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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: 2 John:4-9
Psalm: 118 (119):1,2,10,11,17,18
Gospel: Luke 17:26-37
Jesus said to his disciples: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man; they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all… Read more »
During the November mid-term holidays, a group of fifth-year secondary students from St Paul’s Missionary College, accompanied by MSSP priests, worked voluntarily for five days in Rome with the homeless communities.
Through this initiative, students from St Paul’s Missionary College together with students from the Archbishop’s minor Seminary had the opportunity to live the message of the Gospel, “as you did at least among my brothers, you did with me” (Matthew 25:40)… Read more »
A special mass is celebrated every four months at St. Anne’s Parish Church in Marsaskala for couples expecting a child. This mass offers a moment of prayer for blessings upon the mother and baby, seeking the intercession of St. Anne, the protector of mothers and unborn children.
The upcoming mass will be held on Sunday, November 24th, at 11:30 am at St. Anne’s Parish Church, Marsaskala… 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: Philemon:7-20
Psalm: 145 (146):7,8-9a,9bc-10
Gospel: Luke 17:20-25
Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, “The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is among you.”
Then he said to his disciples, “The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it… Read more »
Representing the Holy See at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Cardinal Pietro Parolin stressed that “the scientific data available to us do not allow any further delay and make it clear that the preservation of creation is one of the most urgent issues of our time and we have to recognise that it is closely interrelated with the preservation of peace”.
The selfishness of individuals and groups
Speaking on behalf of Pope Francis at the United Nations’ 29th Climate Conference (COP29), the Cardinal Secretary of State emphasised that COP29 takes in a context conditioned by “growing disillusionment with multilateral institutions and dangerous tendencies to build walls”… Read more »
Fr Andrè Zaffarese
Archbishop Charles Scicluna has announced the creation of an Episcopal Vicariate for Pastoral Coordination, aimed at ensuring the Church’s vision and priorities are effectively implemented.
Fr Andrè Zaffarese, 41, has been appointed to this role following last month’s Bishops’ Synod, where Pope Francis emphasised the significance of synodality in the Church’s mission and community life.
The Vicariate will be responsible for assisting the Bishops in coordinating the Archdiocese’s pastoral life and work, in collaboration with the Archbishop’s other vicars and delegates, each of whom addresses various facets of the Church’s mission and needs… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
Among the various means by which the Holy Spirit implements His work of sanctification in the Church – the Word of God, the Sacraments, prayer – there is one in entirely particular, and it is Marian piety. In the Catholic tradition there is this motto, this saying: “ Ad Iesum per Mariam”, that is, “to Jesus by means of Mary”… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Afda fil-Mulej u agħmel it-tajjeb” (Salm 37:3). Dan hu li għedna fis-salm illum, u dan hu li nixtieq nawgura lil kull wieħed u waħda minnkom, għeżież studenti li qed tiċċelebraw Jum il-Gradwazzjoni tagħkom. Hija din it-talba tiegħi: biex fil-ħajja tagħkom, u fil-professjoni tagħkom, tfittxu li jkollkom fiduċja fil-Mulej, tafdaw fih, u tagħmlu dejjem dak li hu tajjeb.
Qegħdin miġburin flimkien għall-Ewkaristija li hi ċelebrazzjoni ta’ ringrazzjament… Read more »
