News from the Church in Malta
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:8-22
Psalm: 118 (119):129,130,131,132,133,135
Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16
In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. “You are the light of the world… Read more »
The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation announced that the Exhibition of the Tapestries ‘A Gift of Glory’ has been extended until Saturday 1 July 2023. The visitor opening hours are Monday to Saturday between 09:00 hrs to 16:45 hrs (last entry 16:15 hrs).
The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation announced the extension of its Open Day to commemorate the completion of a sixteen-year restorative project of the historic set of Tapestries… 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: 2 Corinthians 1:1-7
Psalm: 33 (34):2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Qegħdin jumejn qabel il-festa kbira ta’ Corpus Christi – is-solennità tal-Ġisem u d-Demm Imqaddes tal-Mulej – u nixtieq li naħsbu ftit fuq l-Ewkaristija, u dak li tfisser għall-ħajja tagħna.
Waqt iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-quddiesa, għandna l-kelma – smajna llum fl-Evanġelju li lil Ġesù, “il-kotra kbira ta’ nies qagħdet tisimgħu bil-qalb kollha” (Mk 12:37). Hu importanti li nisimgħu l-kelma, għax hemm il-preżenza tal-Mulej… Read more »
Today the Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Holy Body and Blood of Jesus, better known as Corpus Christi.
For this occasion, Archbishop Charles Scicluna celebrated a mass that started at 9:30am at St John’s Co-Cathedral, after which the traditional procession with the Eucharist took place along the main streets of Valletta.
In recent years, this procession was held in Mdina but traditionally this procession has always taken place in Valletta… 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 »
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Solemnity
Readings of the day
First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2-3,14b-16a
Psalm: 146(147):12-13,14-15,19-20
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
Gospel: John 6:51-58
Jesus said to the crowds: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
The Jews quarrelled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us (his) flesh to eat?”
Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you… Read more »
Preparations are underway to transfer the remains of the Servants of God, Henry and Inez Casolani, from the Addolorata cemetery to St Augustine Church Valletta, for public veneration.
For this reason, on Monday 5 June an agreement, between the Augustinian Province and the Henry and Inez Casolani Association, was signed for this transfer to take place.
The marriage of the Casolani couple took place in 1944 at St… 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 »
