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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: Zephaniah 3:1-2,9-13
Psalm: 33 (34):2-3,6-7,17-18,19 & 23
Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32
In those days, Jesus told the chief priests and elders of the people: “What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ He answered, ‘I will not’; but later he changed his mind and went. … Read more »
Message of Pope Leo XIV
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
Today’s Gospel places in jail with John the Baptist, who finds himself imprisoned because of his preaching (cf. Mt 14:3-5). Nevertheless, he does not lose hope, thus becoming for us a sign that a prophet, even in chains, retains the ability to use his voice in the pursuit of truth and justice… Read more »
Painting: ‘Mary Untier of Knots’ by Johann George Melchior Schmidtner
Message by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
Mater Populi Fidelis – Mother of the Faithful People of God – is the title of the note recently published by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF). It expresses with depth and pastoral resonance the Church’s understanding of Mary’s maternal role toward the People of God… Read more »
Homily of Pope Leo XIV
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today we celebrate the Jubilee of Hope for correctional institutions, prisoners and all those who oversee or work in the penitentiary system. The choice of this day, the third Sunday of Advent, for this particular jubilee is rich in meaning, as it is the day that the Church calls Gaudete Sunday, whose name comes from the first words of the entrance antiphon for the Mass (cf. Phil 4:4)… Read more »
Photo: DOI
Id-Dar tal-Providenza has been awarded the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika (Medal for Services to the Republic) on Republic Day, recognising six decades of pioneering work in disability care and advocacy in Malta.
The honour, presented on Saturday, marks one of the country’s highest tributes to the Siġġiewi-based organisation, which has provided residential care and services for persons with disabilities since its founding in 1965… 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: Numbers 24:2-7,15-17a
Psalm: 24 (25):4bc-5ab,6-7bc,8-9
Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27
In those days, Jesus entered the temple, and as he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, “From heaven,’ he will say to us, “Why then did you not believe him?’ But if we say, “Of human origin,’ we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet.” So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things. ” Read more »
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L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Aħna u nippreparaw, b’entużjażmu anke b’ferħ l-istennija għall-Milied, ta’ min nilqgħu l-kelma li Ġwanni l-Battista jibgħat iwassal lil Ġesù: “Inti huwa dak li għandu jiġi, jew nistennew lil ħaddieħor?” (Mt 11:3) Ir-risposta, din id-darba, tkun fil-qalb tagħna. Aħna lil min qegħdin nistennew f’dan il-Milied? Min hu dak Alla għalina li se jitwieled minn Marija Verġni? Lesti nilqgħuh? Aħna ppreparati tajjeb biex nilqgħuh? … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Bil-Malti għandna espressjoni li tgħid: “Ma ġġibhiex żewġ magħhom!” U ngħiduha fuq min, tagħmel x’tagħmel, qatt ma tissoddisfah, qatt ma hu kuntent. Jekk hemm ix-xemx, għax hija x-xemx; jekk nieżla x-xita, jilmenta minħabba x-xita. Tagħmel x’tagħmel, u jkun x’ikun, dejjem mhux soddisfatt. Hawnhekk Ġesù qed jitkellem fuq din l-esperjenza, li aħna nistgħu nifhmu ħafna għax hija parti mill-ħajja tagħna. Qed jgħid fuq l-esperjenza tiegħu: Ġie Ġwanni l-Battista, li ma kienx jiekol u jixrob, u fuqu qalu: “għandu fih xitan”… Read more »
