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Ascension of the Lord – Solemnity
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 1:1-11
Salm: 46 (47):2-3,6-7,8-9
Second Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23
Gospel: Luke 24:46-53
And he said to them, “Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Intom xhud ta’ dan” (Lq 24:48). Il-Mulej, hu u jibgħat lid-dixxipli għeżież tiegħu fid-dinja, jagħtihom il-missjoni li jkunu xhieda. Illum qegħdin niċċelebraw Tlugħ is-Sema tal-Mulej imma r-rakkont li qrajna mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa, mhuwiex rakkont ta’ qsim il-qalb ta’ min qed jinfired darba għal dejjem minn xi ħadd maħbub. Innutajna, li huma u jersqu lejn Ġerusalemm, huma mimlijin ferħ kbir… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
L-ewwel instint ta’ Marija wara t-tħabbira tal-anġlu, fir-rakkont li jagħtina Luqa, hu “li qamet u marret tħaffef lejn l-għoljiet, f’belt tal-Lhudija” (Lq 1:39) biex tiltaqa’ ma’ Eliżabetta. L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna jibda b’dan il-mument, b’din id-deċiżjoni ta’ Marija. Nafu u niftakru li l-anġlu Gabrijel lil Marija taha sinjal; li dak li kien qed jgħidilha, u dak li kienet wegħedha, mhux biss kien iseħħ imma kien ser iseħħ bil-qawwa ta’ Alla… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 18:23-28
Psalm: 46 (47):2-3,8-9,10
Gospel: John 16:23b-28
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete… Read more »
Pope Francis, in connection with international shrines worldwide, will lead a Rosary for peace from the Basilica of St Mary Major on 31 May for those suffering the ongoing war in Ukraine and other wars around the world.
Pope Francis will lead a Rosary for peace as a sign of hope for those suffering from the ongoing war in Ukraine and wars around the world… 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 »
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Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 18:9-18
Psalm: 47(46):2-3,4-5,6-7
Gospel: John 16:20-23a
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world… Read more »
Wara sentejn Caritas Malta se ttella’ wirja ta’ arti ispirata mill-poeżija ta’ Michael Boffa. Matul il-wirja se jitnieda wkoll il-ktieb tal-poeżiji Forsaken, li jġorr l-istess isem tal-wirja u li jinkludi x-xogħlijiet artistiċi abbinati mal-poeżiji ta’ Boffa.
Il-poeżiji ta’ Boffa nkitbu f’mumenti diffiċli li kien għaddej minnhom u jirriflettu l-emozzjonijiet li kien qed iħoss f’dak iż-żmien. Dawn il-poeżiji, 30 b’kollox, ingħaddew f’idejn 10 artisti u kull poeżija ġiet interpretata f’xogħol ispirat mill-istess poeżija… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Mimlijin ferħ kbir, reġgħu lura Ġerusalemm u qagħdu l-ħin kollu fit-tempju jbierku lil Alla”. Mill-ewwel tolqotna r-reazzjoni ta’ dawn id-dixxipli, li kien għad kif kellhom l-esperjenza ta’ Ġesù li tela’ s-sema. Meta, kif jgħid l-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, Ġesù nfired minn magħhom u tela’ s-sema, kont tistenna li r-reazzjoni tagħhom kienet tkun ftit differenti – il-fatt li hu telaq, infired minn magħhom”… Read more »
