News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis is not “in danger of death”, but he’s also not fully “out of danger”, members of his medical team have said.
At a press conference in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Dr Sergio Alfieri, the head of the team taking care of the Pope, and Dr Luigi Carbone, the Vice-Director of the Vatican’s healthcare service, spoke for some forty minutes to a roomful of journalists… Read more »
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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 »
Chair of Saint Peter, apostle – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Peter 5:1-4
Psalm: 22:1-6
Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19
Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and He asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah… Read more »
Rajtek ħdejn il-bieb biswit il-kappella
F’kuritur mimli b’nies ilkoll għaddejjin,
Fraħna ħafna meta erġajna ltajna
Wara waqfa ta’ tant żmien, it-tnejn sejrin.
Ħelu l-kumment tiegħek li kkummentajtli
Biex nieħu ħsieb dik iż-żaqq li tant tidher,
Kull telespettatur għid li se jaraha
W jien erħili ngħidilhom: “Kemm qed nikber”.
Imbagħad kif id-diskors dar bħaċ-ċirasa
U fettilli nsaqsik dwar l-għeżież tiegħek,
Hemmhekk gelgel minn għajnejk dmugħek ħelu
Kollu mrar, x’toqol kbir qed iġġorr miegħek… Read more »
Image of the statue of St. John Paul II at the Gemelli hospital (ANSA)
Dear brothers and sisters,
In the Gospels of the childhood of Jesus there is an episode which is exclusive to Matthew’s narrative: the visit of the Magi. Attracted by the appearance of a star, which in many cultures is the harbinger of the birth of an exceptional person, some wise men set out on a journey from the east, without knowing exactly where they will go… Read more »
“The Holy Father‘s clinical condition is showing slight improvement. He has no fever, and his hemodynamic parameters remain stable. This morning, he received the Eucharist and then dedicated himself to work activities.“
This is the communiqué released to journalists by the Holy See Press Office on Thursday evening.
Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Hospital on Friday 14 February following a bout of bronchitis… Read more »
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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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Genesis 11:1-9
Psalm: 32 (33):10-11,12-13,14-15
Gospel: Mark 8:34 – 9:1
Jesus summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, «Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.”
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? … Read more »
“Pope Francis has had a restful night and this morning, got out of bed and had breakfast in an armchair,” the Holy See Press Office stated in a note to journalists on Thursday morning.
Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
Wednesday evening, the Holy See Press Office statement noted the Holy Father’s clinical condition “is stable,” and that “the blood tests, evaluated by the medical staff, show a slight improvement, particularly in the inflammatory indices.”
It noted that after breakfast, the Pope read some newspapers and then went about his work with his closest collaborators, and that before lunch, he received the Eucharist… Read more »
Kemm hu ferħan! Araha, dejjem daħkana! Dejjem jitbissem! Dawn huma xi ftit mill-kummenti li, int u jien nagħmlu, meta l-Mulej ilaqqagħna ma’ nies li dejjem narahom jidħku u jitbissmu.
Possibbli dawn in-nies problemi m’għandhomx? Jew inkella dawn in-nies, bl-għerf li jagħtihom l-Ispirtu s-Santu, qed jagħrfu li l-ħajja hi misteru u grazzja u mhux problema u diżgrazzja? Għaliex dawn in-nies jibqgħu ferħana, anki meta jgħaddu mill-provi tal-ħajja bħalma ngħaddu int u jien? … Read more »
