Yearly Archives: 2022

Holy Mass & Rosary – 20th May 2022, 9:30am

20/05/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 Gospel of the day: 20th May

20/05/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 15:22-31
Psalm: 56 (57):8-9,10-12

Gospel: John 15:12-17

Jesus said to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing… Read more »

For the greater glory of God and for the good of others – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the 500th anniversary of the conversion of St Ignatius of Loyola

18/05/2022   St Ignatius College, Ħal Qormi

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-istorja ta’ San Injazju hi storja ħafna drabi drammatika. Dan kien bniedem b’ambizzjoni kbira u ried li jkun suldat tajjeb, suldat li lest għal kull battalja. Aħna nafu li l-bidu tal-konverżjoni tiegħu jmur lura għal battalja minnhom – il-battalja ta’ Pamplona, fi Spanja viċin ħafna ta’ Franza – fejn San Injazju kien qed jiġġieled u jagħmel ħiltu fil-battalja, imma mbagħad intlaqat minn balla ta’ kanun li tertqitlu siequ l-leminija u anke feriet ix-xellugija… Read more »

The Pope at Audience: God is not afraid of our prayer of protest

18/05/2022   St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican

Catechesis on Old Age

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

The biblical passage we have just heard concludes the Book of Job, a universal literary classic. On our catechetical itinerary, we meet Job when he was an old man. We encounter him as a witness of a faith that does not accept a “caricature” of God, but protests loudly in the face of evil until God responds and reveals his face… Read more »

L-Iskola St Michael – l-Għaxqa ta’ San Ġorġ Preca

A book by Robert Aloisio

19/05/2022

St Michael’s School, a school run by the MUSEUM Society, celebrated its 75th  anniversary last November. For this occasion, Preca Publications has published a book in Maltese, researched by Robert Aloisio called L-Iskola St Michael – L-Għaxqa ta’ San Ġorġ Preca. The book contains a lot of new information about the school and that should find its place in the library of everyone who cares about education and St Ġorġ Preca because this school was really his and this book shows us why… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 19th May 2022, 9:30am

19/05/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 »

The Gospel of the day: 19th May

19/05/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 15:7-21
Psalm: 5 (96):1-2a,2b-3,10

Gospel: John 15:9-11

Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.” Read more »

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Public Lecture: “In search of meaning at end-of-life care”

18/05/2022

The general public and all University students and medical professionals are encouraged to attend tonight Prof. Marc Desmet’s SJ lecture entitled: “In search of Meaning at End-of-Life Care: Experiences of a Belgian Jesuit Palliative Care Physician.” It will be held at the South Auditorium of Mater Dei Hospital (Medical School) at 18:00.

There will also be the possibility to ask questions and discuss cases with Prof… Read more »

Pope: St Charles de Foucauld shared essence and universality of faith

18/05/2022

St Charles de Foucauld 

Just three days after declaring Charles de Foucauld a Saint, Pope Francis met with a delegation of the many women and men inspired by the French missionary’s life and charism.

Speaking to the Association of the Spiritual Family of Charles de Foucauld on Wednesday, the Pope called him a “prophet for our times, who knew how to highlight the essence and universality of the faith.”

He said St… Read more »