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Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Cor 8:1b-7,11-13
Psalm: 138 (139):1-3,13-14ab,23-24
Gospel: Lk 6:27-38
Jesus said to his disciples : “To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic… Read more »
Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
With great joy, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sr Damian Thérèse’s religious profession. As we have prayed in the Psalm: we “give thanks to the Lord for he is good” (Psalm 136:1). It is a beautiful occasion to reflect on the faithfulness of God and the commitment of Sr Damian to her religious vocation.
We are here to celebrate fifty years of her religious life, marking a journey of faith, commitment, and service… Read more »
“A child has been born for us, a son given to us” (Is 9:6).
With these words, in the first reading, the prophet Isaiah addresses the inhabitants of Jerusalem. It was a prosperous time for that city, but sadly also characterized by great moral decadence.
We see much wealth there, but this affluence blinds the powerful, seducing them into thinking that they are self-sufficient, with no need for the Lord, and their conceit leads them to be selfish and unjust… 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: 1 Corinthians 7:25-31
Psalm: 44 (45):11-12,14-15,16-17
Gospel: Luke 6:20-26
Raising his eyes toward his disciples Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man… Read more »
Grupp ta’ żgħażagħ minn numru ta’ għaqdiet Kattoliċi madwar l-Ewropa ltaqgħu f’Malta biex jipparteċipaw f’kors ta’ taħriġ organizzat miż-Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika (ŻAK).
Madwar 40 żagħżugħ u żagħżugħa minn ħames pajjiżi differenti attendew għal dan il-kors, liema żgħażagħ kienu ġejjin minn Malta, l-Italja, Spanja, l-Islovakkja u r-Rumanija. Il-parteċipanti kellhom iċ-ċans jirriflettu dwar l-irwol tagħhom bħala mexxejja fl-organizzazzjoni tagħhom u kien hemm ukoll diversi mumenti ta’ formazzjoni, spiritwalità u rikreazzjoni… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Huma xegħlu bil-korla” (Lq 6:11). Din kienet ir-reazzjoni tal-kittieba u l-Fariżej wara li Ġesù fejjaq lil dan ir-raġel li kellu idu niexfa, u idu reġgħet saritlu qawwija u sħiħa.
Ma xegħlux bil-korla għaliex Ġesù fejqu, imma għax fejqu f’Jum is-Sibt. Kienu diġà qegħdin jaraw minn qabel, qisu qalbhom ħebrithom li Ġesù kien se jagħmel xi waħda f’Jum is-Sibt. Kienu qegħdin moħħhom fih biex jaraw x’se jagħmel… 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: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
Psalm: 149:1-2,3-4,5-6a u 9b
Gospel: Luke 6:12-19
Jesus departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot,
and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Ktieb in-nisel ta’ Ġesù Kristu” (Mt 1:1). B’dawn l-ewwel kelmiet jiftaħ l-Evanġelju skont San Mattew, u jibda b’lista twila ta’ ismijiet, wieħed wara l-ieħor, ta’ nies li huma antenati ta’ Ġużeppi, il-missier putattiv ta’ Ġesù. Hemm stejjer twal dwar dawn l-antenati u d-diversità tagħhom. Imma nixtieq li qalb dawn il-ħafna ismijiet ninnutaw il-kelma li tinstema’ kontinwament f’din is-silta tal-Evanġelju: il-kelma “nissel” u magħha nisel jew tnissil… Read more »
