Yearly Archives: 2025

The Gospel of the day: 4th November

04/11/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Romans 12:5-16a
Psalm: 130 (131):1,2,3

Gospel: Luke 14:15-24

One of those at table with Jesus said to him, “Blessed is the one who will dine in the kingdom of God.” He replied to him, “A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many. When the time for the dinner came, he dispatched his servant to say to those invited, ‘Come, everything is now ready.’ But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV: Newman, Doctor of the Church – A light for the new generation

Jubilee of the World of Education, Holy Mass and Proclamation of St John Henry Newman as 'Doctor of the Church'

01/11/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Homily of Pope Leo XIV

On this Solemnity of All Saints, it is a great joy to include Saint John Henry Newman among the Doctors of the Church, and, at the same time, on the occasion of the Jubilee of the World of Education, to name him, together with Saint Thomas Aquinas, as co-Patron of the Church’s educational mission. Newman’s impressive spiritual and cultural stature will surely serve as an inspiration to new generations whose hearts thirst for the infinite, and who, through research and knowledge, are willing to undertake that journey which, as the ancients said, takes us per aspera ad astra, through difficulties to the stars… Read more »

Pope on All Souls’ Day: God has opened for us the way to eternal life

Holy Mass - Commemoration of all the Faithful departed

02/11/2025   Verano Cemetery, Rome

Homily of Pope Leo XIV

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We have gathered here to celebrate the Commemoration of all the faithful departed. We do so especially for those buried in this place, and with particular affection for our own loved ones. Although they left us on the day when they died, we continue to carry them with us in our hearts, and their memory remains always alive within us amid our daily lives… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 3rd November 2025, 9:30am

03/11/2025   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 »

The Gospel of the day: 3rd November

03/11/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Romans 11:29-36
Psalm: 68 (69):30-31,33-34,36-37

Gospel: Luke 14:12-14

On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees. He said to the host who invited him, “When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbours, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment… Read more »

Let’s pray for grace so that we’re not terrified when we think of our death – The Archbishop

Mass in remembrance of all the faithful departed during the Jubilee of those who lost someone dear to them

02/11/2025   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Kemm hu kliem ta’ faraġ dan il-kliem ta’ Ġesù. Qed jgħidilna ċar u tond li hemm rieda ċara tal-missier. Irid li kull wieħed u waħda minnha naslu fid-destinazzjoni tagħna. Id-destinazzjoni tagħna hi waħda: il-post imħejji għalina. Dejjem timpressjonani l-espressjoni ta’ Ġesù meta jilqa’ lil dawk li f’ħajjithom ikunu laqqgħuh fil-proxxmu: “kont bil-ġuħ u tmajtmuni, kont bil-għatx u sqejtuni, kont barrani u lqajtuni” (Mt 25:35)… Read more »

“Behavior is being considered ‘normal’ based on what makes the most noise” – Andrew Borg

02/11/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, l-għalliem Andrew Borg qal li mġiba qed titqies normali u tiġi normalizzata u aċċettata skont dak li jidher l-iktar u li jagħmel l-iktar ħoss.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Sr Natalie Abela u Andrew Borg. 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 »

Sunday Mass – 2nd November 2025, 9:30am

02/11/2025   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Balzan

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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 »

The Sunday Gospel: 2nd November

02/11/2025

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
Readings of the day

First Reading: Job 19:1,23-27a
Psalm: 26
Second Reading: Romans 19:1,23-27a

Gospel: John 6:37-40

In those days Jesus told the crowd: “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day.”  Read more »

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Saints knew they needed God – The Archbishop

Mass on the Feast of All Saints with the participation of members from the Catholic Action in Malta

01/11/2025   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Kemm il-Papa Franġisku, kif ukoll il-Papa Benedittu XVI, meta joffru kumment  fuq din il-paġna sabiħa tal-Evanġelju ta’ San Mattew, jgħidulna li din b’xi mod hi profil ta’ Ġesù nnifsu. Dak li hu qed isejjaħ hieni, il-kategorji ta’ nies li għal Ġesù huma henjin, jikkorrispondu mill-qrib għall-qalb qaddisa tiegħu. U min irid jimita lil Ġesù, irid jieħu l-valuri ta’ dawn il-barkiet, ta’ dawn il-beatudnijiet, jistudjahom u jgħixhom… Read more »