Monthly Archives: February 2026

The Sunday Gospel: 15th February

15/02/2026

The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Sirach 15:15-20
Psalm: 118 (119):1-2,4-5,17-18,33-34
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10

Gospel: Matthew 5:17-37

Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place… Read more »

Celebrating the improvement of a person’s life through service dogs – The Archbishop

Message during the graduation of five service dogs trained by the Service Dogs Malta Foundation

13/02/2026   The President's Palace, Ħ'Attard

Ritratt: Service Dogs Malta Foundation

Eċċellenza, għeżież ħbieb,

Kemm hi ħaġa sabiħa li qed niċċelebraw din l-armonija bejn il-bniedem u l-ħlejqa. Il-klieb, bis-sensibbiltà, ix-xamm u l-preżenza tagħhom – kull min għandu kelb id-dar jifhem x’qed nipprova ngħid – mhux biss jgħallmuna imma wkoll jgħinuna.Jiena nibqa’ nammira kemm il-kelb iġib miegħu lealtà u fedeltà. Aħna qegħdin niċċelebraw dil-ħaġa wkoll.

Qegħdin niċċelebraw ukoll l-isforz tat-trainers, li ppreparaw lil dawn il-ħbieb tagħna, għax huma ħbieb tagħna dawn il-klieb, biex ikunu ta’ servizz… Read more »

The Pope: Listening and fasting; Lent as a time of conversion

Message for Lent 2026

14/02/2026   The Vatican

Photo: Vatican Media

Dear brothers and sisters,

Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in order to find renewal in our faith and keep our hearts from being consumed by the anxieties and distractions of daily life.

Every path towards conversion begins by allowing the word of God to touch our hearts and welcoming it with a docile spirit… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 14th February 2026, 9:30am

14/02/2026   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: 14th February

14/02/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 13:46-69
Psalm: 116:1,2

Gospel: Luke 10:1-9

After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself intended to go. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest. Go on your way… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 13th February 2026, 9:30am

13/02/2026   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: 13th February

13/02/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19
Psalm: 80 (81):10-11ab,12-13,14-15

Gospel: Mark 7:31-37

Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to Him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay His hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd… Read more »

Pope at Audience: the Word of God responds to our thirst for meaning and truth

11/02/2026   Audience Hall, the Vatican

Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. I. Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum 5. The Word of God in the life of the Church

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

In today’s catechesis we will look at the profound and vital link that exists between the Word of God and the Church, a bond expressed by the Conciliar Constitution Dei Verbum, in the sixth chapter… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 12th February 2026, 9:30am

12/02/2026   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: 12th February

12/02/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Kings 11:4-13
Psalm: 105 (106):3-4,35-36,37 & 40

Gospel: Mark 7:24-30

Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice.

Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet… Read more »