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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: Ex 2, 1-15a
Psalm: 68 (69), 3.14.30-31.33-34
Gospel: Mt 11, 20-24
In those days, Jesus began to reproach the cities in which most of his deeds of power had been done, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Din is-silta mill-kapitlu 10 ta’ San Mattew miktuba f’kuntest speċjali ħafna: il-kuntest meta l-komunità Nisranija kienet għaddejja minn persekuzzjoni l-iżjed ħarxa. It-twemmin f’Ġesù kien qed jifred il-familji, iwassal għall-mewt, joħloq inkwiet u kultant ukoll kunflitt. Il-kelma ta’ Ġesù tiġi mfakkra f’dan il-kuntest, kuntest ta’ għażla li mhix dejjem faċli. Bħal min irid jagħżel bejn it-tajjeb u l-ħażin.
M’ilux kont qed naqra ktieb ‘Dying to live’ ta’ Danielle Vella, li jġib rakkonti ta’ diversi refuġjati u migranti… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ġesù kien għamel l-esperjenza tal-missjoni tiegħu, u beda jgħallem u jfejjaq. Fl-Evanġelji tal-Ħdud li għaddew, rajna lil Ġesù jterraq fil-Galilija, ifejjaq u saħansitra jqajjem mill-imwiet lit-tifla ta’ Ġajru. Illum mar fir-raħal fejn trabba u jħoss li ma jilqgħuhx. L-urġenza li jwassal l-aħbar it-tajba tas-saltna tal-Missier hi qawwija ħafna; u jagħżel li jsieħeb miegħu wħud mid-dixxipli, minn dawk li kienu qegħdin isegwuh, li l-komunità bdiet issejħilhom it-Tnax, “u beda jibgħathom tnejn tnejn, filwaqt li tahom is-setgħa fuq l-ispirti ħżiena” (Mk 6:7)… Read more »
With the signature of Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, President of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), and of Atty. Vincenzo Bassi, President of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE), a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two organisations to formalise the cooperation already in place.
“Pastors and families are called to be together” – affirmed Card… 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: Ex 1, 8-14. 22
Psalm: 123 (124): 1-3.4-6.7-8
Gospel: Mt 10, 34 – 11, 1
In those days, Jesus told his apostles: “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household.
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”
Now when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim his message in their cities. Read more »
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, buongiorno!
I am glad to be able to keep the Sunday Angelus appointment, even here from “Gemelli” Policlinico. I thank you all: I have felt your closeness and the support of your prayers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
The Gospel passage we read today in the Liturgy recounts that Jesus’ disciples, sent by Him, “anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them” (Mk 6:13)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ġesù jsieħeb miegħu grupp ta’ rġiel li skont it-tradizzjoni, l-ewwel komunità kienet issejħilhom ‘it-tnax’. Tnax kienu dawk li Ġesù għażel biex ikunu miegħu imma wkoll jibgħathom fil-missjoni tiegħu. Ma ninsewx li m’ilux fakkarna li meta Ġesù mar f’pajjiżu ma laqgħuhx u allura jiddeċiedi jmur fil-bliet kemm tal-Galilija u kemm tal-Lduhija jħabbar il-Bxara t-Tajba. Imma Ġesù ma jistax ilaħħaq waħdu u allura jsejjaħ lil dawn it-tnax u jibda jibgħathom tnejn tnejn filwaqt li jagħtihom is-setgħa tiegħu nnifsu: is-setgħa fuq l-ispirti l-ħżiena (Mk 6:7)… 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 »
