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Divine Mercy Sunday
Readings of the day
First Reading: Atti 2:42-47
Psalm: 117(118):2-4,13-15,22-24
Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9
Gospel: John 20:19-31
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, «Peace be with you.» When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side… Read more »
Photo by Pixabay L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Il-Mulej dan!” (Ġw 21:7) Dan hu l-kliem li qal id-dixxiplu l-maħbub, fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann, kliem li bih jistqarr li Ġesù huwa ħaj.
Hawnhekk għandna r-rakkont sabiħ ta’ dawn is-seba’ dixxipli li marru biex jistadu. Pietru qalilhom “sejjer nistad” (Ġw 21:3), u marru miegħu. Għalkemm ħafna minnhom kienu jifhmu fis-sajd, dakinhar ma qabdu xejn. U meta reġgħu lura, jaraw xi ħadd fuq ix-xatt… 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 »
Saturday of Easter week
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 4:13-21
Psalm: 117 (118):1,14-15,16ab-18,19-21
Gospel: Mark 16:9-15
When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping. When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe… 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 »
Friday of Easter week
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 4:1-12
Psalm: 117 (118):1-2,4,22-24,25-27a
Gospel: John 21:1-14
In those days, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We also will come with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
After having seen, two weeks ago, St Paul’s personal zeal for the Gospel, we can now reflect more deeply on the evangelical zeal as he himself speaks of it and describes it in some of his letters.
By virtue of his own experience, Paul is not unaware of the danger of a distorted zeal, oriented in the wrong direction… Read more »
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the papal encyclical Pacem in Terris, on the 25th of April at 19:00 at the Archbishop’s Curia, the Justice & Peace Commission is organising an expert-panel discussion on how Malta’s neutrality can serve the cause of peace.
Malta’s Constitution defines Malta as a “neutral state actively pursuing peace, security and social progress among all nations by adhering to a policy of non-alignment and refusing to participate in any military alliance.” This neutrality clause was introduced in 1987… 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 »
