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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: Hebrews 12, 4-7.11-15
Psalm: 102 (103), 1-2.13-14.17-18a
Gospel: Mk 6, 1-6
Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Diġà għaddew 40 jum mill-festa tal-Milied u bħalma nagħmlu kull sena llum imbierku x-xemgħat mixgħula f’idejna biex infakkru fil-profezija sabiħa ta’ Xmun, raġel anzjan li meta ħa t-tarbija Ġesù f’idejh qal: “Dan huwa d-dawl tal-ġnus” (Lq 2: 32). Qal ukoll li din it-tarbija hija s-salvazzjoni: “Għajnejja raw is-salvazzjoni” (Lq 2:30). Sejjaħlu wkoll “Glorja ta’ Iżrael” (Lq 2:32).
Dawn huma titli sbieħ għat-tarbija Ġesù; hija l-profezija li dan l-anzjan, imnebbaħ mill-Ispirtu s-Santu, iwassal u jifhem li hu qiegħed jara dak li stenna: il-faraġ ta’ Iżrael… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Bdew jitolbuh ħafna lil Ġesù biex iwarrab minn pajjiżhom.” Hekk naqraw li għamlu n-nies lejn l-aħħar ta’ dan ir-rakkont mill-Evanġelju skont San Mark. Hija talba mill-aktar ta’ niket fl-Evanġelju, li jitolbu lil Ġesù jwarrab. Dawn in-nies kienu raw jew semgħu dak li għamel Ġesù, u riduh jitlaq.
Ħadd ma kien għamel dak li għamel Ġesù. Kien hemm dan ir-raġel li kellu xitan, anzi l-Evanġelju jgħid “leġjun”, jiġifieri kellu ħafna spirti ħżiena fih; dan ir-raġel li kien vjolenti – rari ssib xi ħadd vjolenti daqshekk fl-Evanġelju – u li kien jagħmel ħsara lilu nnifsu wkoll, u kien emarġinat… 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 »
Presentation of the Lord – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: Mal 3,1-4
Psalm: 23, 7-10
Gospel: Lk 2, 22-40
When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,” and to offer the sacrifice of “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,” in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord… Read more »
Pope Francis will celebrate the International Day of Human Fraternity on Thursday, 4 February, in a virtual event hosted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, with the participation of the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb; Secretary-General António Guterres of the United Nations; and other personalities.
On the same occasion, the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, which is inspired by the Human Fraternity Document, will be awarded… Read more »
Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Frar, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser ikompli jiċċelebra quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.
Il‑quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:
Addressing the faithful on the fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time from the Library of the Apostolic Palace, the Pope reflected on the reading from the Gospel of Mark (Mk 1: 21-28), that he explained, tells of a typical day in Jesus’ ministry: the Sabbath, a day dedicated to repose and prayer.
He described the reaction of those present in the synagogue of Capernaum where Jesus was reading and commenting on the Scriptures… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“X’tagħlim ġdid mogħti bis-setgħa!” Dan kien il-kumment li għamlu n-nies li kienu ħdejn Ġesù dakinhar li hu daħal is-sinagoga u qagħad jgħallem hemm. Mill-ewwel impressjonahom. Kif semgħuh jgħallem, l-Evanġelju jgħid li baqgħu mistagħġbin bil-mod tat-tagħlim tiegħu, għax kien jgħallimhom bħal wieħed li għandu s-setgħa, mhux bħall-kittieba. Imma aktar u aktar stagħġbu meta, kif naqraw fit-tieni parti tar-rakkont, Ġesù ħeles lil dak ir-raġel mill-ispirtu ħażin, u tah lura l-ħajja tiegħu libera… Read more »
