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Readings of the day
First Reading: Micah 7:14-15,18-20
Psalm: 84 (85):2-4,5-6,7-8
Gospel: Matthew 12:46-50
While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you.”
But he said in reply to the one who told him, “Who is my mother? … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Illum hija ġurnata ta’ ferħ għal din il-Parroċċa tal-Qrendi. Ftit ieħor se jkollna t-tberik u l-inawgurazzjoni ta’ tliet qniepen ġodda – Maria, Georgina Petra, u Manuela. Dawn mhux se jkunu sempliċement strumenti pjaċevoli tal-metall, iżda se jsiru vuċi ħajja tal-Knisja. Is-sejħa tagħhom se takkumpanja l-ħajja tal-Poplu ta’ Alla f’din il-parroċċa: isejħu għat-talb, iferrħu fil-festi, isellmu lill-mejtin fl-aħħar vjaġġ tagħhom, u jfakkru lil kulħadd li Alla għadu jgħammar fost il-poplu tiegħu… Read more »
A record sum of €707,586 was raised during the 16th edition of the BOV Volleyball Marathon, which was held for the first time at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali between Thursday, 16 July, and Saturday, 18 July 2026.
Forty players, divided into five teams, played continuously for 53 hours. The marathon, which began on Thursday evening, was officially inaugurated by H.E. Dr Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta… 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: Micah 6:1-4,6-8
Psalm: 49 (50):5-6,8-9,16bc-17,21 & 23
Gospel: Matthew 12:38-42
Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” He said to them in reply, “An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Illum il-Mulej jagħtina tliet parabboli li jikxfu l-misteru tas-Saltna ta’ Alla: il-parabbola tal-qamħ u s-sikrana, taż-żerriegħa tal-mustarda, u tal-ħmira. Mal-ewwel daqqa t’għajn dawn il-parabboli jidhru sempliċi, iżda fihom l-għerf ta’ Alla għal kull Nisrani u Nisranija u, b’mod speċjali, għalikom li qegħdin fl-itinerarju tal-inizjazzjoni Nisranija fil-Mixja Neokatekumenali.
Il-paċenzja ta’ Alla
L-ewwel parabbola titkellem dwar il-qamħ u s-sikrana… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
Following the parable of the sower, Jesus continues to address the crowds using a series of images: the good wheat and the weeds, the mustard seed and the yeast in the dough (cf. Mt 13:24–43).
These three short parables recall the coming of the Kingdom of God in history, its action in human lives, and the way it grows, expands and transforms the world from within.Through these images, Jesus warns us against the temptation of thinking that God is a powerful figure who imposes himself by force, who takes over and dominates, or who arrives triumphantly… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Din hija t-tieni parabbola li Ġesù stess jispjega, u kollox f’din il-kollezzjoni ta’ parabboli li nsibu f’kapitlu 13 ta’ San Mattew, tnejn minnhom huma spjegati minn Ġesù stess. Il-Ħadd li għadda smajna l-parabbola taż-żerriegħa li taqa’ f’diversi tipi ta’ art, u Ġesù jispjega xi tfisser din il-ħaġa; u llum, għalkemm l-ambjent huwa agrikolu, Ġesù għandu intenzjoni oħra meta jitkellem fuq l-għalqa tal-qamħ u s-sikrana; u l-ispjega tiegħu hija ċara ħafna… Read more »
Photo: Vatican Media
In every generation, societies are confronted with a fundamental question: what makes a human life valuable? The answer to that question shapes not only our laws, but also the character of our civilisation.
Addressing the Spanish Parliament (June 8, 2026), Pope Leo XIV offered a timely reminder: “Every truly just society is built upon the recognition of the inviolable dignity of the human person… 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 »
