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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 Sam 17, 32-33.37.40-51
Psalm: 143 (144), 1.2.9-10
Gospel: Mk 3, 1-6
In those days, Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come forward.” Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.
He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him. Read more »
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Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi, delegate of the Bishops’ Conference of Malta to COMECE, says he is proud the new European Parliament President is a compatriot of his and expresses confidence for a fruitful working relationship between lawmakers and the Church.
Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola has been chosen to head the European Parliament.
The 43-year-old politician from the EU’s smallest nation is the youngest president ever to run the chamber… Read more »
The Maltese Bishops welcome Dr Roberta Metsola during a courtesy at the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana, 02.03.2021
The Church in Malta congratulates Dr Roberta Metsola on her appointment as President of the European Parliament. The Bishops of Malta and Gozo hope that through her work, the European project continues to promote the fundamental values that respect democracy, rule of law, human dignity, human rights, freedom and equality of all European citizens, especially the vulnerable… Read more »
St Paul’s Missionary College Rabat and Savio College are currently participating in the fourth edition of the LIFE project. The aim of the LIFE project is for schools to develop initiatives related to water conservation. During an activity, in which students presented their projects, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli explained that €10,000 are being allocated to enable students to carry out their sustainable initiatives… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Fi żmien Ġesù, kien hemm tliet prattiċi reliġjużi komuni ħafna għal dawk li jemmnu: it-talb, l-għoti ta’ karità u s-sawm. Kienu diġà qabel fit-Testment il-Qadim, kienu fi żmien Ġesù, u baqgħu mbagħad fil-ħajja tal-Knisja, u għadhom ukoll illum prattiċi importanti ħafna għal min jemmen.
Iżda x’kien jiġri kultant, u jista’ jiġri anke llum? Li dawn jitqiesu bħala obbligi – għandek tagħmilhom – jew li tagħmilhom biex tidher li qed tagħmel it-tajjeb, u kultant in-nies kienu jinsew li l-ispirtu li għandu jmexxi dak li jagħmlu hu dak tal-imħabba lejn Alla u lejn l-oħrajn… 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: 1 Sam 16, 1-13
Psalm: 88 (89), 20.21-22.27-28
Gospel: Mk 2, 23-28
In those days, one Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions.” Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the Sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.” Read more »
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Ecumenical Service, the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana
As from tomorrow, Tuesday 18th January 2022, all Christians around the world will be celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which will end on 25th January. This year’s theme is “We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him” (Mt 2:2). This theme and related material has been prepared by the Christian Churches in the Middle East… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!
The Gospel of today’s liturgy recounts the episode of the wedding at Cana, where, to the couple’s delight, Jesus transformed water into wine. This is the way the account ends: “This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed in him” (Jn 2:11)… Read more »
