News from the Church in Malta
Dear brothers and sisters,
We will continue to meditate on some parables of the Gospel, which are an opportunity to change perspective and open ourselves up to hope. The lack of hope, at times, is due to the fact that we fixate on a certain rigid and closed way of seeing things, and the parables help us to look at them from another point of view… 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: Acts 17:15,22 – 18:1
Psalm: 148:1-2,11-12ab,12c-13a,13bcd-14
Gospel: John 16:12-15
Jesus said to his disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming… Read more »
The Archdiocese of Malta notes with profound sadness and regret that a diocesan priest was today found guilty on appeal of breaching sexual boundaries with a 15-year-old girl.
The Archdiocese apologises unreservedly to the victim for the actions of one of its clergymen, and wishes to make clear that it had already referred this case to the Holy See.
The Vatican determined that the priest, who cannot be named by order of the court, should be restricted from undertaking his ministry… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Jekk xi ħadd iħobbni, iħares kelmti” (Ġw 14:23). Dan hu li jgħid Ġesù fl-Evanġelju. Jirrepetih darbtejn b’mod differenti. Fil-fatt, dan hu parti mid-diskors tiegħu lid-dixxipli fl-Aħħar Ċena fejn, ftit qabel, kien qal lid-dixxipli: “Jekk tħobbuni, ħarsu l-kmandamenti tiegħi” (Ġw 14:15).
L-imħabba tmexxina, mhux il-biża’
X’inhi din l-insistenza ta’ Ġesù fuq li aħna nħarsu l-kelma tiegħu? L-ewwel nett, nixtieq li nifhmu li Ġesù jorbot kollox mal-imħabba… Read more »
Photo: Parish of St Nicholas of Bari, Siġġiewi
Sr Donia MC – soru Maltija mis-Siġġiewi mwielda Ruth Bonnici – għamlet il-professjoni perpetwa tagħha fi ħdan il-kongregazzjoni tas-Sorijiet Missjunarji tal-Karità.
Hija għamlet il-Professjoni Solenni tagħha f’Ruma flimkien ma’ 18-il soru oħra minn madwar id-dinja.
Iċ-ċerimonja saret waqt quddiesa kkonċelebrata mmexxija mill-Kardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, fil-knisja parrokjali ta’ Santa Giulia Billart f’Tuscolano f’Ruma… 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: Acts 16:22-34
Psalm: 137 (138):1-2a,2bc-3,7c-8
Gospel: John 16:5-11
Jesus said to his disciples: “Now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I told you this, grief has filled your hearts. But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go… Read more »
Claire Grech, photo [email protected]
Tifla li tilfet lil ommha minħabba marda terminali stqarret li l-kura palljattiva li ngħatat kienet estendiet il-ħajja tagħha b’erba’ xhur.
Waqt li kienet qed titkellem fil-programm “Live mill-Paroċċa”, Claire Grech, li tilfet lil ommha f’April li għadda, qalet li mill-kura palljattiva jibbenefikaw mhux biss il-pazjenti, iżda wkoll il-qraba tagħhom.
“Lil mummy kienu tawha sa Diċembru… Read more »
