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Thursday of Easter week
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 3:11-26
Psalm: 8:2a,5,6-7,8-9
Gospel: Luke 24:35-48
The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost… 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 »
Wednesday of Easter Week
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 3:1-10
Psalm: 104 (105):1-2,3-4,6-7,8-9
Gospel: Luke 24:13-35
That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognising him… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters,
Christ is risen!
On this day we proclaim that he, the Lord of our life, is “the resurrection and the life” of the world (cf. Jn 11:25). Today is Easter, the Pasch, a word that means “passage”, for in Jesus the decisive passage of humanity has been made: the passage from death to life, from sin to grace, from fear to confidence, from desolation to communion… Read more »
Photo by MART PRODUCTION L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Ma mmutx imma nibqa’ ngħix, u nħabbar l-għemejjel tal-Mulej” (Salm 118:17). Dan hu l-kliem li tlabna fis-salm illum, u huwa l-kliem li jfisser b’mod sabiħ ħafna din il-festa kbira li qed nagħmlu llum. Dan għaliex aħna u niċċelebraw il-qawmien ta’ Ġesù, qed niċċelebraw l-ikbar u l-isbaħ festa tagħna – fuqha hija mibnija l-fidi tagħna.
Ġesù qam mill-mewt… 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 »
Tuesday of Easter Week
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 2:36-41
Psalm: 32 (33):4-5,18-19,20 u 22
Gospel: John 20:11-18
Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.”
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus… Read more »
Photo by Lukas L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Qegħdin tfittxu lil Ġesù li kien imsallab. Mhuwiex hawn, għaliex qam, kif kien qal” (Mt 28:5-6). Din hija l-Aħbar il-kbira li ta l-anġlu lin-nisa li marru ħdejn il-qabar ta’ Ġesù, u hija l-Aħbar li tiġbor l-aktar ħaġa essenzjali – l-Aħbar it-Tajba – fil-kelma ta’ Alla. Hija l-isbaħ Aħbar, hija l-ikbar Aħbar, mhux biss għalina li nemmnu imma għall-umanità kollha.
Ir-rabta mal-Passjoni u l-Mewt
Nistgħu nifhmu ħafna x’jiġifieri din l-Aħbar li Ġesù qam mill-mewt meta aħna niftakru f’dak li ċċelebrajna f’dawn il-ġranet li għaddew, speċjalment ilbieraħ meta fakkarna l-Passjoni u l-mewt ta’ Ġesù… Read more »
Min ma jerfax salibu u jimxi warajja ma jistax ikun dixxiplu tiegħi
Is-salib nassoċjawh mal-Għid minħabba r-rebħa ta’ Ġesù fuq il-mewt permezz tal-qawmien tiegħu iżda mhux minn dejjem kien simbolu tal-fidi Nisranija. Is-simboli li kienu jużaw l-ewwel Insara biex jidentifikaw lilhom infushom ma’ Kristu kienu l-ħaruf, l-ankra u anki l-ħuta. Imbagħad kien fi żmien l-Imperatur Kostantinu li s-salib beda jintuża bħala simbolu tal-fidi Nisranija, wara li kellu viżjoni ta’ salib bil-kliem: “B’dan is-sinjal inti tirbaħ”… Read more »
