News from the Church in Malta
Archbishop Charles celebrated Mass on the feast of Christ the Redeemer in Senglea on Sunday afternoon. Mass was followed by a procession around the streets of Senglea during which prayers were recited for the country, the Church, and for vocations.
This was the first time the procession behind the statue of Christ the Redeemer was held in Senglea since 2019.
Earlier this week, the Archpriest of Senglea, Rev… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Meta Ġesù qorob għalih iż-żmien li fih kellu jittieħed mid-dinja” (Lq 9:51). Hekk jibda l-Evanġelju tal-lum. Qegħdin fil-kapitlu 9 ta’ San Luqa. San Luqa diġà jibda jkellimna fuq il-mument meta Ġesù jittieħed mid-dinja bil-passjoni ħarxa tiegħu, bil-mewt tiegħu fuq is-salib. Hu l-mument li nfakkruh b’din l-istatwa għażiża tar-Redentur. Wasal iż-żmien li jitgħabba bil-mard tagħna, bid-dnubiet tagħna, litteralment iġorrhom fuq spallejh… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!
The Gospel for this Sunday’s Liturgy tells us about a turning point. This is what it says: “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he made a resolute decision to set his face to go to Jerusalem” (cf. Lk 9:51). Thus he begins his “great journey” toward the Holy City which required a special decision because it was his last one… Read more »
Hemm tliet kelmiet li jiġbru din il-ġrajja li smajna llum fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, fejn lil Ġesù nsibuh b’rieda sħiħa miexi lejn Ġerusalemm. Huma kelmiet li huma ta’ għajnuna għalina li rridu nkunu dixxipli ta’ Ġesù, u nimxu warajh.
Hemmhekk ma laqgħuhx
L-ewwel nett il-kelma ‘rifjut’. Naqraw fl-Evanġelju l-kliem “Hemmhekk ma laqgħuhx”. Dan hu x’ġaralu Ġesù meta hu u sejjer lejn Ġerusalemm, ried jgħaddi f’raħal tas-Samarija… 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: Amos 2:6-10,13-16
Psalm: 50(49):16bc-17,18-19,20-21,22-23
Gospel: Matthew 8:18-22
When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side. A scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”
Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” But Jesus answered him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.”
Saint of the day: Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Read more »
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L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Huma diversi l-mumenti meta fit-talb tal-Knisja nsibu lil Ġwanni, it-tifel ta’ Żakkarija u ta’ Eliżabetta bħala l-protagonist jew wieħed mill-protagonisti. Illum qed niċċelebraw it-twelid tiegħu imma l-ewwel darba li niltaqgħu miegħu, għadu tarbija fil-ġuf, fil-festa tal-Viżitazzjoni, meta Marija maret iżżur il-qariba tagħha Eliżabetta. It-tarbija li kellha Eliżabetta fil-ġuf, li llum niċċelebraw it-twelid tagħha, qabżet bil-ferħ malli semgħet il-vuċi ta’ Marija ssellem lil Eliżabetta, xi ħaġa li Eliżabetta stess tgħid: “Malli smajt it-tislima tiegħek, it-tarbija li għandi fil-ġuf qabżet bil-ferħ” (Lq 1:44)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Qabel il-miġja ta’ Ġesù, Ġwanni deher ixandar magħmudija ta’ ndiema lill-poplu kollu ta’ Iżrael. U meta kien wasal fi tmiem il-ħidma tiegħu, Ġwanni qal: “Jien m’iniex dak li intom taħsbu li jien. Imma, araw, warajja ġej wieħed li jien lanqas ma jistħoqqli nħoll il-qorq ta’ riġlejh” (Atti 13:25). Dan il-vers mill-ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli jiġbor l-ispirtwalità ta’ San Ġwann il-Battista li tiegħu qed niċċelebraw it-twelid… Read more »
Message by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
Over 380 so-called “normal” human embryos have been cryopreserved since the embryo freezing law came into effect in 2018. The fate of these embryos is still uncertain. The recently proposed Bill to introduce pre-implantation genetic testing for monogenic diseases (PGTM) involves the testing of early embryos to detect particular genetic diseases. Embryos found to carry these genetic variants are to be frozen indefinitely… 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 »
