Monthly Archives: August 2024

The Gospel of the day: 16th August

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 16:1-15,60,63
Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-3,4bcd,5-6

Gospel: Matthew 19:3-12

Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?” He said in reply, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? … Read more »

Pope on Angelus: The Blessed Mother leads us toward eternal life

  Saint Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the Gospel of the liturgy we contemplate the young girl of Nazareth who, having just received the Angel’s announcement, sets out to visit her cousin.

This expression in the Gospel is beautiful: “Mary set out and went” (Lk 1:39)… Read more »

“Mary, our star of hope” – The Archbishop

  The Minor Basilica of the Assumption, Mosta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Hienja dik li emmnet li jseħħ kulma ntqalilha min-naħa tal-Mulej.” Din il-beattitudni, din l-hena tistqarrha Eliżabetta malli tiltaqa’ ma’ Marija ta’ Nazaret tqila bl-iben t’Alla magħmul bniedem, li qiegħda fuq vjaġġ ta’ mħabba u karità. L-anġlu għadu kemm taha sinjal li għal Alla m’hemm xejn li ma jistax ikun. Jgħidilha: “Ara, il-qariba tiegħek Eliżabetta, fi xjuħitha, hi wkoll nisslet iben fil-ġuf, u ġa għandha sitt xhur dik li għaliha kienu jgħidu li ma jistax ikollha tfal, għax għal Alla ma hemm xejn li ma jistax isir” (Lq 1: 36-37)… Read more »

Mass on the feast of Saint Mary – 15th August 2024, 9:15am

  Mosta Basilica

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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: 15th August

Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Revelations 11: 19a; 12:1-6a,10ab
Psalm: 44:10bc,11-12ab,16
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26

Gospel: Luke 1:39-56

Mary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,
cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb… Read more »

Hymn for the 2025 Jubilee in Maltese

The Church in Malta and Gozo are launching a Maltese version of the official hymn for the 2025 Jubilee with the theme, ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. Next year, the Church and Catholics from around the world are called to be a source of hope, unity and compassion within their communities.

The hymn was originally written in Italian by Prof. Pierangelo Sequeri, with the music composition by Maestro Francesco Meneghello, tackling themes such as creation, fraternity, the goodness of God and hope… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 14th August 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: 14th August

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezek 9:1-7; 10:18-22
Psalm: 112 (113):1-2,3-4,5-6

Gospel: Mt 18:15-20

Jesus said to his disciples: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that ‘every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church… Read more »

Brother Edward: “I believe that everything we do is a vocation”

Nostalgia, dreams, and challenges from the perspective of a centenary

Żabbari imma mal-Furjana. Mal-Arsenal, imma fl-iskola mar-Reds, ma’ La Vallette. Lasalljan, edukatur olistiku li dejjem ħares il-moħħ, il-qalb u r-ruħ ta’ eluf ta’ studenti. Kien hemm żmien li kien jitlob lil Alla li l-aħħar nifsijiet tiegħu jkunu fil-klassi mal-istudenti imma mbagħad bidel it-talba għax għaraf li kieku se jagħti qatgħa u battikata lill-għalliema! Ċentinarju.

Jiem biss qabel jagħlaq 100 sena Newsbook Malta ltaqa’ ma’ Br Edward Galea biex jiskopri aktar dwar minn fejn kienet ġiet is-sejħa tiegħu, u l-mument li fih ħarab lin-Nażisti u l-isfidi li qed jaffaċċjaw l-istudenti llum il-ġurnata fid-dawl tal-fatt li hu għadu attiv fil-Kulleġġ De la Salle… Read more »

Vatican Secretary of State says Ukraine’s recent attack makes “peace seem further away”

Two and a half years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Vatican continues its call for peace in the region. The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, spoke about the recent Ukrainian attack in Russia, saying:

These are very worrying developments because it means opening new fronts. In this sense, the possibilities of peace are getting further and further away.

On August 6, thousands of Ukrainian troops entered Russia’s western Kursk region—in what is now their farthest and most significant invasion since 2022… Read more »