Yearly Archives: 2024

Dicastery for Evangelization offers resource for Year of Prayer

28/02/2024

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization has issued a new resource on prayer aimed at inviting the faithful to “intensify prayer as a personal dialogue with God” and to reflect on their faith and commitment in today’s world.

The new guidebook, entitled Teach Us to Pray (Italian: “Insegnaci a pregare”), is the latest in a series of resources provided by the Dicastery to assist the Church as she prepares for the celebration of Jubilee 2025… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 28th February 2024, 9:30am

28/02/2024   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: 28th February

28/02/2024

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jeremiah 18:18-20
Psalm: 30 (31):5-6,14,15-16

Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something… Read more »

15 Catholics reported killed in terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

27/02/2024

At least 15 Catholics attending Sunday Mass were killed on Sunday in jihadi-ridden Burkina Faso during a terrorist attack, reported local Church sources.  

The attack occurred in Essakane village in the country’s North-Eastern Oudalan province, a jurisdiction of the Catholic Diocese of Dori bordering Mali and Niger.

According to a media release issued by the Vicar General of diocese on behalf of the Bishop Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré, twelve worshippers died at the scene of the attack, while three succumbed to their injuries  and two others are in hospital… Read more »

A few opportune words – Bishop Galea-Curmi

26/02/2024   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm ħames kelmiet li jgħid Ġesù llum fl-Evanġelju li jagħtu direzzjoni importanti għall-ħajja tagħna. Ġesù jgħid: Ħennu, tiġġudikawx, tikkundannawx, aħfru, agħtu.

Ġesù jgħid: “Ħennu bħalma hu ħanin Missierkom” (Lq 6:36). Irid minna li aħna jkollna qalb li tagħder, mimlija kompassjoni. Meta ngħidu ħniena ma jfissirx li jien qiegħed fuq pedestall u nħares ’l isfel lejn in-nies, imma li nimxi magħhom, fit-triq tagħhom, u li nkun tassew qrib tagħhom bl-imħabba… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 27th February 2024, 9:30am

27/02/2024   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 »

The Gospel of the day: 27th February

27/02/2024

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 1:10,16-20
Psalm: 49 (50): 8-9,16bc-17:21 u 23

Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12

Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice… Read more »

The Lord keeps his word – Bishop Galea-Curmi

25/02/2024   Parish Church, Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

M’ilux kien hemm diversi nies li rċevew messaġġ li kien jgħid li ġej Ġesù fuq għolja f’Malta. Xi wħud riedu li jkunu hemm, fuq l-għolja, f’din l-okkażjoni. Niftiehmu, aħna għandna lil Ġesù dejjem hawn magħna fil-Knisja, u fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Ewkaristija jkollna l-akbar miraklu li jseħħ u li narawh bl-għajnejn tal-fidi. Imma tifhem li l-għolja hi l-post ideali għal min jidhirlu li għandu viżjoni speċjali… Read more »

Pope at Angelus – Never direct your eyes away from the light of Jesus

25/02/2024   Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

The Gospel of this second Sunday of Lent presents us with the episode of the Transfiguration of Jesus (cf. Mk 9:2-10).

After having announced his Passion to the disciples, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John with him and goes up a high mountain, and physically manifests himself there in all his light. In this way, he reveals to them the meaning of what they had experienced together up to that moment… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 26th February 2024, 9:30am

26/02/2024   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 »