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Readings of the day
First Reading: James 1:1-11
Psalm: 118 (119):67,68,71,72,75,76
Gospel: Mark 8:11-13
The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
Then he left them, got into the boat again, and went off to the other shore… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ġesù huwa ppreokkupat biex il-liġi ta’ Alla neħduha bis-serjetà. Hu jinsisti li sal-aħħar taż-żmien: “anqas l-iżgħar ittra jew tikka waħda mil-Liġi ma titneħħa sa ma jkun seħħ kollox” (Mt 5:18). Imma jissuġġerixxi li ma niqfux biss fil-wiċċ, imma nħarsu lejn il-qalb, meta ngħidu: ħa nimxi fuq il-liġi t’Alla.
F’din is-silta, pjuttost twila mill-kapitlu 5 ta’ San Mattew, Ġesù jieħu diversi eżempji tal-liġi imma jgħallimna wkoll immorru lejn il-qalb tal-liġi… Read more »
Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta Message by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
Human trafficking may, at times, feel like a distant headline, a crisis “elsewhere”, far removed from the rhythms of daily life. Yet its reality – millions of lives coerced, sold, or forced into exploitation – is a stark reminder of how deeply injustice can penetrate society.
This year’s message for the 12th World Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking has crystallised this reality with moral clarity and urgency… 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 »
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 »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ġesù jinkoraġġina li nobdu l-kmandamenti, imma jrid jgħallimna, forsi, tagħlima radikali importanti. Mhux kwistjoni biss x’tagħmel, imma l-qalb tiegħek fejn qiegħda? U bl-eżempji prattiċi, jitkellem dwar ir-rabja, dwar il-fedeltà, jitkellem dwar il-kelma li Alla jkun xhud tagħha. U jgħidilna mhux kwistjoni biss li ma toqtolx lil ħuk, imma jekk int tobogħdu, qalbek mhix fil-paċi, imħassra. Mhix kwistjoni biss li lil martek ma tibdilhiex ma’ ħaddieħor… Read more »
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 »
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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 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 »
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 »
