Monthly Archives: May 2025

Mass & Rosary – 7th May 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: 7th May

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 8:1b-8
Psalm: 65 (66):1-3a,4-5,6-7a

Gospel: John 6:35-40

In those days, Jesus said to the crowd, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me… Read more »

Cardinals invite faithful to pray for peace

Photo by Jade Koroliuk on Unsplash

The College of Cardinals gathered in General Congregation before the beginning of the Conclave, have released a statement, noting “with regret” that no progress has been made in promoting peace processes in Ukraine, the Middle East, and in many other parts of the world.

“On the contrary”, reads the statement released by the Holy See Press Office on May 6th, “attacks – especially those harming the civilian population – have intensified”… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 6th May 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: 6th May

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 7:51 – 8:1a
Psalm: 30 (31):3cd-4, 6ab, 7b, 8a, 17 & 21ab

Gospel: John 6:30-35

The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven… Read more »

Look for me for who I am – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Tfittxunix biss għal dak li nista’ nagħtikom. Fittxuni l-ewwel għal dak li jien”. Dak hu l-messaġġ li Ġesù qed jgħid lilna llum fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann, li joħroġ b’mod sabiħ ħafna minn dan id-djalogu, il-laqgħa, li kien hemm ta’ Ġesù mal-folla.

Ħa naraw ftit din ix-xena. Dawn in-nies kellhom diġà esperjenza sabiħa ħafna meta Ġesù tema’ ħamest elef ruħ u fuqhom b’ħames ħobżiet tax-xgħir u żewġ ħutiet żgħar… Read more »

Logos Initiative: Dignity and hope at the end of life

L-inizjattiva Logos qed torġanizza attività nhar l-Erbgħa 7 ta’ Mejju 2025, bejn is-6:00 p.m. u t-8:30 p.m. fil-Librerija tas-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof f’Tal-Virtù, Rabat, fejn se jiġi diskuss is-suġġett ta’ tmiem il-ħajja, b’rispett u dinjità.

Kulħadd jaf li, darba jew oħra, ħajtu se tintemm. Kulħadd jittama li ħajtu tintemm b’dinjità. Iżda xi tfisser li l-ħajja tintemm b’dinjità? Dwar dan, mhux kulħadd jaqbel. Hawn min jgħid li tmiem ta’ ħajja b’dinjità jfisser li jkollok l-għajnuna kollha biex tbati uġigħ mill-anqas, u idealment bla ebda uġigħ… Read more »

Konklavi: A new book as the Church awaits a new Pope

Following the passing of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, 2025—the day after Easter— Robert Aloisio is publishing a book, ‘Konklavi’, released by Sayit Publications. The aim of this book is to address common questions and misconceptions associated with the Conclave, as the College of Cardinals began preparations to elect the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church.

Three years ago, Aloisio published a book on the last seven Popes… Read more »