Monthly Archives: May 2022

The Gospel of the day: 6th May

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 9:1-20
Psalm: 116 (117):1,2

Gospel: John 6:52-59

In those days, the Jews disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. 

Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died… Read more »

I urge you to come to the table prepared by Jesus – the Archbishop

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan l-Evanġelju jagħtina ħafna spunti ta’ riflessjoni. Il-kapitlu 6 ta’ San Ġwann li qegħdin naqraw dawn il-jiem, jitkellem dwar il-ħobż tal-ħajja li hu Ġesù stess fil-kelma tiegħu, fil-preżenza tiegħu fil-Knisja, permezz tal-ispirtu qaddis tiegħu imma wkoll fil-misteru kbir tal-ġisem u d-demm għażiż tiegħu fl-Ewkaristija.

Biss, minħabba s-sitwazzjoni preżenti u ċ-ċirkostanzi li ninsabu fihom, nixtieq nagħmel riflessjoni ċkejkna fuq il-kliem ta’ Ġesù dwar l-ikel tal-ġisem qaddis tiegħu.” Min jiekol ġismi jgħix għal dejjem… Read more »

A programme of activities for the feast of St George Preca 2022

  The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Blata l-Bajda

A programme of activities by the Society of Christian Doctrine for the feast of St George Preca will start today. The programme will be held in the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal where the remains of this Maltese saint and founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine M.U.S.E.U.M. are found.

Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 May 2022
Adoration at 5pm. Triduum Mass at 6pm in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal at Blata l-Bajda… Read more »

The Salesian Provincial Chapter comes to an end

Nhar l-Erbgha 4 ta’ Mejju 2022, intemm il-Kapitlu Provinċjali tas-Salesjani ta’ Dun Bosco f’Malta, li sar fid-dar tat-talb tal-Lunzjata, ir-Rabat. Matul il-Kapitlu rappreżentanti minn kull komunità Salesjana rriflettew, fi spirtu ta’ smigħ u dixxerniment, dwar numru ta’ proposti li huma l-frott ta’ proċess ta’ riflessjoni li kull komunità wettqet wara l-Kapitlu Ġenerali ta’ Turin li sar fi Frar tal-2020.

It-tema What kind of Salesian for the youth of today? … Read more »

Pope at Audience: Faith is not a symbol of our weakness but rather a sign of its strength

  The Vatican

Catechesis on Old Age

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

On the path of these catecheses on old age, today we meet a biblical figure – and old man – named Eleazar, who lived at the time of the persecution of Antiochus Epiphanes. He is a wonderful character. His character gives us a testimony of the special relationship that exists between the fidelity of old age and the honour of faith… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 5th May 2022, 9:30am

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 »

The Gospel of the day: 5th May

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 8:26-40
Psalm: 65 (66):8-9,16-17,20

Gospel: John 6:44-51

In those days, Jesus said to the crowd: “No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, “And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. 

Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven… Read more »

Pope Francis: ‘I am ready to meet Putin in Moscow’

“I have a torn ligament; I will have an operation with infiltrations and we will see… I’ve been like this for a long time; I can’t walk. There was a time when popes used to go with the gestatorial chair. It requires a little humiliation.”

This is how Pope Francis justified the fact that he could not get up to greet Luciano Fontana and the deputy director Fiorenza Sarzanini of the Corriere della Sera, whom he received at the Casa Santa Marta for an interview that the newspaper published on Tuesday… Read more »

Research by Caritas on the cost of food and medicine for low-income families

Purchases have risen by more than €100 according to the study of the Minimum Essential Budget for a Decent living

Kull erba’ snin Caritas Malta, mill-2012, għamlet studju magħruf bħala Minimum Essential Budget for a Decent Living (MEBDL). L-iskop ta’ din ir-riċerka hu biex jiddentifika prezz ta’ baskett ta’ servizzi u oġġetti li familji bi dħul baxx, għandhom bżonn biex jgħixu ħajja diċenti. Dan l-istudju jiffoka fuq tliet tipi ta’ familji: żewġ adulti u żewġt itfal, adult u żewġt itfal, u żewġ anzjani… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 4th May 2022, 9:30am

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Għin lill‑Arċidjoċesi twettaq il‑missjoni tagħha Agħti Donazzjoni »

Segwi l-qari tal-Quddiesa tal-lum hawnhekk.

Talba għat-Tqarbina tax-Xewqa

Ġesù, jiena nemmen li Inti tinsab tabilħaqq fis-Sagrament tal-Ewkaristija. 
Irrid inħobbok fuq kollox u fuq kulħadd.
Inti taf li nixtieq nirċevik ġewwa fija.
Imma ġaladarba bħalissa ma nistax nilqgħek ġewwa fija sagramentalment,
nitolbok li tiġi fija spiritwalment.
Ejja għandi Ġesù tiegħi, biex jiena niġi għandek… Read more »