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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: Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm: 101 (102):2-3,16-18,19-21
Gospel: John 8:21-30
Jesus said to the Pharisees: “I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.” So the Jews said, “He is not going to kill himself, is he, because he said, ‘Where I am going you cannot come’?” He said to them, “You belong to what is below, I belong to what is above… Read more »
Ethical guidelines on the care of older persons Download
The Church in Malta has published ethical guidelines on care for the elderly, stating that the right to life entails the means for “proper protection and development of life” till the very final stages.
Compiled by a group of experts and ethicists, the publication, entitled ‘Care for Elderly Persons in Church Residential Homes in Malta: Ethical Guidelines,’ reaffirms the duty of citizens to promote the dignity of the elderly community and respect the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception until natural death.
In a foreword, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said: “The quality of society and civilisation in which we live depends on the sensitivity to the needs of the elderly and the vulnerable… Read more »
Pope Francis greets the faithful after Mass (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)
Dear brothers and sisters,
The Gospel of this fifth Sunday of Lent presents to us the episode of the woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:1-11). While the scribes and the pharisees want to stone her, Jesus restores the lost beauty to this woman. She has fallen in the dust; Jesus passes his finger on this dust and writes a new story for her… Read more »
On Saturday, 5th April 2025, the SDC Candidates organised a Lenten celebration at the DĦS Conference Centre, themed Wiċċ imb Wiċċ (Face to Face). For this event, the candidates invited their families to pause and reflect on the reality that one day we shall encounter Jesus face to face.
During the celebration, those present participated in three stations, each offering the opportunity to reflect on a character who encountered Jesus during the Passion narrative… 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: Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62
Psalm: 22 (23):1-3a,3b-4,5,6
Gospel: John 8:12-20
Jesus spoke to them again, saying, «I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.» So the Pharisees said to him, “You testify on your own behalf, so your testimony cannot be verified.”
Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I do testify on my own behalf, my testimony can be verified, because I know where I came from and where I am going… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Arawni, sejjer nagħmel ħaġa ġdida, feġġet issa; għadkom ma ttendejtux? (Iż 44:19) Din il-mistoqsija tal-Profeta Iżaija, tagħtina ċavetta biex nifhmu dak li għamel Ġesù llum. F’dan il-ġojjel, fl-ewwel 11-il vers mill-kapitlu 8, uniku għall-Evanġelju ta’ Ġwanni; li l-istudjużi jgħidulna, li l-komunità Nisranija fl-ewwel sekli, kienet taf bih dan l-inċident ta’ Ġesù, u kienet l-insistenza tal-komunità, li jidħol f’wieħed mill-Evanġelji.
Għaliex il-komunità Nisranija, fehmet li din il-laqgħa ta’ Ġesù mal-adultera, kellha messaġġ qawwi u importanti? … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Kienu qegħdin ifittxu li joqtluh” (Ġw 7:1.25). Għal darbtejn, f’din is-silta qasira, nisimgħu li kien hemm min lil Ġesù kien qed ifittex li joqtlu. U aktar ’il quddiem jgħid li “fittxew jaqbduh” (Ġw 7:30). Fil-fatt, hawnhekk Ġesu qiegħed qalb nies li wħud minnhom aċċettawh, u wħud minnhom irrifjutawh. F’dal-kapitlu sebgħa ta’ San Ġwann, hemm ideat differenti fuq Ġesù. Hemm min jgħid li hu raġel tajjeb, hemm min jgħid li qed iwassal tagħlim tajjeb, hemm min jgħid li jrid iqarraq… 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 »
