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Readings of the day
First Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10
Psalm: 99 (100):2,3,4,5
Gospel: Luke 12:13-21
Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”
Then he told them a parable… Read more »
Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna
In today’s Gospel, Jesus narrates a parable with a specific purpose, to show us that we should always pray incessantly. Prayer is an attitude towards God, through which we learn to live in his presence and dialogue with him. Through prayer, we feel his gaze on us but we also allow him to speak to our hearts.
In the example Jesus mentions, he speaks about a judge who lost the fear of God… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
L-istorja li jgħid Ġesù llum fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa turina żewġ persuni: waħda armla u mħallef. L-armla qed tagħmel talba insistenti quddiem Imħallef. Nixtieq li nħarsu lejn dawn it-tnejn biex nifhmu l-messaġġ li Ġesù qed jagħtina.
Inħarsu l-ewwel lejn l-armla, persuna li għaddejja minn tbatija. Fi żmien Ġesù, l-armla kienet fost in-nies l-aktar maħqura u li jbatu fis-soċjetà ta’ dak iż-żmien. Ma kellha lil ħadd jaqbeż għaliha, jew jippreżenta l-każ tagħha; kien rari f’dak iż-żmien li mara tidher quddiem Imħallef. Imma din kienet mara ta’ determinazzjoni qawwija, u ta’ rieda soda, u kienet temmen li, anke jekk trid tieħu ħafna paċenzja, fl-aħħar il-ġustizzja ssir… Read more »
The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Exodus 17:8-13
Psalm: 120 (121):1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8
Second Reading: 2 Tim 3:14 – 4:2
Gospel: Luke 18:1-8
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.
He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being… Read more »
“Patri Elija Vella kien strument f’idejn Alla li li permezz tiegħu ħalla xmajjar kbar ta’ grazzji fuq in-nies,” qal Patri Colin Sammut, il-Provinċjal Franġiskan li mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-ħajja ta’ Patri Elija Vella.
Fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar dalgħodu ngħatat l-aħħar tislima lill-patri maħbub li miet fl-età ta’ 81 sena t-Tnejn li għadda. Il-quddiesa kienet iċċelebrata mill-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna.
“Elija żera’ ż-żerriegħa tat-tama kull fejn mar… Read more »
Mgr Franz-Josef Overbeck, Vice-President of COMECE commenting on the 2022 Autumn Plenary Assembly
Gathered in Brussels on 12-14 October 2022, the Plenary Assembly of the Bishop Delegates of the EU Episcopates makes a strong appeal to Russia to immediately suspend the hostilities against Ukraine and to all parties to work towards a solution to the conflict. They also encourage strong EU cohesion. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi attended as the delegate for the Maltese Episcopal Conference… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Sliem għalik, mimlija bil-grazzja, il-Mulej miegħek,” (Lq 1:28). It-tislima tal-Arkanġlu Gabriel titnissel fuq fommna fit-talba tar-Rużarju: Sliem għalik, Marija, mimlija bil-grazzja, il-Mulej miegħek. Din it-tislima li aħna nlissnu għal ħamsin darba; hija tislima li tingħata wkoll lill-komunità li tiskopri Alla kemm iħobbha: Sliem għalik, il-Mulej miegħek,” (Lq 1:28). Il-komunità hija mimlija bil-grazzja għax hi mħaddna mill-ħniena tal-Mulej. Fil-każ tal-Verġni Marija, aħna nemmnu li ‘mimlija bil-grazzja’, hi proprju mill-bidu tal-eżistenza tagħha, fil-ġuf ta’ ommha Anna; mit-tnissil tagħha bla tebgħa… 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: Ephesians 1:15-23
Psalm: 8:2-3a,4-5,6-7
Gospel: Luke 12:8-12
Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God. Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven… Read more »
