Monthly Archives: April 2025

Għaliex iva?! with Fr Jean-Claude Schembri

02/04/2025

Friends, family, and neighbors, the loss of significant relationships, volunteering, and the challenging experience of the seminary—these are just some of the elements that, together with a personal encounter with Jesus, shape the vocation of Fr. Jean-Claude Schembri today. What he always desired—Fr. Jean admits that through the journey of priesthood—he is now living.

Għaliex Iva?! is a podcast series featuring different priests who share the story of their vocation and why they believe it is worth being a priest in today’s world… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 2nd April 2025, 9:30am

02/04/2025   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: 2nd April

02/04/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 49:8-15
Psalm: 144 (145):8-9,13cd-14,17-18
Gospel: John 5:17-30

In those days, Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.” For this reason the Jews tried all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God… Read more »

Fundraising for Myanmar

Urgent appeal for help issued by Caritas Malta

01/04/2025

Ritratt: Caritas Internationalis

Fuq talba tal‑Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex, Caritas Malta f’kollaborazzjoni ma’ Caritas Internationalis, qed tappella għal donazzjonijiet ta’ flus b’risq il‑poplu tal-Myanmar li bħalissa għaddej minn tbatija kbira minħabba t‑terrimot qawwi li laqat lil dan il-pajjiż fil-jiem li għaddew. Din hi inizjattiva li l‑Knisja f’Malta qed tieħu biex tgħin lil dan il‑poplu.

Aktar minn 2,700 persuna mietu u ’l fuq minn 4,500 persuna ndarbu fit-terremot ta’ saħħa 7.7 fuq l-iskala Richter li laqat iċ-ċentru ta’ Myanmar, bl-epiċentru f’Sagaing… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 1st April 2025, 9:30am

01/04/2025   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: 1st April

01/04/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 47:1-9,12
Psalm: 45 (46):2-3,5-6,8-9

Gospel: John 5:1-3a,5-16

There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes. In these lay a large number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled.

One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years… Read more »