Monthly Archives: January 2025

Mass & Rosary – 27th January 2025, 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: Hebrews 9:15,24-28
Psalm: 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4,5-6

Gospel: Mark 3:22-30

The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand… Read more »

Pope to Catholic communicators: ‘Tell stories that nourish hope’

As Catholic communicators from across the world convened to Rome for the Jubilee of the World of Communication this weekend, Pope Fracis urged them to approach their work with courage, integrity, and a steadfast focus on hope, liberating “the inner strength of the heart.“  “Let your storytelling be hope-telling”, the Pope said in prepared remarks he addressed on Saturday to the communicators  gathered in the Paul VI Hall… Read more »

Let us celebrate the roots of our faith – The Archbishop

Mass on the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul and the Institution of the Ministry of Lector

  St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Għażiż André, inti u tkompli l-mixja tiegħek ta’ formazzjoni bħala seminaristi, illum, il-Knisja tilqgħek bħala ministru tal-Kelma ta’ Alla. Il-fatt li inti msejjaħ biex taqra l-Kelma ta’ Alla fil-komunità huwa wkoll responsabbiltà. Minn hawn u ftit ieħor se nitlob fuqek it-talba tal-barka, u nitlob fuqek ukoll it-talba li inti twassal il-Kelma ta’ Alla bil-fedeltà kollha, biex dejjem tikber fi qlubhom u tagħti frott bil-kotra… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 26th January

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Nehemiah 8:2-4a,5-6,8-10
Psalm: 18 (19):8,9,10,15
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-30

Gospel: Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21

Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed on to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been instructed.  … Read more »

He chose twelve – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

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

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Għażel tnax” (Mk 3:14). Hawnhekk, fl-Evanġelju skont San Mark, għandna l-għażla tat-tnax-l appostlu. L-Evanġelju jgħid li Ġesù “tela’ fuq l-għolja” (Mk 3:13) – ġa għandna hemmhekk indikazzjoni li din hija xi ħaġa speċjali ħafna. L-għoljiet fl-Iskrittura jfakkruna proprju f’din il-preżenza ta’ Alla, jew il-missjoni speċjali li Alla se jagħti. Hawn Ġesù tela’ fuq l-għolja, sejjaħ lejh lil dawk li ried u minnhom għażel tnax… Read more »

President Spiteri Debono meets Pope Francis

Il-Papa Franġisku jilqa’ lill-President ta’ Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono
Ritratt: DOI

Il-President Myriam Spiteri Debono kellha laqgħa privata mal-Papa Franġisku fil-Vatikan.

Matul il-laqgħa, il-Papa tkellem dwar l-esperjenza tiegħu f’Malta waqt iż-żjara uffiċjali tiegħu fl-2022 u ġedded il-memorji ta’ meta kien jistudja fi Buenos Aires biex isir Ġiżwita, fejn jistudjaw flimkien miegħu kellu żewġ studenti Għawdxin.

Il-Papa ddiskuta diversi suġġetti oħra, inkluż in-nisa fit-tmexxija u l-importanza li t-twelid tal-ulied jiżdied… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 25th January 2025, 9:30am

  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: 25th January

Conversion of Saint Paul, apostle – Feast

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 22:3-16
Psalm: 117(116):1,2

Gospel: Mark 16:15-18

Jesus said to the eleven: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.
These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages… Read more »