News from the Church in Malta
The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Wisdom 12:13,16-19
Psalm: 85 (86):5-6,9-10,15-16a
Second Reading: Rom 8:26-27
Gospel: Matthew 13:24-43
Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds. “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Ara, id-dixxipli tiegħek jagħmlu dak li ma jiswiex nhar ta’ Sibt” (Mt 12:2). Dan kien l-ilment li għamlu l-Fariżej, kif naqraw fir-rakkont tal-lum – kien is-Sibt, u d-dixxipli ta’ Ġesù kienu għaddejjin minn għalqa miżrugħa, “ħadhom il-ġuħ, u bdew jaqtgħu s-sbul u jikluh” (Mt 12:1). Din li qalu l-Fariżej ma kinetx l-ewwel darba, lanqas l-aħħar darba, għax diversi drabi kienu jilmentaw ma’ Ġesù li hu ma josservax is-Sibt… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Illum il-Knisja tiċċelebra b’ferħ il-festa tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, waħda mill-aktar devozzjonijiet antiki u għeżież fil-Knisja. Hija festa li tfakkarna mhux biss fl-imħabba materna ta’ Marija lejna, iżda wkoll fis-sejħa li nagħtu lil Alla l-ewwel post f’ħajjitna.
L-isem “Karmnu” jfakkarna fil-Muntanja Karmel fl-Art Imqaddsa, il-post marbut mal-profeta Elija. Kien hemm li l-profeta Elija qam kontra l-qima falza tal-allat u sejjaħ lill-poplu biex jerġa’ lura lejn Alla l-ħaj u jafda fil-Mulej, u kien hemm ukoll li esperjenza l-preżenza ta’ Alla mhux fir-riħ qawwi, mhux fit-terremot, mhux fin-nar, imma fil-ħoss ħafif ta’ żiffa ħelwa… 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 2:1-5
Psalm: 9 (10):22-23,24-25,28-29,35
Gospel: Matthew 12:14-21
In those days, the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him. When Jesus became aware of this, he departed. Many crowds followed him, and he cured all of them, and he ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfil what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
“Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased… Read more »
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, Her Excellency Dr Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta, officially inaugurated the 16th edition of the BOV Volleyball Marathon in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza. This year’s marathon is being held for the first time at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre (MFCC), Ta’ Qali (North Gate), and will come to an end on Saturday, 18 July 2026, at 11:00 p.m… 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: Isaiah 38:1-6,21-22,7-8
Psalm: Isaiah 38:10,11,12abcd,16
Gospel: Matthew 12:1-8
Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “See, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath.”
He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry, how he went into the house of God and ate the bread of offering, which neither he nor his companions but only the priests could lawfully eat? … 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 »
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Kings 18:42b-45a
Psalm: 14:1-4
Gospel: John 19:25-27
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”
Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home… Read more »
