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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: Isaiah 42:1-7
Psalm: 26 (27):1,2,3,13-14
Gospel: John 12:1-11
Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him. Mary took a litre of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ippermettuli noffri riflessjoni qasira ispirata minn dan ir-rakkont kommoventi tal-Passjoni tas-Sinjur tagħna Sidna Ġesù Kristu skont San Mark.
First of all I would like to greet our English speaking friends who are with us today as we start the solemn celebration of Holy Week and Palm Sunday, the Sunday dedicated to the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ… 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 »
Palm Sunday and the Passion of the Lord
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7
Psalm: 21(22):8-9,17-18a,19-20,23-24
Second Reading: Philipppians 2:6-11
Gospel: Matthew 26:14 – 27:66
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One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,
“What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?”
They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over… Read more »
Archbishop Charles Scicluna invites Christians to participate in the Holy Week functions during which the Catholic Church commemorates the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. During these holy days, the Archbishop will preside over the celebrations at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta. These celebrations will be broadcast live on TVM, TVMNews+, radio station RTK103, Knisja.mt and Newsbook.com.mt.
Next Sunday, 24th March, at 9:30am, the Archbishop will lead the Palm Sunday celebration, which includes the blessing of olive branches and palm fronds, followed by the commemoration of the Lord’s Passion through the reading of the account of the passion… 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: Ezekiel 37:21-28
Psalm: Jeremiah 31:10,11-12ab,13
Gospel: John 11:45-56
Many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what Jesus had done began to believe in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do? … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Minn dak il-ħin id-dixxiplu ħadha għandu” (Ġw 19:27). Aħna qegħdin nagħmlu din it-tifkira, biex nidħlu f’dan l-atteġġjament tad-dixxiplu l-maħbub; li jilqa’ għandu lil Marija ta’ Nazaret, il-mamà ta’ Ġesù. U niftakru fil-messaġġ li l-anġlu kien ta lir-raġel tagħha, lil Ġużeppi, meta f’mument ta’ diffikultà kbira għall-omm, li ħarġet tqila bil-qawwa tal-Ispirtu s-Santu, u riedet tispjega lil żewġha x’ġara. Tingħata l-għajnuna mingħand l-anġlu tal-Mulej, li lil Ġużeppi jgħidlu: “Ġużeppi, bin David, xejn la tibża’ tilqa’ għandek lil martek Marija, għax dak li tnissel fiha ġej mill-Ispirtu s-Santu” (Mt 1:20)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Waħda mix-xeni kiefra u ta’ qsim il-qalb hi dik ta’ omm tibki lil xi ħadd minn uliedha. Ilbieraħ rajt filmat qasir ta’ omm Palestinjana f’Gaża tibki biki ta’ qsim il-qalb filwaqt li tħaddan lil binha mejjet, maqtul mit-truppi ta’ Israel. U tilmenta: “X’għamlilhom dan? X’seta’ għamlilhom dan it-tifel?” Ftit qabel, rajt l-istorja ta’ omm f’Israel li tilfet lil binha ta’ 20 sena maqtul mill-Ħamas fis-7 ta’ Ottubru 2023… Read more »
