News from the Church in Malta
The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Exodus 17:8-13
Psalm: 120 (121):1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8
Second Reading: 2 Tim 3:14 – 4:2
Gospel: Luke 18:1-8
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.
He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Kulħadd jgħaffeġ fuq xulxin” (Lq 12:1). Dan hu li nsibu fl-Evanġelju llum fuq in-nies – kotra kbira ta’ nies marret biex tisma’ lil Ġesù, jew biex tkun fejnu, biex tarah. Imma qalb dawn in-nies kollha, għandna dak li Ġesù jgħid lid-dixxipli tiegħu biex jagħtihom tassew direzzjoni kif għandhom jimxu bħala dixxipli tiegħu. Isemmi diversi punti. Ħa nsemmi xi punti li jgħid Ġesù lid-dixxipli tiegħu fl-Evanġelju llum, u li jgħoddu ħafna għall-ħajja tagħna… Read more »
Videos: Miguela Xuereb
The Ekklesia Sisters’ bid to participate in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest may have fallen short, but it is that performance which led Sr Josette Farrugia to join the sisters’ congregation: the Ursuline Sisters of St Angela Merici.
St Josette was interviewed by Gabriel Lia on Newsbook Malta after professing her perpetual vows, confirming her lifelong commitment to the Ursulines… Read more »
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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 »
Saint Luke, Evangelist – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Tim 4: 10-17b
Psalm: 144: 10-13. 17-18
Gospel: Lk 10: 1-9
In those days, the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go on your way… Read more »
Photo: Vatican News
Il-5 ta’ Mejju, kien propju l-jum li ġie elett l-ewwel Papa Amerikan għall-Knisja Kattolika, il-Papa Ljun XIV. Mill-5 ta’ Mejju għaddew propju 5 xhur.
F’dan l-artiklu Newsbook Malta se jagħti ħarsa lejn il-ħidma li wettaq s’issa l-Papa Ljun XIV.
Tul dawn il-5 xhur ta’ Papat, il-Papa Ljun XIV wettaq ħafna ħidma siekta, u minflok għamel tibdiliet drastiċi għażel illi propju fl-ewwel xhur josserva u jisma’… Read more »
Photo: Viktoria Nikolla
Caritas Malta, nhar is-Sibt li ġej, 18 ta’ Ottubru se tniedi l-ktieb INĦOBBKOM b’tifkira tal-fundatur ta’ Caritas Malta kif nafuha llum, Monsinjur Victor Grech.
Fil-Kelmtejn Qabel, l-editur tal-ktieb Joe Cassar jgħid li din il-pubblikazzjoni kienet xewqa kbira ta’ Monsinjur Grech innifsu u staqsa dwarha minn fuq is-sodda tal-mewt tiegħu proprju jumejn qabel ma’ miet fil-5 ta’ Frar li għadda… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ġesù jilmenta meta jara li l-Fariżej qed jgħixu ħajja li ma taqbilx mal-kliem tagħhom. Imma lil kull wieħed u waħda minna jagħtina kelma li jiena nħoss tagħmlilna kuraġġ. Agħmlu karità, ħudu ħsieb xulxin u qalbkom tindaf. Aħna lkoll mtaqqlin bid-difetti tagħna, bl-esperjenzi li weġġgħuna, bil-limitazzjonijiet tagħna. Il-Mulej qed jagħtina triq li tassew qed twassalna għas-safa. Agħmlu karità, ħudu ħsieb xulxin u qalbkom tindaf… Read more »
Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, f’jum il-festa tas-Salib Imqaddes, Fr Malcolm Saliba qal li s-salib ifakkarna li Ġesù ġie għal kulħadd u ma jagħmel l-ebda distinzjoni jew preferenza ma’ xi ħadd.
Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Malcolm Saliba u Abigail Zarb. 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… Read more »
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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 »
