Yearly Archives: 2021

The Gospel of the day: 8th April

08/04/2021

Thursday of Easter week
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 3, 11-26
Psalm: 8, 2a & 5.6-7.8-9

Gospel: Lk 24, 35-48

The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost… Read more »

Pope Francis during General Audience: Praying in communion with the Saints

07/04/2021   The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Today, I would like to reflect on the connection between prayer and the communion of saints. In fact, when we pray, we never do so alone: even if we do not think about it, we are immersed in a majestic river of invocations that precedes us and proceeds after us. A majestic river.

Contained in the prayers we find in the Bible, that often resound in the liturgy, are the traces of ancient stories, of prodigious liberations, of deportations and sad exiles, of emotional returns, of praise ringing out before the wonders of creation… And thus, these voices are passed on from generation to generation, in a continual intertwining between personal experience and that of the people and the humanity to which we belong… Read more »

Mass is not only to be watched on television but it is to be lived in our community – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of St Gregory

07/04/2021   St Catherine's Old Church also known as St Gregory's Church

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan ir-rakkont sabiħ jiġri propju dakinhar tal-qawmien ta’ Ġesù mill-imwiet. Dakinhar stess, jgħidilna Luqa, li qed jikteb dan it-tielet Evanġelju: “Dakinhar stess, fl-ewwel jum tal-ġimgħa” (Lq 24:13).

Id-dixxipli diġà semgħu li l-qabar vojt, li semgħu ukoll ir-rakkont tan-nisa li dehrulhom xi anġli u qalulhom li Ġesù hu ħaj, li qam mill-imwiet. Imma dawn iż-żewġ dixxipli jiddeċiedu li jitilqu minn Ġerusalemm u għal għonq it-triq il-qalb tagħhom hi mimlija swied il-qalb… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 7th April, 9:30am

Mass on the feast of St Gregory

07/04/2021   St Catherine's Old Church also known as St Gregory's Church

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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: 7th April

07/04/2021

Wednesday of Easter Week
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 3, 1-10
Psalm: 104 (105), 1-2.3-4.6-7.8-9

Gospel: Lk 24, 13-35

That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognising him… Read more »

Recognising the Risen Lord in our brothers and sisters – The Archbishop

06/04/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Għalfejn qiegħda tibki?” ( Ġw 20:13). Din il-mara mwieżna u mħarrka, imqanqla mill-imħabba, tmur biex tidlek il-katavru tal-maħbub Ġesù biż-żjut imfewħa b’sinjal tal-qima u ta’ preżervazzjoni, u ssib qabar vojt.

Tibqa’ tippretedi li ssib katavru. “Jekk ħadtu int minn hawn, għidli fejn qegħedtu, u jiena nġibu lura” (Ġw 20:15). Ix-xewqa tagħha hi li terġa’ ġġib il-katavru ta’ Ġesù fil-qabar… Read more »

More than 500 killed by Myanmar’s military junta

06/04/2021

More than 500 people have been killed in Myanmar in the Military junta’s ruthless crackdown on protests since the Feb 1 ousting of the elected government and their leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a local non-governmental organization has said.   

As of 29 March, 510 people are now confirmed killed by security forces led by the military junta said the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) on Monday… Read more »

Young people’s mental health is a priority

06/04/2021

The Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Church Schools Association (CSA) are concerned about several issues raised in the white paper on “the responsible use of cannabis”.

In light of the proposed white paper, the Secretariat and the CSA emphasise that priority should be given to the effect of cannabis on young people’s mental health and the way it will promote and strengthen a cannabis culture among our young today as well as entire future generations… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 6th April, 9:30am

06/04/2021   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: 6th April

06/04/2021

Tuesday of Easter Week
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 2, 36-41
Psalm: 32 (33), 4-5.18-19.20 & 22

Gospel: Jn 20, 11-18

Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been… Read more »