Monthly Archives: August 2025

Pope at Audience: Sincere sorrow can open door to conversion and joy

13/08/2025   Paul VI Audience Hall, the Vatican

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. III. The Passover of Jesus. 2. The betrayal. “Surely it is not I?” (Mk 14,19)

Dear brothers and sisters,

Let us continue our journey in the school of the Gospel, following Jesus’ steps in the final days of his life. Today we will pause at an intimate, dramatic, yet also profoundly true scene: the moment at which, during the Passover supper, Jesus reveals that one of the Twelve is about to betray him: “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me” (Mk 14:18)… Read more »

Pope Leo returns to Castel Gandolfo for Assumption holiday weekend

14/08/2025

Photo: Vatican News

The Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Leo XIV returned to Castel Gandolfo by car on Wednesday afternoon.

The Pope stayed at the papal summer residence in the hilltop town near Rome for several days in July. 

While there, he celebrated Mass in the local parish of St. Thomas of Villanova, visited the Vatican Observatory, and met with various local residents… Read more »

Caritas Malta’s key proposals on National Alcohol Policy

14/08/2025

Photo: The Malta Independent

Caritas welcomes the June 2025 draft of the National Alcohol Policy and urges the final policy to retain its core goals and ensure effective implementation. Highlighting alcohol’s serious health risks, Caritas stresses the need for clear public education on binge drinking and its long-term impacts. The organisation advocates for promoting wellbeing and resilience over harmful coping mechanisms, encouraging healthier, more connected lifestyles… Read more »

Mary, the new Eve leading us to the Son of the Living God

Mass on the 8th day of the Octave of the Assumption dedicated to life

07/08/2025   Cathedral of the Assumption, Victoria, Gozo

Ritratt: Facebook/Gozo Cathedral L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Fl-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna, Ġesù jaċċetta l-istqarrija tal-fidi ta’ Xmun bin Ġona, ta’ Pietru, imma fl-istess ħin iwiddbu meta jifhem li Pietru għad baqgħalu x’jitgħallem. Alla jnebbaħ lil Pietru biex jagħraf li Ġesù hu l-Messija. “Imma intom min tgħidu li jien?” staqsiehom. Qabeż Xmun Pietru u qallu: “Inti l-Messija, Bin Alla l-ħaj” (Mt 16:15-16).

Dik kienet risposta tajba, il-konferma tal-identità ta’ Ġesù u Ġesù jilqa’ din l-istqarrija tal-fidi li mhix biss ta’ Pietru imma tal-Knisja wkoll… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 14th August 2025, 9:30am

14/08/2025   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: 14th August

14/08/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Joshua 3:7-10a,11,13-17
Psalm: 113A (114):1-2,3-4,5-6

Gospel: Matthew 18:21 – 19:1

Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.

That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants… Read more »

The crown of humility and love

Mass on the 50th anniversary of the coronation of the titular painting

10/08/2025   Mosta Minor Basilica

Ritratt: Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta – Ian Noel Pace L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Tibżax, Marija, għax inti sibt grazzja quddiem Alla. Ara, inti se tnissel fil-ġuf u jkollok iben u ssemmih Ġesù. Hu jkun kbir, u jkun jissejjaħ Bin l-Għoli. Il-Mulej Alla jagħtih it-tron ta’ David missieru” (Lq 1:30-31).

Din kienet l-aħbar tal-Anġlu Gabrijel lil din it-tfajla żagħżugħa, verġni, Marija ta’ Nażaret. Ried juriha l-identità tal-iben li kellu jitnissel fil-ġuf tagħha bil-qawwa tal-Ispirtu s-Santu… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 13th August 2025, 9:30am

13/08/2025   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: 13th August

13/08/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Psalm: 65 (66), 1-3a.5 & 16-17

Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses.  … Read more »

“Before entering the seminary, I worked in home maintenance” – Seminarian Marvic Mallia

12/08/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Marvic Mallia rrakkonta kif qabel daħal is-seminarju ta’ 34 sena, huwa kien jagħmel xogħol ta’ manutenzjoni fid-djar tan-nies.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Marvic Mallia u Marthese Brincat. The Handbook jixxandar kuljum fuq RTK103 fil-05.30, fis-12:40, fis-19.20 u fid-21.30, kif ukoll fuq Facebook permezz tal-paġna The Handbook.

Silta mill-evanġelju tal-lum
Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Mattew – Mt 9, 32-38
Ġesù dar l-ibliet kollha u l-irħula jgħallem fis-sinagogi, ixandar l-Evanġelju tas-Saltna, u jfejjaq kull xorta ta’ mard u ’l kull min kien nieqes minn saħħtu… Read more »