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Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!
The Gospel of today’s Liturgy presents us the three parables of mercy (cf. Lk 15, 4-32); this is what they are called because they show God’s merciful heart. Jesus tells them to respond to the grumblings of the pharisees and the scribes, who say: “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them” (v.2)… 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: 1 Corinthians 11:17-26,33
Psalm: 39 (40):7-8a,8b-9,10,17
Gospel: Luke 7:1-10
When Jesus had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him. When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save the life of his slave… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Hi grazzja kbira li nisimgħu dawn it-tliet parabboli li Ġesù jagħżel biex jispjega lill-Fariżej xi tfisser il-ħniena ta’ Alla għal kull wieħed u waħda minna. “Il-pubblikani u l-midinbin kienu jersqu lejn Ġesù bi ħġarhom biex jisimgħuh. U kemm il-Fariżej u kemm il-kittieba kienu jgemgmu u jgħidu: ‘Nies midinba jilqa’ għandu dan u jiekol magħhom’” (Lq 15:1-2).
F’dan il-kuntest Ġesù jipprova jispjega lil dawn il-kittieba u l-Fariżej għaliex hu għażel li jilqa’ għandu lill-midinba, għaliex għażel li jiekol magħhom… Read more »
This Thursday, 15 September 2022, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will celebrate a Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a week after her death. Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m. at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta.
The congregation will be led by President Dr George Vella. State authorities, all Christians in Malta and priests are invited to attend this celebration of faith… 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 »
The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Exodus 32:7-11,13-14
Psalm: 50 (51):3-4,12-13,17 & 19
Second Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Gospel: Luke 15:1-32
Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So to them he addressed this parable… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22
Psalm: 115 (116):12-13.17-18
Gospel: Luke 6:43-49
Jesus said to his disciples : “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles… Read more »
Fra Darren Abela, Fra Christopher Bilocca u Fra Andre Bonaci kienu kkonfermati novizzi ġodda mal-Ordni Franġiskana Minuri, waqt quddiesa li saret fil-Knisja ta’ San Franġisk fil-Ħamrun.
Fil-quddiesa mmexxija mill-Ministru Provinċjal Twanny Chircop, kien hemm preżenti qraba u ħbieb ta’ dawn it-tliet novizzi kif ukoll diversi patrijiet oħra.
In-novizzi l-ġodda issa ser iħallu Malta sabiex imorru f’San Damjan t’Assisi sabiex jagħmlu sena novizjat hemmhekk… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Bħal-lum dejjem nisimgħu din il-lista ta’ ismijiet li jwasslu minn Abraham sa Ġużeppi, ir-raġel ta’ Marija. Nistgħu nistaqsu: imma għaliex fil-festa solenni tat-twelid ta’ Marija naqraw l-arblu tar-razza ta’ Ġużeppi? “Ktieb in-nisel ta’ Ġesù Krisu, bin David, bin Abraham” (Mt 1:1). Dan hu t-titlu li l-Evanġelista San Mattew jagħti lil din il-lista ta’ ismijiet, ismijiet li għalina huma strambi.
Nistgħu ngħidu li hemm ħsieb li jista’ jolqotna propju f’dan il-jum meta nifhmu li t-twelid ta’ Ġesù minn Marija u anke t-twelid tagħha, hemm tradizzjoni li tgħid li anke hi kienet min-nisel ta’ David, għandha l-għeruq tiegħu… Read more »
