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“Dilexit nos” (He Loved Us) will be Pope Francis’ fourth encyclical, and it comes at a time of profound global challenges.
The world today is scarred by war, social and economic imbalances, rampant consumerism, and technologies that threaten to undermine human nature.
With this document, Pope Francis will call for a change of perspective, urging humanity to rediscover what is most essential: the heart… 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: Eph 2:12-22
Psalm: 84 (85):9ab-10,11-12,13-14
Gospel: Lk 12:35-38
Jesus said to his disciples: “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Iftħu għajnejkom u ħarsu rwieħkom minn kull regħba” (Lq 12:15). Dan hu l-kliem li jgħid Ġesù llum fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, u jgħidu għax kien hemm xi ħadd mill-folla li talbu biex jindaħal fin-nofs ħalli jgħin biex ħuh jaqsam il-ġid miegħu. Ġesù ma riedx li jiddeffes fi kwestjonijiet familjari, imma mbagħad jieħu l-ispunt biex jgħid lin-nies dan il-messaġġ importanti fuq ir-regħba… Read more »
Before the conclusion of this Eucharistic celebration, I thank all of you who have come to honour the new Saints. I greet the Cardinals, the bishops, the consecrated men and women, especially the Friars Minor and the Maronite faithful, the Consolata Missionaries, the Little Sisters of the Holy Family and the Oblates of the Holy Spirit, as well as the other groups of pilgrims who have come from various places… 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: Ephesians 2:1-10
Psalm: 99 (100):2,3,4,5
Gospel: Luke 12:13-21
Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”
Then he told them a parable… Read more »
World Mission Sunday, established 98 years ago by Pope Pius XI, is a universal day of prayer and reflection for Catholic missions, reaffirming the Church’s dedication to the universal mission of evangelisation. Pope Francis’ message for 2024 World Mission Sunday is centred on the Gospel of Matthew: “Go and Invite Everyone to the Banquet,” encouraging us to be a part of the call to invite everyone to experience the joy of Christ… 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 »
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 53:10-11
Psalm: 32 (33):4-5,18-19,20,22
Second Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16
Gospel: Mark 10:35-45
In those days, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What is it you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.”
But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking… Read more »
