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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: Acts 7:51 – 8:1a
Psalm: 30 (31):3cd-4, 6ab, 7b, 8a, 17 & 21ab
Gospel: John 6:30-35
The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Is-sliem għalikom” (Lq 24:36). Din hija t-tislima li jagħti Ġesù meta jidher lid-dixxipli tiegħu wara li qam mill-mewt. U kull meta jiltaqa’ magħhom, dejjem jagħtihom din it-tislima: “is-sliem għalikom”. Hija mhux biss tislima, imma hi fil-fatt realtà, għaliex Ġesù hu dak li jġib tassew il-paċi fil-qalb tad-dixxipli tiegħu. Niftakru li kien qalilhom dan fl-Aħħar Ċena, bħalma naqraw fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann: “Jien inħallilkom is-sliem… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno, happy Sunday!
Today the Gospel takes us back to the evening of Passover. The apostles are gathered in the Upper Room, when the two disciples return from Emmaus and tell of their encounter with Jesus. And as they are expressing the joy of their experience, the Risen One appears to all the community. Jesus arrives precisely while they are sharing the story of the encounter with Him… Read more »
The Paola Parish of Christ the King will be amending its planning application for a small cafeteria on the church roof to specify that no food can be cooked on the premises.
Following discussions between the Archdiocese of Malta and parish priest Fr Marc André Camilleri, it was agreed that instead of a 4D licence, the parish would seek a 4C licence which does not permit cooking to take place on the premises.
A spokesperson for the Archdiocese said: “There was never any intention to operate a restaurant on the roof of the parish church but we agreed it would be prudent for the parish to amend its application to eliminate further conjecture, speculation and misconceptions… 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: Acts 6:8-15
Psalm: 118 (119):23-24,26-27,29-30
Gospel: John 6:22-29
After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea. The next day, the crowd that remained across the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat, but only his disciples had left… Read more »
We wish to clarify a report in the media entitled ‘Restaurant proposed on top of Paola parish church’.
Contrary to what has been reported, the parish has no intention of opening a restaurant on the roof of the church. The intention is to use a room in one of the existing belfries to house a small cafeteria for parishioners and visitors.
Tables and chairs will be placed outside but no additional structures will be added… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Fl-antifona sabiħa ta’ San Publiju, li titkanta u tindaqq fil-festa solenni li nagħmlulu, kif jixraq, lil Publiju nagħtuh dan it-titlu sabiħ: O Melitæ digna proles – ‘Wild dehen ta’ Malta’. Ippermettuli din is-sena, naqsam magħkom ħsieb qasir, ispirat minn dan it-titlu li aħna nagħtu lil San Publiju, li wkoll hu taħt l-apside ta’ din il-Knisja.
Il-Kelma ‘Malta’ għandha żewġ etimoloġiji… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Fil-ġrajja mqallba tat-tempesta li fiha sab ruħu l-ġifen li fuqu kien hemm Pawlu, li spiċċa f’nawfraġju ma’ gżira “jisimha Malta” (Atti 28:1), żgur li jolqotna ħafna l-Prinċep tal-gżira, Publju. Ftit hemm fuqu fl-Atti tal-Appostli, imma l-ftit li hemm jgħidilna ħafna fuq Publju li bir-raġun inqimuh bħala Patrun mhux biss tal-Furjana imma ta’ Malta.
Nixtieq li nsemmi tliet punti li joħorġu b’mod tant ċar fir-rakkont tal-Atti tal-Appostli, u li huma ta’ għajnuna għalina f’ħajjitna… Read more »
