Yearly Archives: 2024

Mass on Sunday – 28th January 2024, 9:30am

  Church of the Assumption, Birgu

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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 January

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm: 94 (95):1-2,6-7,8-9
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:32-35

Gospel: Mark 1:21-28

Jesus came to Capernaum with his followers, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes… Read more »

Spirit of power, love and self-discipline – Bishop Galea-Curmi

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Alla ma taniex spirtu ta’ biża’ imma Spirtu ta’ qawwa, ta’ imħabba u ta’ rażan” (2Tim 1:7). Dan hu li San Pawl jgħid lil Timotju fit-tieni Ittra tiegħu – smajniha fl-ewwel qari – u dan jiġbor ukoll il-messaġġ li Ġesù ta lil dawn it-72 dixxiplu li hu għażel biex imorru “qablu f’kull belt u post fejn kien se jmur hu” (Lq 10:1)… Read more »

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

  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: 27th January

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Samuel 12:1-7a,10-17
Psalm: 50 (51):12-13,14-15,16-17

Gospel: Mark 4:35-41

On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: “Let us cross to the other side.”
Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up… Read more »

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

  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: 26th January

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-8
Psalm: 96(95):1-2a,2b-3,7-8a,10

Gospel: Luke 10:1-9

The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them,

“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest… Read more »

Year of Prayer: Pope Francis to set up ‘School of Prayer’

As the Year of Prayer gets underway, the Prefect and Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Evangelisation explain its purpose as helping Catholics prepare for the 2025 Jubilee, announcing that Pope Francis will set up a “School of Prayer” to explore various aspects of every Christian’s “breath of faith.”

On Sunday, Pope Francis inaugurated a Year of Prayer ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, calling on the faithful “to pray more fervently to prepare ourselves to live properly this grace-filled event and to experience the power of hope in God.”

The Year of Prayer, the Holy Father explained, is dedicated “to rediscovering the great value and absolute need for prayer, prayer in personal life, in the life of the Church, prayer in the world.”

The Holy See Press Office presented the Year of Prayer on Tuesday at a press conference held by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelisation, and Monsignor Graham Bell, Undersecretary of the Dicastery, whose Section is in charge of coordinating the Year of Prayer… Read more »

Pope at Audience – Patrimony is built with a great deal of sweat, but can disappear in a moment

  Paul VI Audience Hall, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

We are continuing our catechesis on vices and virtues, and today we will talk about avarice, that form of attachment to money that keeps man from generosity.

If is not a sin that regards only people with large assets, but rather a transversal vice, which often has nothing to do with the bank balance… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 25th January 2024, 9:30am

  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 »