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Readings of the day
First Reading: James 1:12-18
Psalm: 93 (94):12-13a,14-15,18-19
Gospel: Mark 8:14-21
The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.
He enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” They concluded among themselves that it was because they had no bread… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Hemm espressjoni li juża Ġesù llum fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa li żgur tolqotna: “ħrief qalb l-ilpup”. Hekk jgħidilhom lit-72 dixxiplu li jibgħathom qablu tnejn tnejn f’kull belt u post fejn kien sejjer hu. Jgħidilhom: “Araw, qiegħed nibgħatkom bħal ħrief qalb l-ilpup”.
Ma tantx hi espressjoni li, mal-ewwel daqqa ta’ għajn, tagħmel kuraġġ; kemm għax meta tgħid “ilpup” l-ewwel ma tħoss hu biża’ u twerwir; u anke “ħrief”, qisu f’moħħok jiġi xi ħadd ċkejken u kwiet… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!
At the centre of the Gospel of today’s Liturgy are the Beatitudes (cf. Lk 6:20-23). It is interesting to note that Jesus, despite being surrounded by a great crowd, proclaims them by addressing them to “his disciples” (v. 20). He speaks to the disciples. Indeed, the Beatitudes define the identity of the disciple of Jesus… 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: Acts 13:46-69
Psalm: 116:1,2
Gospel: Luke 10:1-9
After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself intended to go. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest. Go on your way… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Wieħed mill-kummenti li spiss nisimgħu hu li l-Knisja – meta ngħid il-Knisja, jiġifieri aħna lkoll li nemmnu fi Kristu – trid timxi maż-żminijiet. Dan hu veru f’ħafna affarijiet, li l-Knisja trid tagħraf tadatta dak li għandu jkun adattat għaż-żminijiet. Imma kultant dan il-kumment jingħad f’sens ieħor: jiġifieri li f’dak li aħna nemmnu, għandek tħares lejn kif in-nies qegħdin jgħixu, u timxi ma’ dan; jekk illum qed jaħsbu hekk, tibda taħseb bħalhom; jekk illum qed jgħixu hekk, tibda tagħmel bħalhom… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ġesù jħares lejn kotra kbira ta’ dixxipli tiegħu u ġemgħa kbira ta’ nies; fosthom jara ħafna foqra, nies bil-ġuħ, qed jara ħafna nies imnikktin bil-ħajja. Nistgħu ngħidu li jekk illum ikollu jiġi l-Mulej jerġa’ jiltaqa’ magħna, aħna li ħafna drabi għandna diversi tip ta’ faqar u ta’ ġuħ, forsi nsofru wkoll xi inġustizzja.
Qed isejħilna ‘imberkin’. Xi ħaġa stramba biex tifhimha għaliex ħadd f’sensih mhu se jsejjaħ il-ġuħ, in-niket, il-faqar bħala barka fihom infushom… 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 »
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-8
Psalm: 1:1-2,3,4,6
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12,16-20
Gospel: Luke 6:17,20-26
And He came down with them and stood on a stretch of level ground. A great crowd of His disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Qabad jitkellem sewwa”. Dan hu li qrajna fl-Evanġelju skont San Mark fuq dan ir-raġel li ma kienx jisma’ u ma kienx jitkellem sew, u ħaduh għand Ġesù biex ifejqu. Kien fl-inħawi tad-Dekapoli, u Ġesù ħarġu għalih waħdu minn qalb il-folla, u fejqu b’mod li dan beda jisma’ u jitkellem.
Kienet esperjenza tassew kbira għal dan ir-raġel! L-Evanġelju jgħid li “widnejh infetħulu, l-irbit ta’ lsienu nħall, u qabad jitkellem sewwa”… Read more »
