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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: Job 9:1-12,14-16
Psalm: 136 (137):1-2,3,4-5,6
Gospel: Luke 9:57-62
As Jesus and His disciples were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”
And to another he said, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead… Read more »
The Archdiocese of Malta has established a fund of €30,000 to promote hospitality initiatives within parishes and other communities. The Church will be using the fund – set up to mark 2022 World Day of Migrants and Refugees themed ‘Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees’ – to encourage collaborative initiatives within the community between citizens and migrants.
A spokesperson said that this fund is being set up as a follow-up to Pope Francis’s message during his visit to Malta, which recalled how St Paul had been received with ‘unusual kindness’… Read more »
More than 200 families are seeking assistance from the Millennium Chapel, Fr Hilary Tagliaferro told Newsbook.com.mt.
This newsroom sat down with Fr Hilary and discussed the services offered by the Millennium Chapel, including WOW – Wishing Others Well.
The coronavirus pandemic followed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have left their impact on the global economy. The latter has had an outsized impact on the global supply chain, impeding the flow of goods, fueling dramatic cost increases and product shortages, and creating catastrophic food shortages around the world… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Qamet kwistjoni bejn id-dixxipli dwar min kien l-akbar fosthom” (Lq 9:46). Dan hu li jgħid San Luqa fl-Evanġelju tiegħu llum, u mal-ewwel nintebhu kemm dawn id-dixxipli ma kinux fehmu tassew, sa dak il-mument, min kien Ġesù, u x’kien qed jgħallimhom Ġesù. Ftit qabel din is-silta, Ġesù kien qed iħabbrilhom, għat-tieni darba, li se jgħaddi mill-mewt li twassal għall-qawmien, li se jgħaddi mis-sofferenza… 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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Job 3:1-3,11-17,20-23
Psalm: 88(87):2-3,4-5,6,7-8
Gospel: Luke 9:51-56
When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem… Read more »
Il-Mulej qed jiġborna madwar il-mejda tiegħu u jsir għalina ħobż: “Huwa l-ħobż tal-festa fuq il-mejda tal-ulied, […] joħloq il-qsim ma’ xulxin, isaħħaħ ir-rabtiet, għandu togħma ta’ komunjoni” (Innu għas-XXVII Kungress Ewkaristiku Nazzjonali, Matera 2022). Imma l-Vanġelu li għadna kemm smajna jgħidilna li mhux dejjem fuq il-mejda l-ħobż hu maqsum: dan hu minnu; mhux dejjem iħalli l-fwieħa tal-komunjoni; mhux dejjem hu miksur fil-ġustizzja… 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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Job 1:6-22
Psalm: 16 (17):1,2-3,6-7
Gospel: Luke 9:46-50
An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus realised the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his side and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me… Read more »
