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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 »
The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23
Psalm: 89 (90):3-4,5-6,1213,14 & 17
Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-5,9-11
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 »
Highlights: Meeting with a delegation of indigenous peoples
Ahead of his departure from Quebec, Pope Francis meets with a delegation of indigenous peoples to express appreciation for his welcome to Canada, saying that he hopes to have contributed to the path of reconciliation and healing.
“I bear in my heart the incomparable treasure of all those individuals and peoples who have left a mark on me; the faces, smiles and messages that remain with me; the unforgettable stories and natural beauties; the sounds, colors and emotions that touched me deeply.”
Pope Francis offered those heartfelt words of appreciation to the people of Canada, as he prepared to depart from Quebec to make a brief stop in the northernmost city of Iqaluit… Read more »
Ix-xogħol fuq il-proġett ta’ restawr tal-kunvent ta’ Santu Wistin qed joqrob lejn tmiemu. Ix-xogħlijiet li saru jinkludu r-restawr u l-konservazzjoni tal-erba’ faċċati tal-kunvent, it-tħaffir arkeoloġiku ta’ parti mill-bitħa u l-installazzjoni ta’ lift li jkun aċċessibbli għal kulħadd. Permezz ta’ dan il-proġett, ġiet irriġenerata binja estensiva li kienet ilha biex tiġi rrestawrata b’mod sinifikanti minn wara t-Tieni Gwerra Dinjija, li matulha ġġarrfu partijiet sostanzjali. Parti minn din il-binja se tinbidel f’Ċentru ta’ Interpretazzjoni tal-Komunità… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Il-familja ta’ Marta, Marija u Lazzru kienet familja fejn Ġesù sab ħafna mħabba. Ġesù kien iħobb lil din il-familja. Naraw f’dawn it-tlieta min-nies xi ħaġa li nistgħu nitgħallmu ħafna wkoll għall-ħajja tagħna.
Ħa nħarsu l-ewwel lejn Marta, li ħafna drabi nassoċjawha proprju, kif naqraw f’din is-silta, ma’ dik li kellha ħafna x’tagħmel. Għalhekk, meta Ġesù kien hemm, bdiet tagħmel il-ħafna xogħol tad-dar, għall-bżonn biex tkun ta’ servizz għalih stess; u ħaditha bi kbira għax oħtha qagħdet hemm fejn Ġesù, u ma ġietx tgħinha… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jeremiah 26:11-16.24
Psalm: 68 (69):15-16,30-31,33-34
Gospel: Matthew 14:1-12
Herod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesus and said to his servants, “This man is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty powers are at work in him.”
Now Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, for John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Although he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, for they regarded him as a prophet… 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 John 4:7-16
Psalm: 33:2-11
Gospel: John 11:19-27
Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother Lazarus, who had died. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died… Read more »
Pope Francis with the Governor General of Canada and an Indigenous leader (Vatican Media)
The second leg of Pope Francis’ ongoing “Penitential Pilgrimage” has brought him to Québec City, where he will remain till Friday when he leaves for Iqaluit.
On Thursday evening, the Holy Father is scheduled to preside at Vespers with the Bishops, clergy, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral workers at the Notre Dame de Québec Cathedral… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Fil-parabbola meħuda minn kapitlu 13 ta’ San Mattew, Ġesù ma jaħbix it-tagħlim dwar il-ġudizzju finali. X’inhu dan? Huwa l-ġudizzju li jimmarka d-destin tagħna wara din il-ħajja. Dan huwa destin li aħna niddeċieduh minn issa. Il-mod kif nistgħu nevitaw il-ġudizzju tal-kundanna huwa li minn issa nitgħallmu nafdaw u nirrikorru lejn il-ħniena ta’ Alla.
Anke fil-mument tal-ġudizzju se jkun hemm ukoll il-ħniena ta’ Alla; l-offerta ta’ Alla li nilqgħu l-ħniena tiegħu… Read more »
