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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: Isiah 35, 1-10
Psalm: 84 (85), 9ab-10.11-12.13-14
Gospel: Luke 5:17-26
One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Għadna kemm smajna r-rakkont tat-tnissil ta’ Ġesù fil-ġuf ta’ ommu Marija. Ir-rakkont tat-tnissil tal-Iben jitfa’ dawl fuq it-tnissil tal-omm. Dan għaliex fl-Evanġelji ma nsibux rakkont jew narrattiva tat-tnissil ta’ Marija li qed niċċelebraw illum. Illum qed niċċelebraw it-tgħanniqa ta’ mħabba ta’ ommha u missierha Anna u Ġwakkin. Minn dik it-tgħanniqa ta’ mħabba titnissel tarbija. Hemm l-intervent tal-ġenituri; imma llum qed niċċelebraw ukoll dak il-mument storiku, uman, mimli mħabba bejn il-miżżewġin; intervent speċjali, uniku, irrepetibbli ta’ Alla; intervent dirett… Read more »
Newsbook Malta spoke with Fr Alfred Xuereb, the Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco, about his first year in this new role after five years representing the Vatican in South Korea and Mongolia.
Appointed to Morocco on 5 January 2024, Fr Xuereb found himself in a completely unfamiliar environment but was immediately struck by the warmth of the people. He recounted memorable moments, such as a soldier offering him food to celebrate the end of Ramadan and his Muslim driver asking him to bless his grandchildren… 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 »
Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary – solemnity
Readings of the day
First Reading: Genesis 3:9-15,20
Psalm: 97:1-4
Second Reading: Ephesians 1:3-6,11-12
Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
In those days, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favoured one! … Read more »
Women survivors of violence, who benefited from Fondazzjoni Sebħ’s support services, have opened up about the traumas they faced, underscoring financial stability as critical to escaping abusive relationships.
Sharing their lived experiences of abuse with dignitaries and stakeholders, these women recently made an urgent appeal for policy changes to better support survivors and prevent violence.
These courageous women shed light on the barriers they faced and the support that helped them recover through the Our Journey, Our Voice project, launched by Fondazzjoni Sebħ earlier this year… 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: Isaiah 30:19-21,23-26
Psalm: 146 (147):1-2,3-4,5-6
Gospel: Matthew 9:35 – 10:1,6-8
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. … Read more »
Ftit tal-jiem ilu, l-Arċipriet tal-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru, il-Kardinal Mauro Gambetti, mexxa ċ-ċerimonja msejħa ‘Recognitio’.
Dan ir-rit isir sabiex tinkiseb lura ċ-ċavetta tal-bieb, li nhar l-24 ta’ Diċembru – f’Lejlet il-Milied – il-Papa Franġisku jkun jista’ jiftaħ il-Porta Santa biex jinawgura l-Ġublew tat-Tama.
Fiċ-ċerimonja tar-Recognitio li saret nhar it-2 ta Diċembru, kien hemm l-irkupru ta’ kaxxa tal-ħadid issiġillata li tkun impoġġija f’ħajt… Read more »
