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Readings of the day
First reading: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11
Psalm: 15 (16):1-2a and 5,7-8,9-10,11
Gospels: John 17:20-26
Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me… Read more »
Photo by Magda Ehlers L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Huma u jħarsu lejh, kien meħud ’il fuq, u sħaba ħadithulhom minn quddiem għajnejhom” (Atti 1:9). Dan hu li naqraw fl-Atti tal-Appostli, l-ispjega ta’ din il-ġrajja ta’ Tlugħ il-Mulej fis-Sema. Meta naraw ir-rakkont ta’ din il-ġrajja, u anke kultant pitturi li jġibu din il-ġrajja, qisu l-ewwel sensazzjoni li nħossu hija ta’ firda: Ġesù qiegħed mad-dixxipli, ikellimhom, jgħidilhom x’għandhom jagħmlu, u mbagħad jinfired minn magħhom, jitla’ ’l fuq u d-dixxipli jibqgħu jħarsu ’l fuq.
Imma, fil-fatt, aktar ma naqraw ’il quddiem l-Atti tal-Appostli stess, insibu li din il-firda kienet għal ftit mumenti… 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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 20:8-38
Psalm: 68(67):29-30,33-35a,35b-36c
Gospel: John 17:11b-19
Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying: “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are. When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled… Read more »
Ftit tal-jiem ilu saret it-tnedija tal-ktieb il-ġdid tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, fil-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, l-Imdina. ‘L-Għanja ta’ Ħabib’ hu ġabra ta’ aktar minn 120 poeżija, b’analiżi ta’ Prof. Charles Briffa u ritratti ta’ Daniel Cilia.
Il-poeżiji jitfgħu raġġ dawl fuq il-ħajja tal-Arċisqof bl-ewwel poeżija tmur lura għall-1975 filwaqt li l-iktar poeżija reċenti nkitbet fl-2022. Kif jispjega l-Arċisqof stess fid-daħla tiegħu għall-ktieb, fil-poeżiji hu qed jaqsam mal-qarrejja l-lehma ta’ żgħożitu, il-ħolm, ix-xewqat, it-turufnament u l-faraġ tal-adolexxenza… Read more »
Photo by Jill Wellington L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Għad iġġarrbu n-niket, imma n-niket tagħkom għad jitbiddel f’hena” (Ġw 16:20) Dan hu l-kliem li Ġesù jgħid lid-dixxipli tiegħu fl-Evanġelju llum. Dan huwa parti mid-diskors tal-Aħħar Ċena, meta Ġesù qed jitkellem kemm fuq it-tbatija tiegħu, il-passjoni u l-mewt – meta jgħid “intom għad tibku u tingħu” u “iġġarrbu n-niket” – kif ukoll fuq il-qawmien tiegħu – meta jgħid: “in-niket tagħkom għad jinbidel f’hena”… 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 20:17-27
Psalm: 67 (68):10-11,20-21
Gospel: John 17:1-11a
In those days, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. … Read more »
Is-sotterran uniku tal-Kurja tal-Isqof ta’ Għawdex, fi Triq ir-Repubblika, ir-Rabat Għawdex, jinsab miftuħ minħabba l-esebizzjoni bl-isem Shemà: Il-Wirja, organizzata mid-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex.
Barra esebiti prestiġjużi bħalma huma l-manuskritti oriġinali tat-traduzzjoni tal-Kotba Mqaddsa għall-Malti minn Pietru Pawl Saydon u Patri Eġidju Mizzi ofm conv. (b’dawn tal-aħħar qed jidhru fil-pubbliku għall-ewwel darba), kif ukoll pubblikazzjonijiet tal-aktar verżjonijiet bikrija tal-Kelma ta’ Alla miġjuba bil-Malti, il-wirja toffri itinerarju esperjenzali interattiv u awdjoviż li jgħin lil min iżurha jidħol iktar fil-fond tal-importanza tal-Kelma ta’ Alla fil-ħajja tan-Nisrani, tal-Knisja u tas-soċjetà… Read more »
