salib, li kienet esperjenza li tilfitilhom kull tama… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
L-Evanġelju tal-lum jibda billi jsemmi żewġ dixxipli; ir-rakkont tal-esperjenza tagħhom qrajnieh f’jum il-Għid il-Kbir u aħna nafuhom bħala ż-żewġ dixxipli ta’ Għemmaws. Meta jagħrfu lil Ġesù, jirritornaw minn fejn kienu ġew, jirritornaw Ġerusalemm u jgħidu lill-ħdax li kienu għarfu lil Ġesù fil-qsim tal-ħobż (Lq 24:35). Din l-espressjoni sabiħa, ‘il-qsim tal-ħobż’, hija l-iżjed isem antik li aħna l-Insara għandna għall-Ewkaristija: il-qsim tal-ħobż… 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 »
