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Reflection for the Seventh Sunday of Easter by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
Gospel: Lk 24:46-53
Jesus said to his disciples, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Aħna l-bnedmin nassoċjaw it-tluq ta’ xi ħadd għażiż ma’ mument ta’ niket. Niftakarni ċkejken immorru l-ajruport kull darba li kienu jiġu l-qraba tagħna msefrin biex narawhom sejrin. Fi tfuliti kont tista’ titla’ fil-gallerija biex tarahom anke telgħin l-ajruplan u kien ikun mument ta’ qsim il-qalb. Daqskemm kien ikun kbir il-ferħ li tilqa’ lil xi ħadd li ilek ma tarah, daqshekk kien ikun ta’ swied il-qalb u ta’ tbatija l-mument li terġa’ tinfired minn xi ħadd għażiż… Read more »
✠ Joseph Galea-Curmi
Isqof Awżiljarju
“Il-ferħ tagħkom ħadd ma jeħodhulkom” (Ġw 16:22). Dan hu li jgħid Ġesù lid-dixxipli tiegħu, fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann. Hawnhekk qiegħed fl-Aħħar Ċena. Jolqotna dan il-kliem, kif jitkellem fuq il-ferħ meta hu l-waqt ta’ dwejjaq, ta’ niket, u mument iebes ħafna għal Ġesù. Fil-fatt, ftit wara Ġesù kien se jkun arrestat, imbagħad jgħaddi mill-passjoni u mill-mewt tiegħu.
Hawnhekk jgħid lid-dixxipli tiegħu: “intom għad tibku u tingħu… għad iġarrbu n-niket”… Read more »
Government’s proposal to introduce embryo selection in the IVF procedure is nothing short of eugenics, as such methods do not deliver a “healthy baby” but provide a tool to enable the selection of which baby will live and which baby will be frozen in perpetuity.
Every embryo created through an IVF cycle is a distinct human being. Under the proposed procedure every embryo will be tested for possible monogenic disorders… 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 »
Ascension of the Lord – Solemnity
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 1:1-11
Salm: 46 (47):2-3,6-7,8-9
Second Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23
Gospel: Luke 24:46-53
And he said to them, “Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
L-ewwel instint ta’ Marija wara t-tħabbira tal-anġlu, fir-rakkont li jagħtina Luqa, hu “li qamet u marret tħaffef lejn l-għoljiet, f’belt tal-Lhudija” (Lq 1:39) biex tiltaqa’ ma’ Eliżabetta. L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna jibda b’dan il-mument, b’din id-deċiżjoni ta’ Marija. Nafu u niftakru li l-anġlu Gabrijel lil Marija taha sinjal; li dak li kien qed jgħidilha, u dak li kienet wegħedha, mhux biss kien iseħħ imma kien ser iseħħ bil-qawwa ta’ Alla… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 18:23-28
Psalm: 46 (47):2-3,8-9,10
Gospel: John 16:23b-28
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete… Read more »
Pope Francis, in connection with international shrines worldwide, will lead a Rosary for peace from the Basilica of St Mary Major on 31 May for those suffering the ongoing war in Ukraine and other wars around the world.
Pope Francis will lead a Rosary for peace as a sign of hope for those suffering from the ongoing war in Ukraine and wars around the world… 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 »
