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Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 John 4:7-16
Psalm: 33: 2-11
Gospel: John 11: 19-27
Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother Lazarus, who had died. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died… 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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jeremiah 14:17-22
Psalm: 78 (79):8,9,11 & 13
Gospel: Matthew 13:36-43
Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom… Read more »
X’inhu dak li tassew għandu valur f’ħajjitna? Din hi l-mistoqsija li jistedinna nagħmlu Ġesù fl-Evanġelju tal-lum. Jippreżentalna sensiela ta’ parabboli qosra, iżda mimlijin għerf, dwar is-Saltna tas-Smewwiet. Jitkellem dwar teżor moħbi, dwar ġawhra prezzjuża, dwar xibka li tiġbor il-ħut, u fl-aħħar dwar il-kittieb għaref li joħroġ mit-teżor tiegħu ħwejjeġ ġodda u qodma.
Minkejja l-qosor tagħhom, dawn il-parabboli jqegħdulna quddiemna mistoqsija waħda fundamentali: x’inhu dak li tassew għandu valur f’ħajjitna? … 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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jeremiah 13:1-11
Psalm: Deuteronomy 32:18-19,20,21
Gospel: Matthew 13:31-35
Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.’”
He spoke to them another parable… Read more »
Message by Pope Leo XIV
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
At the heart of Jesus’ teachings lies the mystery of the Kingdom of God, which today’s Gospel likens to treasure and a pearl (cf. Mt 13:44–52). The parables convey the surprise of those who find something far beyond what they could have hoped for, so much so that selling or leaving everything behind no longer seems a sacrifice, but a gain… Read more »
Photo: Vatican Media Message by Pope Leo XIV I will never forget you (Is 49:15)
Dear brothers and sisters,
Through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord promises that he will never forget any of us. He assures us that he has engraved our faces on the palms of his hands (cf. Is 49:16) and that his love is greater than a mother’s love for her child (cf. Is 49:15)… 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 »
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Kings 3:5,7-12
Psalm: 118 (119):57,72,76-77,127-128,129-130
Second Reading: Romans 8:28-30
Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52
Jesus said to his disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field… Read more »
