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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: 2 Samuel 24:2,9-17
Psalm: 31 (32):1-2,5,6,7
Gospel: Mark 6:1-6
Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? … Read more »
Human trafficking remains a hidden yet urgent reality in Malta. As of 2025, the country continues to be classified as a Tier 2 destination, with dozens of potential victims identified each year. These victims—primarily originating from Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa—are most often exploited in the construction and hospitality sectors, with a growing number trapped within massage parlours and the sex trade.
Despite increased enforcement, formal recognition for victims remains low, and many continue to suffer in silence… Read more »
Photos and videos: Miguela Xuereb
Il-Knisja tal-Ġiżwiti fil-Belt Valletta, waħda mill-aktar ġawhar importanti tal-wirt kulturali u reliġjuż Malti, reġgħat ingħatat il-ħajja permezz ta’ xogħlijiet estensivi ta’ restawr li issa ġew fi tmiemhom. Ir-restawr se jkompli, imma tlestiet fażi importanti u issa l-knisja se tinfetaħ għall-użu pubbliku.
Ħafna nies jidħlu f’dan il-post ukoll għal quddiesa tal-gradwazzjoni u anke għal fatt li kull nhar ta’ Ħadd għadha tiġi ċċelebrata l-quddiesa bil-Latin… Read more »
Homily Pope Leo XIV
Dear brothers and sisters, today, on this Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the Gospel recounts how Simeon and Anna recognized and proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah in the Temple (cf. Lk 2:22-40). What unfolds before us is a meeting between two movements of love: that of God, who comes to save his people, and that of humanity, which awaits his coming with vigilant faith… Read more »
Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Illum fil-festa tal-preżentazzjoni tal-Mulej, it-tislima tiegħi tmur lejkom għeżież reliġjużi. Tislima ta’ gratitudni u fl-istess ħin talba u barka fuqkom. Il-gratitudni l-ewwl nett għal tant ħidma, imma fuq kollox il-preżenza tagħkom fl-ambjenti tagħna tal-karità tal-formazzjoni, tal-ispiritwalità, fil-parroċċi tagħna, fid-djoċesi tagħna. Grazzi .
Illum huwa l-mument li lill-Mulej ngħidulu grazzi magħkom, minħabba fikom u għalikom… 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: 2 Sam 18:9-10,14b,21a,24-25a,30; 19:3
Psalm: 85 (86):1-2,3-4,5-6
Gospel: Mark 5:21-43
When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea. One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, “My daughter is at the point of death… Read more »
Photo: Mons. Victor Grech
Nhar il-Ħamis, fl-okkażjoni tal-ewwel sena mill-mewt ta’ Monsinjur Victor Grech, tħejja programm ta’ tifkira b’kollaborazzjoni bejn Caritas Malta u l-Parroċċa u l-Kunsill Lokali Tal-Ibraġ.
Dakinhar, fit-8am, il-ħin li għal snin twal kien iqaddes Mons. Grech fil-Parroċċa Tal-Ibraġ, se tkun ċelebrata quddiesa mill-Kappillan Fr Brian Gialanzè.
Wara l-quddiesa ssir mixja lejn Ġnien Monsinjur Victor Grech fis-Swieqi fejn jitpoġġew fjuri quddiem il-bust tiegħu li kien inawgurat ftit xhur wara mewtu, xogħol l-artist Indri Attard… Read more »
Mons. Hector Scerri, espert fil-qasam tal-ekumeniżmu, stqarr li l-paċenzja ġejja mill-kelma ‘tbati’, imma minnha jkun hemm il-frott.
Waqt li għal darb’oħra kien qed jitkellem fuq il-programm Il-Papa Ljun fuq RTK103 preżentat minn Luke Vella, Mons. Scerri semma li f’Novembru li għadda saret dikjarazzjoni konġunta bejn il-Papa Ljun u l-Patrijarka Bartilmew ta’ Kostantinopli, li biha kkonfermaw l-impenn tagħhom li jkomplu d-djalogu teoloġiku, b’enfasi fuq onestà, imħabba reċiproka, u paċenzja, li George Santayana kien qal li hija “l-kastità għall-ekumenist”… Read more »
