News from the Church in Malta
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 2nd August 2023, at 7pm, Vespers of the Dead will be celebrated for the soul of Mgr Paul Darmanin OFM Cap, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Garissa in Kenya, who went to met the Lord on Tuesday, 25th July. This moment of prayer shall be presided over by Bishop Joseph Alessandro OFM Cap in Floriana at the Church of the Holy Cross known as ‘Tal-Kapuċċini’… Read more »
565 żgħażagħ Maltin u Għawdxin ħallew Malta sabiex flimkien ma’ eluf ta’ żgħażagħ oħra minn madwar id‑dinja u mal‑Papa Franġisku jipparteċipaw fil‑Jum Dinji taż‑Żgħażagħ f’Lisbona l‑Portugall. Il‑grupp Malti se jkun immexxi milll‑Isqof ta’ Għawdex Anton Teuma. Il‑Papa xtaq li t‑tema għal din is‑sena tkun “Marija qamet u marret tħaffef” (Lq 1:39) sabiex iħeġġeġ liż‑żgħażagħ jimxu fuq l‑eżempju ta’ Marija u ma jibżgħux ixandru l‑Bxara t‑Tajba… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!
Today the Gospel tells the parable of a merchant in search of precious gemstones, who, Jesus says, “on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it” (Mt 13:46). Let us pause a little on the actions of this merchant, who first seeks, then finds and finally buys… Read more »
During the summer of 2022, ŻAK Ħal Tarxien and Azione Cattolica San Severo held an exchange in Malta with the title of ‘Id f’Id,’ discussing sustainability and post-COVID-19 rebuilding. This year, the second part of the exchange took place between July 10th and 16th, this time in San Severo, Italy, with the title ‘ToGeThere,’ emphasising the significance of collective efforts to achieve the UN 2030 agenda… 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: Exodus 33:7-11; 34:5b-9,28
Psalm: 102 (103):6-7,8-9,10-11,12-13
Gospel: Matthew 13:36-43
In those days, Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father… Read more »
Għin lill‑Arċidjoċesi twettaq il‑missjoni tagħha Agħti Donazzjoni »
Segwi l-qari tal-Quddiesa tal-lum hawnhekk.
Talba għat-Tqarbina tax-Xewqa
Ġesù, jiena nemmen li Inti tinsab tabilħaqq fis-Sagrament tal-Ewkaristija.
Irrid inħobbok fuq kollox u fuq kulħadd.
Inti taf li nixtieq nirċevik ġewwa fija.
Imma ġaladarba bħalissa ma nistax nilqgħek ġewwa fija sagramentalment,
nitolbok li tiġi fija spiritwalment.
Ejja għandi Ġesù tiegħi, biex jiena niġi għandek… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Exodus 32:15-24.30-34
Psalm: 105 (106):19-20,21-22,23
Gospel: Matthew 13:31-35
In those days, Jesus put before the crowd another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”
Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing. This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth to speak in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”
Saint of the day: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest Read more »
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L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“X’xorti kellha dik Sant’Anna, il-Bambin jgħidilha nanna,
Xortih tajba San Ġwakkin, nannu jgħidlu l-Bambin!”
Din it-taqbila popolari fil-folklor Malti tfisser b’mod tajjeb ħafna l-festa li qed niċċelebraw illum, li hija l-festa ta’ Sant’Anna, patruna ta’ din il-parroċċa ta’ Wied il-Għajn, u fl-istess waqt b’enfasi partikulari fuq in-nanniet. Dan għaliex illum Sant’Anna qed tfakkarna dak li smajna lil Ġesù jgħid fl-Evanġelju, u li jgħodd ħafna għaliha u għar-raġel tagħha San Ġwakkin: “Ħenjin għajnejkom għax qegħdin jaraw, ħenjin widnejkom għax qegħdin jisimgħu” (Mt 13:16)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Il-parabbola tal-bidwi li ħareġ jiżra’ hija parabbola li għandha messaġġ importanti ħafna għall-ħajja tagħna. Hawnhekk Ġesù jispjega din il-parabbola ta’ dan il-bidwi li kien qed jiżra’, u ż-żerrigħat waqgħu f’erba’ postijiet differenti: mal-mogħdija, f’art kollha blat, qalb ix-xewk u f’art tajba, ħamrija tajba. U l-messaġġ li qed jagħti Ġesù f’din il-parabbola, l-ewwel nett hu li ż-żerriegħa, li hi l-Kelma ta’ Alla, għandha l-qawwa li tagħmel il-frott… Read more »
