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Pope Francis has promulgated a motu proprio titled ‘Fidem servare’ modifying the organizational chart of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith by separating the responsibilities of the doctrinal and disciplinary sections.
By means of a motu proprio entitled Fidem servare (“preserving the faith”; cf. 2 Tim… 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: James 1:19-27
Psalm: 14 (15):2-3ab,3cd-4ab,5
Gospel: Mark 8:22-26
When Jesus and His disciples arrived at Bethsaida, people brought to Him a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. Putting spittle on his eyes He laid His hands on him and asked, “Do you see anything?” Looking up he replied, “I see people looking like trees and walking.” Then He laid hands on his eyes a second time and he saw clearly; his sight was restored and he could see everything distinctly… Read more »
St Valentine, is not only known as the patron saint of marriage and love, he is also known as the patron saint for epilepsy. Some attribute this to the name ‘Valentine’ being similar to the German word for “fallen,” as many types of seizures could cause a person to fall. Others say that a bishop named Valentine healed a Roman orator’s son from a seizure… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Min jaf x’jgħidilna Ġesù lilna meta nogħtru fil-fidi tagħna fih. Inkunu f’sitwazzjoni diffiċli u ngħidu: ‘Alla ttarax, ma jismax,’ jew naħsbu li se nsolvu kollox weħidna.
Id-dixxipli nsew il-ħobż bħalma jiġrilu kulħadd. Ma kellhomx x’jieklu u nsew li magħhom kien hemm il-Mulej li jieħu ħsieb hu. Imma l-Mulej mhux tal-maġija għax imbagħad kultant it-tentazzjoni l-oħra hi: u jagħmel il-Mulej… Read more »
L-Ambaxxata ta’ Malta f’Ruma, l-Italja, stiednet lill-komunità ta’ Maltin u Għawdxin f’Ruma biex jiċċelebraw is-solennità tan-Nawfraġju tal-Appostlu Missierna San Pawl nhar il-Ġimgħa, 11 ta’ Frar 2022.
Il-quddiesa, immexxija minn Mons. Maximilian Grech, saret fil-Knisja ta’ Santa Marija in Traspontina. Għaliha attendew l-Ambaxxatur ta’ Malta, is-Sur Carmel Vassallo u s-sinjura tiegħu flimkien mal-ħaddiema tal-Ambaxxata, kif ukoll numru mdaqqas ta’ Maltin, barranin, u saċerdoti u reliġjużi li bħalissa qegħdin joffru s-servizzi tagħhom lill-parroċċi ta’ Ruma u l-Vatikan… 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: James 1:12-18
Psalm: 93 (94):12-13a,14-15,18-19
Gospel: Mark 8:14-21
The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.
He enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” They concluded among themselves that it was because they had no bread… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Hemm espressjoni li juża Ġesù llum fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa li żgur tolqotna: “ħrief qalb l-ilpup”. Hekk jgħidilhom lit-72 dixxiplu li jibgħathom qablu tnejn tnejn f’kull belt u post fejn kien sejjer hu. Jgħidilhom: “Araw, qiegħed nibgħatkom bħal ħrief qalb l-ilpup”.
Ma tantx hi espressjoni li, mal-ewwel daqqa ta’ għajn, tagħmel kuraġġ; kemm għax meta tgħid “ilpup” l-ewwel ma tħoss hu biża’ u twerwir; u anke “ħrief”, qisu f’moħħok jiġi xi ħadd ċkejken u kwiet… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!
At the centre of the Gospel of today’s Liturgy are the Beatitudes (cf. Lk 6:20-23). It is interesting to note that Jesus, despite being surrounded by a great crowd, proclaims them by addressing them to “his disciples” (v. 20). He speaks to the disciples. Indeed, the Beatitudes define the identity of the disciple of Jesus… Read more »
