Monthly Archives: April 2024

Sunday Mass on the Day for Vocations – 21st April 2024, 9:30am

  Vocation Centre, Seminary

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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 Gospel of the day: 21st April

Fourth Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 4:8-12
Psalm: 117(118):1,8-9,21-23,26,28cd,29
Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-2

Gospel: John 10:11-18

In those days, Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. 

I am the good shepherd… Read more »

The Archbishop to the new priests: May you continue the mission of healing in your ministry

Mass with the ordination of three new priests

  St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Alla li jagħti kull grazzja, li sejħilkom għall-glorja tiegħu ta’ dejjem fi Kristu, hu nnifsu jerġa’ jġeddidkom, iwettaqkom, isaħħaħkom u jqegħidkom fis-sod. Tiegħu hi s-setgħa għal dejjem” (1 Piet 5: 10-11).

Intom qegħdin hawn għeżież ħuti djakni, li minn hawn u ftit ieħor bit-tqiegħid ta’ jdejja u bit-talba tal-konsagrazzjoni intom issiru saċerdoti, intom xhieda tal-grazzji li jagħti Alla… Read more »

100km run in aid of Caritas collects over €6,000

Nhar il-Ħadd 7 ta’ April, Miguel Mifsud temm b’suċċess il-ġirja ta’ 100KM madwar il-kosta ta’ Malta. Il-ġirja ta’ 100km Miguel irnexxielu jagħmilha fi 11:13:08  b’pass ta’ 6.43 minuti/km.

Ilbieraħ Miguel iltaqa’ mad-Direttur ta’ Caritas Malta, is-Sur Anthony Gatt, biex ippreżenta d-donazzjoni ta’ €6,100 li nġabru b’għan altruwista bħala ġest biex jagħti lura lin-nies fil-bżonn li huma mgħejjuna minn din l-organizzazzjoni. Fil-passat Miguel għamel żmien ta’ riabilitazzjoni fiċ-Ċentru Terapewtiku ta’ San Blas biex jikseb ħajtu lura minn dipendenza ta’ numru ta’ snin fuq sustanzi… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 20th April 2024, 9:30am

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 Gospel of the day: 20th April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 9:31-42
Psalm: 115 (116):12-13,14-15,16-17

Gospel: John 6:60-69

In those days, when many of Jesus’ disciples heard him speaking about the bread of life, they said, “This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?” But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it, said to them, “Does this offend you? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless… Read more »

Live: The ordination of a three new priests – 20th April 2024, 9:30am

  Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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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 »

Pope Francis to meet with 6,000 young people to discuss how to achieve world peace

On 19th April 2024, Pope Francis will welcome 6,000 participants of the Schools of Peace, an initiative of the Community of Sant’Egidio that brings together children, young people and teachers from different parts of Italy.

The goal of the meeting is to build a commitment for peace among the younger generations. At a time when war abounds, the Schools of Peace propose “to look at the future without fear and to transform it.”

This will be the third time that the group will meet with the Pope… Read more »

Exploring the environmental wisdom of papal encyclicals: A public discussion with Prof. Tonio Borg

Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice invites the public to a discussion featuring Professor Tonio Borg, titled “Ecological Stewardship: Exploring the Environmental Wisdom of Pope Francis’ Encyclicals and Pope John Paul II’s Centesimus Annus.” The event will be held on Thursday, 25th April 2024, at 6:30pm, at the Lewis V. Farrugia Boardroom, Trident House, in Mrieħel.

Prof. Tonio Borg will offer a deep dive into the ecological insights of Pope Francis and Pope John Paul II, focusing on our collective duty to preserve the environment… Read more »