News from the Church in Malta
On Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd November 2023, the Archbishop’s Curia, including the Marriage Office in Floriana, and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Valletta, will be closed all day.
The Curia reopens on Monday, 6th November 2023. 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: Romans 8:18-25
Psalm: 125 (126):1-2ab,2cd-3,4-5,6
Gospel: Luke 13:18-21
In those days, Jesus said: “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in the garden; it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”
And again he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” Read more »
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L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Hemm sitt ijiem li fihom wieħed għandu jaħdem; mela fihom ejjew biex titfejqu, u mhux is-Sibt!” (Lq 13:14). Din hija d-dikjarazzjoni li għamel il-kap tas-Sinagoga, u skont l-Evanġelju, għamilha “b’saħna fuqu”. Ir-raġuni kienet illi Ġesù kien għadu kif fejjaq mara li kienet ilha tmintax-il sena sħaħ marida u, minħabba l-mard tagħha, kienet ukoll milwija ħafna, lanqas kienet tista’ toqgħod dritta.
X’naraw fl-attitudni ta’ Ġesù, mbagħad min-naħa l-oħra, tal-kap tas-Sinagoga? … Read more »
Mary, look at us! We stand here before you. You are our Mother, and you know our struggles and our hurts. Queen of Peace, you suffer with us and for us, as you see so many of your children suffering from the conflicts and wars that are tearing our world apart.
This is a dark hour. This is a dark hour, Mother. In this dark hour, we look to you, and in the light of your countenance we entrust ourselves and our problems to your maternal Heart, which knows our anxieties and fears… Read more »
The Synthesis Report at the conclusion of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality is published. Looking ahead to the second session in 2024, the text offers reflections and proposals on topics such as the role of women and the laity, the ministry of bishops, priesthood and the diaconate, the importance of the poor and migrants, digital mission, ecumenism, and abuse.
Women and the laity, diaconate, ministry and magisterium, peace and the climate, the poor and migrants, ecumenism and identity, new languages and renewed structures, old and new missions (including the “digital” mission), listening to all and probing everything more deeply, even the most ‘controversial’ issues… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Mgħallem, liema hu l-kmandament il-kbir tal-liġi?” (Mt 22:36). Din il-mistoqsija li għamlu lil Ġesù – kif smajna fl-Evanġelju llum – kienet fi żmien Ġesù mistoqsija li jagħmlu l-għorrief biex jagħżlu liema fost il-kmandamenti kien l-iktar wieħed importanti. Kellhom diversi liġijiet u kmandamenti – kien hemm ’l fuq minn 600, uħud jgħidulek x’għandek tagħmel u oħrajn x’m’għandekx tagħmel. U kienu jiddilettaw jagħmlu din id-diskussjoni biex jagħrfu liema hu l-kmandament l-iktar importanti… 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: Romans 8:12-17
Psalm: 67 (68):2 & 4,6-7ab,20-21
Gospel: Luke 13:10-17
Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight.
When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your ailment.” When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day.”
But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites! … Read more »
Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire in the Holy Land. Addressing the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus, the Holy Father invited everyone to “continue to pray … for the serious situation in Palestine and Israel”. In particular, he asked that humanitarian aid be allowed to enter Gaza and that all hostages be freed.
The situation in Gaza has intensified over the last few days… Read more »
