News from the Church in Malta
For 2024, the Bishops of Malta and Gozo are proposing that as a country, and as Christians, we ought to reflect on the five gifts of God that Dun Karm Psaila, the national poet, reminds us of in Malta’s national anthem: sound judgement, mercy, health, unity and peace. This reflection is particularly significant as this year, Malta celebrates 60 years of independence and 50 years as a republic… 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: Wisdom 2:1a,12-22
Psalm: 33 (34):17-18,19-20,21,23
Gospel: John 7:1-2,10,25-30
Jesus moved about within Galilee; but he did not wish to travel in Judea, because the Jews were trying to kill him. But the Jewish feast of Tabernacles was near. But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, he himself also went up, not openly but (as it were) in secret… Read more »
HopeGen, a one-year project by the Justice and Peace Commission and the Malta Catholic Youth Network (MCYN), has been launched to empower young people with the tools and capacity to actively contribute to building a more just and fair society.
Through HopeGen, the Church in Malta is committed to nurturing a generation of young people with the hope that they will become active and responsible citizens… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
After having concluded our overview of the vices, it is now time to take a look at the mirror image, which is in opposition to the experience of evil. The human heart can indulge evil passions, it can pay heed to harmful temptations disguised in persuasive garb, but it can also oppose all of this… 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 32:7-14
Psalm: 105 (106):19-20,21-22,23
Gospel: John 5:31-47
In those days, Jesus said to the Jews: “If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true. But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true. You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Ħraxu għal Ġesù” (Ġw 5:16). Din il-kelma “ħraxu” tolqotna ħafna f’dan l-Evanġelju. Dan għaliex meta inti taqra x’għamel Ġesù hawnhekk, tinduna li għamel xi ħaġa ta’ ġid, ta’ ġid kbir. Għaliex l-Evanġelju jgħid li l-Lhud “ħraxu għal Ġesù”? Ir-raġuni jagħtihielna l-Evanġelju stess: “għax f’Jum is-Sibt kien jagħmel ħwejjeġ bħal dawn” (Ġw 5:16). Bħal liema? Xi ħwejjeġ kien jagħmel Ġesù? F’Jum is-Sibt kien jagħmel il-ġid, kien ifejjaq… Read more »
In view of the elections for the European Parliament to be held on 6-9 June 2024, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) issued a statement inviting all citizens, especially Catholics, to prepare for the elections and vote responsibly “promoting Christian values and the European project”.
“We, bishops representing the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union, call on all citizens, especially Catholics, to prepare for and vote in the coming European elections of June 2024… 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 »
