Yearly Archives: 2024

“We put down our roots in love, and on it we build our lives” – The Archbishop

Homily for the Mass of the consecration of the church

07/06/2024   The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Msida

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Kif għadna kif smajna fl-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann li jissellef il-kliem tal-profeta Żakkarija: “Huma qagħad iħarsu lejn min nifdu.”(Ġw 19:37). Min hu dan ir-raġel minfud? Huwa l-imsallab Ġesù Kristu Sultan tal-Lhud li minflok kissrulu riġlejh bħala l-aħħar daqqa fl-eżekuzzjoni tiegħu, peress li kien diġà miet, fizzjal qabad lanza u nifend il-kustad tiegħu.

Aħna nħarsu lejh u fina wkoll isseħħ il-profezija ta’ Żakkarija u l-kelma li jirrepeti Ġwanni: “Huma qagħad jħarsu lejn min nifdu.” (Ġw 19:37)… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 8th June 2024, 9:30am

08/06/2024   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: 8th June

08/06/2024

Immaculate Heart of Mary – Memorial
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 61:9-11
Psalm: 1 Samuel 2:1,4,2,8

Gospel: Luke 2:41-51

Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it… Read more »

Pope Francis gives catechesis in garage of Roman condominium

Pope Francis gives catechesis in Rome

07/06/2024   Borgata Ottavia, Rome

For his third appointment of the ‘School of Prayer’ preparing for the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis meets an unsuspecting group of about 30 families in a Roman condominium garage from a parish in the city’s western outskirts, and acknowledges that while fighting is normal, to try to make amends.

This time the venue was not a parish hall or theater, but rather a condominium garage with a gravel floor, brick walls, trees and ivy all around, with shutters hiding parked cars and residents peering from balconies… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 7th June 2024, 9:30am

07/06/2024   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: 7th June

07/06/2024

Sacred Heart of Jesus – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading:  Hosea 11:1,3-4,8c-9
Psalm:  Is 12:2-3,4bcd,5-6
Second Reading  Ephesians 3:8-12,14-19

Gospel: John 19:31-37

Since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and they be taken down… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 6th June 2024, 9:30am

06/06/2024   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: 6th June

06/06/2024

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Timothy 2:8-15
Psalm: 24 (25):4bc-5ab,8-9,10 u 14

Gospel: Mark 12:28b-34

One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”
Jesus replied, “The first is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher… Read more »

Pope at Audience: The Holy Spirit makes us truly free

05/06/2024   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Cycle of Catechesis. The Spirit and the Bride. The Holy Spirit guides. the people of God towards Jesus our hope. 2. “The wind blows where it wishes”. Where there is the Spirit of God, there is freedom

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

In today’s catechesis, I would like to reflect with you on the name by which the Holy Spirit is called in the Bible… Read more »

The magazine ‘Il-Ħabbar ta’ Sant’Antnin’ now also available online

05/06/2024

The magazine Il-Ħabbar ta’ Sant’Antnin can now be found online on the website www.habbar.cakmalta.org

This religious-cultural magazine with Franciscan inspiration is published every two months by the Maltese Province of the Conventual Franciscans.

Access to Il-Ħabbar ta’ Sant’Antnin is free of charge, and besides being able to read articles from the latest issue (that of May-June) one can also find resources about this magazine, a page about its history, interesting links and the subscription form in case you want to start receiving it at home by mail… Read more »