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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: 1 Sam 16, 1-13
Psalm: 88 (89), 20.21-22.27-28
Gospel: Mk 2, 23-28
In those days, one Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions.” Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the Sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.” Read more »
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Ecumenical Service, the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana
As from tomorrow, Tuesday 18th January 2022, all Christians around the world will be celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which will end on 25th January. This year’s theme is “We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him” (Mt 2:2). This theme and related material has been prepared by the Christian Churches in the Middle East… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!
The Gospel of today’s liturgy recounts the episode of the wedding at Cana, where, to the couple’s delight, Jesus transformed water into wine. This is the way the account ends: “This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed in him” (Jn 2:11)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Omm Ġesù kienet hemm”. Dan id-dettall hu l-ewwel wieħed li jagħtina San Ġwann meta jitkellem dwar it-tieġ f’Kana tal-Galilija. Jgħidilna mill-ewwel li Marija, Omm Ġesù, kienet preżenti. Qisu mill-bidu jrid jindika li din il-preżenza se tagħmel differenza kbira f’dan it-tieġ. Marija tissemma qabel Ġesù, li l-Evanġelju jgħid li kien preżenti wkoll mad-dixxipli tiegħu.
Nixtieq li nħarsu ftit lejn din il-ġrajja tat-tieġ ta’ Kana, u naraw Marija f’dan it-tieġ, u x’tgħidilna hi għall-ħajja tagħna… 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: 1 Sam 15, 16-23
Psalm: 49 (50), 8-9.16bc-17.21 & 23
Gospel: Mk 2, 18-22
John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and people came and said to Jesus, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Bħalma għarus jitgħarres xebba, hekk jitgħarrsek il-Bennej tiegħek; u bħalma l-għarus jitgħaxxaq b’għarustu, hekk jitgħaxxaq bik Alla tiegħek” (Iż 62:5). Dan hu kliem il-profeta Iżaija magħżul illum biex jitfa’ dawl fuq l-Evanġelju sabiħ li għadna kemm smajna. Ġesù u Marija jmorru f’tieġ f’Kana tal-Galilija. X’aktarx kien xi ħadd jiġi mill-Madonna għax hija l-ewwel waħda li tissemma fost il-mistednin li nafu bihom… Read more »
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 62:1-5
Psalm: 95:1-2a,2b-3,7-8a,9-10ac
Second Reading: 1 Cor 12:4-11
Gospel: Jn 2:1-11
In those days, there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? … 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 »
