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In the Gospel of today’s Liturgy we see Jesus react somewhat unusually: He is indignant. And what is most surprising is that his indignation is not caused by the pharisees who put him to the test with questions about the legality of divorce, but by his disciples who, to protect him from the crowd of people, rebuke some children who had been brought to Jesus… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Meta ngħidu “nitolbu għal vokazzjonijiet”, moħħna jmur mill-ewwel fis-sejħa li jagħmel Alla għall-ħajja saċerdotali jew reliġjuża. Bir-raġun, imma hemm diversi sejħiet oħra, u waħda mill-vokazzjonijiet importanti hi dik għall-ħajja miżżewġa.
Ħajja li ġejja minn Alla
Il-kelma ta’ Alla, mill-ktieb tal-Ġenesi – ktieb li nkiteb tant snin ilu imma jibqa’ attwali, anzi forsi qatt ma kien daqshekk attwali f’ċerti punti li jagħmel – tgħidilna li ż-żwieġ hu vokazzjoni… 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: Jonah 1,1 – 2, 1.11
Psalm: Jonah 2, 2.3.4.5.8
Gospel: Lk 10, 25-37
Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ġesù ma jistħix isejħilna ħutu (ara Lhud 2:11). Laqtitni ħafna din l-espressjoni mill-Ittra lil-Lhud, mit-tieni qari li għadna kemm smajna llum. “Għax kemm dak li jqaddes,” il-Mulej fis-safa u fl-imħabba tiegħu, “u dawk li jiġu mqaddsin,” aħna li għandna bżonn il-ħniena tiegħu, li għandna bżonn il-korrezzjoni tiegħu, “ilkoll huma mill-istess wieħed” (Lhud 2:11).
Din l-espressjoni profonda tal-awtur tal-Ittra lil-Lhud qed tħares lejn il-Missier, li bagħat lil ibnu biex jifdina u qal li huwa l-Iben t’Alla magħmul bniedem, qed iħares lejna… Read more »
“…when we take care of the environment we are taking care of ourselves.” Article by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
A year ago today, Pope Francis published his third encyclical, entitled Fratelli Tutti (We are all brothers and sisters). It speaks about fraternity and social friendship, which the Pope indicates as the ways to build a more just and peaceful world, with the contribution of all… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Ibqgħu fl-imħabba tiegħi” (Ġw 15:9). Kemm hi ħaġa ta’ ferħ, ta’ faraġ, li tisma’ dan il-kliem ta’ Ġesù; li meta jitkellem fuq ir-relazzjoni tagħna miegħu, u tiegħu magħna, juża kelma waħda: ‘l-imħabba’. “Ibqgħu fl-imħabba tiegħi” (Ġw 15:9). U l-kmandament li jagħtina juża l-istess verb: ‘li tħobbu lil xulxin’. “Dan hu l-kmandament tiegħi: li tħobbu lil xulxin” (Ġw 15:12). U l-imħabba li tiġbor ir-relazzjoni tagħna miegħu u tiegħu magħna hi mħabba straordinarjament qawwija… 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 »
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Gen 2:18-24
Psalm: 127(128):1-2,3,4-5,6
Second Reading: Heb 2:9-11
Gospel: Mk 10:2-16
Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. But from the beginning of creation, “God made them male and female.’
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. Read more »
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Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Ottubru, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jkompli jiċċelebra quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.
Il‑quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:
