Monthly Archives: June 2025

All is set for the BOV Volleyball Marathon of id‑Dar tal‑Providenza

19/06/2025

The BOV Volleyball Marathon in aid of id‑Dar tal‑Providenza is back with 53 hours of non‑stop play in the Home’s Siġġiewi car park. The 15th edition of the marathon will get under way by H.E. Dr Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta, on Friday 18th July at 6.30pm and end at midnight of Sunday July 20th 2025. Forty players, selected after six weeks of training, will form 5 teams and enter the challenge of fifty‑three hours of continuous volleyball not for any personal gain but to help others… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 19th June 2025, 9:30am

19/06/2025   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: 19th June

19/06/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Corinthians 11:1-11
Psalm: 110 (111):1-2,3-4,7-8

Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.  … Read more »

Pope at Audience: the heart of Christ is the true house of mercy!

18/06/2025

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. II. The life of Jesus. The Parables. 10. The healing of the paralytic. “When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him, ‘Do you want to be well?’”

Dear brothers and sisters,

Let us continue to contemplate Jesus who heals… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 18th June 2025, 9:30am

18/06/2025   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: 18th June

18/06/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Cor 9:6-11
Psalm: 111 (112):1-2,3-4,9

Gospel: Mt 6:1-6,16-18

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “Beware of practising your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 

So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others… Read more »

It’s not tit for tat – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

16/06/2025   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Bil-Malti hemm espressjoni li tgħid: “patta parapatta”, li tfisser li wieħed ipatti b’azzjoni ħażina għal azzjoni ħażina li jkun irċieva. Tixbah ħafna dak li jgħid Ġesù llum fl-Evanġelju meta jikkwota espressjoni li kienu jużaw qablu, ħafna żmien qablu: “Għajn b’għajn u sinna b’sinna” (Mt 5:38). Meta narawha hekk illum, nifhmu li int għal dak li tirċievi, tpatti bl-istess mod – jekk xi ħadd lilek insultak, tinsultah; jekk xi ħadd weġġgħek, tweġġgħu; jekk xi ħadd għamillek azzjoni ħażina, inti tagħmillu azzjoni ħażina… Read more »

Fr Ivan Attard OP confirmed as Europe’s Regional Promoter for Justice and Peace

The Dominicans have a long history of commitment to human rights

17/06/2025

Patri Ivan Attard ġie kkonfermat bħala Promotur Reġjonali tal‑Ewropa għall‑Ġustizzja u Paċi, f’mandat li għandu jservi għal tliet snin. Dan ġie kkonfermat mill-Majjistru, Patri Gerard Timoner III wara l-konfirmazzjoni tal‑Provinċjali Ewropej fl‑IEOP u tal‑promoturi tal‑Ewropa għall‑Ġustizzja u l‑Paċi fi Vjenna permezz ta’ dokument uffiċjali.

Id-Dumnikani għandhom storja twila ta’ impenn fil-qasam tad-drittijiet tal-bniedem u fis-sistemi ekonomiċi, soċjali u oħrajn li jifformaw u jaffettwaw ħajjitna… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 17th June 2025, 9:30am

17/06/2025   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: 17th June

17/06/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
Psalm: 145 (146):1b-2,5-6,7,8-9a

Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.  … Read more »