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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 »
Second Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day
First Reading: Genesis 22:1-2,9a,10-13,15-18
Psalm: 115(116):10,15-19
Second Reading: Romans 8:31b-34
Gospel: Mark 9:2-10
Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Ħalli l-offerta tiegħek hemmhekk quddiem l-artal, u mur l-ewwel irranġa ma’ ħuk, imbagħad ejja tella’ l-offerta tiegħek” (Mt 5:24). Dan hu l-kliem li jgħid Ġesù llum lid-dixxipli tiegħu fl-Evanġelju, meta qed jgħidilhom kif għandhom iġibu ruħhom mal-oħrajn: l-imħabba li tkun f’qalbhom, mhux il-mibegħda; il-maħfra u mhux b’xi mod il-vendikazzjoni. Hawn jgħid li jekk tkun qed itella’ l-offerta tiegħek fuq l-artal, u hemm “tiftakar li ħuk għandu xi ħaġa kontra tiegħek” (Mt 5:23), ħalli l-offerta hemmhekk, u mur l-ewwel irranġa ma’ ħuk, imbagħad ejja tella’ l-offerta tiegħek… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Ħbieb, kien imisskom smajtu minni u ma tlaqtux minn Kreta. Kontu teħilsu minn din il-ħsara u dan it-telf” (Atti 27:21). Dan huwa l-kliem li jgħid Pawlu lin-nies fuq il-ġifen, kif smajna fl-Atti tal-Appostli. Fil-fatt hekk kien għamel ftit qabel din is-silta, kien wissa b’mod ċar. Kien qalilhom: “Qiegħed nara li s-safra se tkun ta’ ħsara u telf kbir, mhux biss għat-tagħbija u l-ġifen, imma għal ħajjitna wkoll” (Atti 27:10)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Kif tidħol f’dan it-tempju għażiż, u tħares il-fuq, tara pittura sabiħa tal-Palumbi, tal-1902, li din is-sena ġiet ukoll riprodotta fil-qoxra tal-programm tal-festa ta’ din is-sena. U li fiha l-artist bravu jżejjen lil din il-Knisja bl-arti tiegħu, jippreżentalna x-xena ta’ Pawlu, l-Appostlu Missierna, li jippreżenta lil Malta, lilna, lil Ġesù. Malta, imlibbsa bl-oħla dija, biex nissellef il-kliem sabiħ tal-poeta nazzjonali Dun Karm, miktub għoxrin sena wara, fl-1922 – ‘Bl-oħla dawl libbist’… Read more »
The Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has announced the theme for the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
The theme for this year’s World Day – which will be celebrated on Sunday, 29 September 2024 – will be “God walks with His people”.
A Church on the move
Ahead of that date, Pope Francis will release a message.
In a press release, the Dicastery said that this message would “address the itinerant dimension of the Church”, with “a particular focus on our migrant brothers and sisters”, who represent “a contemporary icon of the journeying Church.”
“It is a path to be undertaken in a synodal way,” the statement continues, “overcoming all threats and obstacles, in order to reach our true homeland together. During this journey, wherever people find themselves, it is essential to recognize the presence of God who walks with His people, assuring them of His guidance and protection at every step. Yet it is equally essential to recognize the presence of the Lord, Emmanuel, God-with-us, in every migrant who knocks at the door of our hearts and offers an opportunity for encounter.”
110 years of the World Day
The World Day of Migrants and Refugees is observed every year on the last Sunday of September… 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: Deuteronomy 26:16-19
Psalm: 118 (119):1-2,4-5,7-8
Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48
Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust… Read more »
Read more »For 2024, the Bishops of Malta and Gozo are proposing that as a country, and as Christians, we ought to reflect on the five gifts of God that Dun Karm Psaila, the national poet, reminds us of in Malta’s national anthem: sound judgement, mercy, health, unity and peace. This reflection is particularly significant as this year, Malta celebrates 60 years of independence and 50 years as a republic…
The Bambino Gesù Hospital, a reference point for paediatric assistance worldwide, was donated to the Vatican 100 years ago on 20 February. We look back at the hospital’s history and the paternal relationship the Holy Father has with the Rome institution that is known as “the Pope’s Hospital”.
In 1869, Duchess and Duke Scipioni founded the Bambino Gesù paediatric hospital. Their house in the centre of Rome and its 12 beds became the city’s first hospital dedicated to children… Read more »
