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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 »
The Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima – Memorial
Readings of the Day
First Reading: Acts 13:26-33
Psalm: 2:6-7,8-9,10-11
Gospel: John 14:1-6
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? … Read more »
20 delegat għall‑katekeżi fl‑Ewropa attendew konferenza ta’ tliet ijiem f’Malta fejn ddiskutew il‑ministeru tal‑katekist u l‑irwol importanti li għandu fid‑dinja tal‑lum biex titwassal l‑Aħbar it‑Tajba. Il‑konferenza ġiet organizzata mit‑Taqsima tal‑Katekeżi fi ħdan is‑CCEE (Kunsill tal‑Konferenzi Episkopali Ewropej) flimkien mal‑Konferenza Episkopali Maltija u mas‑Segretarjat għall‑Katekeżi tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Din kienet l‑ewwel darba li d‑delegati ltaqgħu fiżikament minn wara l‑pandemija.
Fil‑laqgħat u d‑diskussjonijiet ta’ dawn it‑tlitt ijiem ħarġet is‑sbuħija tal‑Knisja Kattolika fid‑diversità tagħha fl‑Ewropa u l‑modi differenti kif il‑Kelma qed tixxandar fil‑konkret f’dawn il‑pajjiżi… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ġesù għal diversi drabi f’din is-silta tal-Evanġelju, mill-kapitlu 13 ta’ San Ġwann, juża l-kelma ‘nibgħat’, ‘mibgħut’; minn fejn ġejja l-kelma ‘appostlu’. Hu qed jibgħatna f’ismu. Imma qabelxejn qed ifakkarna li hu wkoll il-mibgħut. “Min jilqa’ lili, ikun jilqa’ lil dak li bagħtni” (Ġw 13:20). L-ewwel appostlu hu Ġesù stess – hu l-mibgħut tal-Missier biex jurina l-qalb ta’ Alla li hu missier, missier ta’ kull ħniena… Read more »
At the “General States of Birth” meeting, Pope Francis calls for joint efforts to reverse the course of the “cold demographic winter” as birth rates decline in several nations, stressing that “it can be done” through mutual collaboration at all levels of society.
Addressing participants at the second edition of the “General State of Births” meeting held on Thursday at the Auditorium della Conciliazione in Rome, Pope Francis highlighted that the issue of the birthrate represents a real social emergency that is not immediately perceptible like other problems that occupy the news… Read more »
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 »
Readings of the Day
First Reading: Acts 13:13-25
Psalm: 88 (89):2-3,21-22,25,27
Gospel: John 13:16-20
When Jesus had washed the disciples’ feet, he said to them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him.
If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it… Read more »
Catechesis on Old Age
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
Today we will talk about Judith, a biblical heroine. The conclusion of the book that bears her name – we have listened to a passage – summarizes the final part of the life of this woman, who defended Israel from its enemies. Judith is a young and virtuous Jewish widow who, thanks to her faith, beauty and cunning, saved the city of Bethulia and the people of Judah from the siege of Holofernes, general of Nebuchadnezzar king of Assyria, an overbearing and contemptuous enemy of God… Read more »
Tlesta l‑proġett ta’ restawr fuq il‑faċċata, il‑koppla u l‑kampnari tal‑Knisja Parrokkjali tan‑Naxxar, proġett li sar b’investiment ta’ €155,500, li 80% minnhom kienu kofinanzjati minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea. Il‑proġett ġie inawgurat illum mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Chris Bonett. Preżenti wkoll is‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross, u l‑Arċipriet Dun David Gauci.
Permezz ta’ dan il‑proġett, li għalih ikkontribwixxew ukoll il‑parruċċani tan‑Naxxar, tnaddfet il‑ġebla tal‑faċċata u tal‑kampnari u xi wħud mill‑ġebel, b’mod partikolari dak fin‑naħa ta’ fuq, kellu jinbidel minħabba deterjorazzjoni tal‑ġebla kawża tal‑espożizzjoni għall‑elementi naturali u t‑tniġġis tal‑arja… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
L-aħħar parti ta’ dan l-Evanġelju smajnieha l-Ħadd li għadda. Is-silta b’xi mod hi kompluta kif smajnieha llum għax tagħtina l-post, il-ħin u anki għaliex Ġesù qal il-kliem sabiħ li smajna fil-Ħadd tar-Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, ir-raba’ ħadd ta’ wara l-Għid. L-ewwel nett kienet ix-xitwa Ġesù, ovvjament immaġinaw żmien ix-xita u l-kesħa, ma jippritkax fil-beraħ imma jmur fit-tempju, fil-loġġa ta’ Salamun, xi ħaġa msaqqfa, u jitkellem hemmhekk jiltaqa’ man-nies u hemmhekk il-Lhud jistaqsuh ċar u tond: “Jekk inti l-Messija, għidilna ċar u tond” (Ġw 10:24)… Read more »
