News from the Church in Malta
During the late afternoon of the Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, members of the College of Cardinals went to the papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major to pay their homage to Pope Francis at his tomb open to the public since seven in the morning.
They then gathered there for evening prayer, Second Vespers, led by the Basilica’s Coadjutor Archpriest, Lithuanian Cardinal Rolanda Makrickas… 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: Acts 4:23-31
Psalm: 2:1-3,4-6,7-9
Gospel: John 3:1-8
There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you are doing unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”
Nicodemus said to him, “How can a person once grown old be born again? … Read more »
Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
Dear brothers and sisters,
dear Lasallian School Leaders and Educators,
Today’s Gospel, taken from John 21, brings us to the shores of the Sea of Tiberias. It is a quiet, mysterious, deeply human encounter – the Risen Christ appearing to his disciples who have gone fishing. It is a moment of reconnection, recognition, and renewal. It is also, I believe, a Gospel with much to say to us today, to you as Lasallian leaders gathered here in Malta for your Congress, having as theme “Growing Together in Lasallian Spirituality” – this year, in fact, is the year of Lasallian Spirituality… Read more »
Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Ħdejn il-baħar ta’ Tiberija” (Ġw 21:1). Hawnhekk Ġesù jiltaqa’ mad-dixxipli tiegħu, u din hi ġrajja verament sabiħa, it-tielet darba li jidher lid-dixxipli wara l-qawmien mill-imwiet. Turi lil Ġesù qed jiltaqa’ ma’ dawn id-dixxipli proprju fil-post fejn huma marru biex jistadu. Din mhijiex ġrajja li sseħħ fit-tempju jew f’xi post meqjus importanti, jew laqgħa spettakolari, imma hi ġrajja familjari, fejn Ġesù jiltaqa’ ma’ dawn id-dixxipli li kienu ddeċidew li jmorru jistadu… Read more »
Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
Dear young friends from different countries of the Mediterranean,
Dear pilgrims of Le Bel Espoir,
Christ is risen! Alleluia!
Today, through the Gospel of John, we enter a moment of deep significance: the disciples are gathered behind locked doors, afraid, uncertain, disoriented after the events of the Passion. In many ways, this image mirrors the experience of our region… Read more »
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Young participants from various Mediterranean countries arrived in Malta on Saturday to begin their three-day journey as part of the MED25 – Bel Espoir Project to delve into different Mediterranean identities, one of them is Malta, while engaging with local communities across the island. This initiative is inspired by Pope Francis’s call for the Mediterranean to become a space of encounter and peace… Read more »
From the very beginning of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Pope Francis continuously offered to mediate to help bring about peace. He appealed for an end to the war at almost every public appearance, and his prayers for “martyred Ukraine” became a familiar refrain.
The late Pope’s calls were, above all, calls for dialogue – for key players to come together and find a way to put an end to the conflict… Read more »
Over two hundred and fifty thousand people from all walks of life poured into St. Peter’s Square and the adjacent areas on Saturday morning to bid their final farewell to Pope Francis at his Requiem Mass. Over 150,00 others lined the streets of Rome as his coffin was taken in procession to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major.
The Solemn and moving celebration was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re joined by some 250 Cardinals, Patriarchs, Archbishops, Bishops, priests, and consecrated religious… 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… Read more »
