News from the Church in Malta
Next Saturday, 22nd April 2023, two new deacons shall be ordained by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna. The two deacons are the seminarians Malcolm John Saliba from the Parish of the Assumption of our Lady, Ħ’Attard, and Karl Andrew Schembri from the Parish of the Nativity of our Lady, Mellieħa.
The Mass shall be celebrated at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta and shall be transmitted live on Church.mt and Newsbook.com.mt… Read more »
On celebrating 55 years of service with people in need, Caritas Malta, will be hosting an exhibition of watercolour paintings created by John Martin Borg and his daughter Claire.
This diverse exhibition is entitled “In the Heart of Spring”. Besides the obvious, that this is a celebration of the glory season, the title relates to the work of Caritas Malta, which has brought a new spring into the lives of so many individuals for the past fifty-five years… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
After… talking about evangelization and talking about apostolic zeal, after considering the witness of Saint Paul, the true “champion” of apostolic zeal, today we will turn our attention not to a single figure, but to the host of martyrs, men and women of every age, language and nation who have given their life for Christ, who have shed their blood to confess Christ… 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: Acts 5:27-33
Psalm: 33 (34):2 u 9,17-18,19-20
Gospel: John 3:31-36
The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things. But the one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony… Read more »
The Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, H.G. Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai SDB, paid his first official visit to Id-Dar tal-Providenza where he was welcomed by Fr Martin Micallef, Director, and Mrs Nadine Camilleri Cassano, Administrator of the Home.
He had the opportunity to meet with a number of residents and support workers. The Apostolic Nuncio said it was a great joy for him to visit Id-Dar tal-Providenza and meet with the people who live there… 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: Acts 5:17-26
Psalm: 33 (34):2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9
Gospel: John 3:16-21
God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Ġie għand Ġesù bil-lejl” (Ġw 3:2). Dan hu li naqraw fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann illum fuq Nikodemu, wieħed mill-kbarat tal-Lhud, li ried jitkellem ma’ Ġesù u mar għandu bil-lejl. Nikodemu kien Fariżew, u aħna meta nisimgħu l-kelma “Fariżej”, jixgħel dawl aħmar, għax nafu kemm il-Fariżej kienu joħolqu diffikultajiet fi żmien Ġesù, u kienu kontra ħafna milli għamel u ħafna milli għallem… Read more »
The children’s book, ‘Spazju għal Qalbi – Beloved Space’, issued by the Spiritual Development in Schools unit within the Archdiocese of Malta in collaboration with the National Literacy Agency, is now available for purchase. Written by Silvana Cardona, this book consists of 11 short stories of around 500 words each. The stories are set in Malta and are about children and adults experiencing different situations in their lives… Read more »
