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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 »
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 »
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 »
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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 »
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 »
Dear brothers and sisters,
In the first reading we heard these words: “Thus says the wisdom of God: The Lord possessed me, the beginning of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago … When the Lord established the heavens I was there … then was I beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, playing before him all the while, playing on the surface of his earth; and I found delight in the human race” (Prov 8: 22, 27, 30-31) For Saint Augustine, the Trinity and wisdom are intimately connected… Read more »
In St. Peter’s Basilica in front of thousands of athletes of all levels, backgrounds and sports, Pope Leo XIV presided over Mass to close the Jubilee of Sport and celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.
In his homily, the Pope reflected on how “unusual” the connection between the Trinity and sport might seem. However, he pointed out that since every good human activity reflects God’s infinite beauty in some way, “sport is certainly one of these.”
Sports, Pope Leo continued, can help us encounter God because they challenge “us to relate to others and with others, not only outwardly but also, and above all, interiorly.” If not, sport becomes “nothing more than an empty competition of inflated egos.”
Sports require giving
At sporting events the Italian word spectators use to cheer on athletes is “dai”, which literally means “to give”… Read more »
Quddiesa fis-Solennità tat-Trinità Qaddisa bil-parteċipazzjoni ta’ 40 persuna minn pajjiżi tal-Mediterran, parteċipanti fin-network teoloġiku tal-Mediterran.
Ritratt: Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta – Sarah Salafia
Il-festa, li qed niċċelebraw illum, tat-Trinità Qaddisa hija solennità importanti ħafna fil-ħajja tal-Knisja. Jekk naħsbu ftit, kull meta rroddu s-salib u f’diversi talbiet waqt il-quddies, dejjem qed nitkellmu fuq dan il-misteru kbir: li Alla huwa wieħed, imma f’Alla hemm tliet persuni: il-Missier u l-Iben u l-Ispirtu s-Santu… 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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10
Psalm: 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4
Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42
In those days, Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, do not resist an evildoer.
But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.” Read more »
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