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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: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm: 88 (89):20,21-22,27-28
Gospel: Mark 2:23-28
In those days, one Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions.” Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the Sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
Saints of the day: Saint Fabian, Pope & martyr; Saint Sebastian, martyr Read more »
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L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Għaliex id-dixxipli ta’ Ġwanni u d-dixxipli tal-Fariżej isumu, u d-dixxipli tiegħek ma jsumux?” (Mark 2:18). Din id-domanda għamluha lil Ġesù d-dixxipli ta’ Ġwanni u l-Fariżej, u tidher domanda sempliċi. Imma, fil-fatt, hija domanda li turi iktar minn hekk – għax turi verament x’inhi r-relazzjoni ma’ Alla, xi tfisser il-fidi, u anke l-prattika reliġjuża bħalma hi dik li ssum.
It-tweġiba ta’ Ġesù lilhom li kienu mdorrijin, bħala Lhud, b’din l-ispiritwalità – jiġifieri li hemm mumenti meta jsumu, u jsumu fis-sens li tissaħħaħ ir-relazzjoni ma’ Alla għax id-dixxiplina tagħhom infushom tgħinhom biex ikunu aktar miftuħin għal Alla – ir-risposta ta’ Ġesù hi billi jgħidilhom xi ħaġa li min kien midħla tat-Testment il-Qadim, bħalma kienu ħafna minnhom, fehem x’qed jgħid… Read more »
Message by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Today’s Gospel places us by the River Jordan, where John the Baptist speaks publicly and decisively. John does not speak in vague terms. He points, he names, he bears witness. This is important, because faith is never only private. True faith always reaches a moment when it must be spoken, and witnessed before others… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm qrajna, jagħtina ħjiel fuq min hu Ġesù. Ġwanni l-Battista jsejjaħlu “Il-ħaruf ta’ Alla, li jneħħi d-dnub tad-dinja”, u fit-tmiem l-Evanġelju li għadna kemm qrajna, jinsisti: “dan hu l-Iben t’Alla, li ġej jgħammed bl-Ispirtu s-Santu” (ara Ġw 1:29-34). Din hija l-fidi li ħaddan San Lawrenz u li qed [GS1] twasslu biex jagħti ħajtu. Jekk Ġwanni huwa xhud tal-identità ta’ Ġesù, u tal-qawwa tiegħu, hekk ukoll San Lawrenz… Read more »
Photo: Miguela Xuereb
“Qabel konna missjunarji f’pajjiżhom issa nistgħu nwasslulhom lil Ġesù f’pajjiżna” – hekk stqarr l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna meta dalgħodu kien qed jiġi intervistat minn Christine Delicata waqt il-programm Għal Kulħadd fuq RTK103.
Enfasizza li ma nistgħux nibqgħu fil-fosdqa tagħna, “għandna bżonn niltaqgħu ma’ kulturi differenti, u dal-kulturi qegħdin fin-nies li qed jiġu f’pajjiżna, aktar minn 20% tal-popolazzjoni tagħna ġejja minn kulturi differenti u rridu nilħquhom.”
Qal li hemm komunitajiet sħaħ li qed jieħdu ħsiebna u semma diversi oqsma fosthom tas-saħħa, ospitalità, turiżmu u oħrajn… Read more »
Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Christianne Farrugia qalet li Alla qatt ma jaqta’ qalbu minna u dejjem jibqa’ jagħtina ċans li ninbidlu sal-aħħar.
Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Christianne Farrugia u Erika Spiteri li huma żewġ novizzi Agostinjani. 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 »
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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: 1 Samuel 15:16-23
Psalm: 49 (50):8-9,16bc-17,21 & 23
Gospel: Mark 2:18-22
John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and people came and said to Jesus, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Id-domanda fundamentali li jpoġġi quddiemna dan l-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna hija: min hu Ġesù? Xi ħadd jiltaqa’ miegħek li ma jafux u jgħidlek: ‘Min hu Ġesù?’ San Ġwann qed jipprova jispjegalna l-identità ta’ Ġesù. “Araw il-Ħaruf ta’ Alla” (Ġw 1:29). Għaliex meta jara lil dan il-mastrudaxxa ta’ Nazaret, magħruf bħala bin Ġużeppi u bin Marija ta’ Nazaret, ma jgħidx: ‘Dan hu raġel veru sew.’ Imma jgħid “il-Ħaruf ta’ Alla”… Read more »
