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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: Nahum 2:1,3; 3:1-3,6-7
Responsorial: Deuteronomy 32:35cd-36ab,39abcd,41
Gospel: Matthew 16:24-28
Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? … Read more »
Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. III. Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium. 5. The prayer of the Church
Message by Pope Leo XIV
Brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!
In this catechism, we will resume our reflection on the Conciliar Constitution on the liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC)… 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 »
Transfiguration of the Lord – Feast
Readings of the day
First Reading: Dan 7:9-10,13-14
Psalm: 96:1-2,5-6,9
Gospel: Mt 17:1-9
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. … Read more »
With just one year to go before 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul, its official theme song is announced: Confidite, Ego Vici Mundum, or “Take courage! I have overcome the world”.
It is a tune that will echo the minds of an entire generation of young Catholics. The official theme song for the next World Youth Day (WYD) has been unveiled, exactly one year ahead of the event… 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: Jeremiah 31:1-7
Psalm: Jeremiah 31:10,11-12ab,13
Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28
At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” But he did not say a word in answer to her… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
When we listen to the Gospel, we frequently hear that Jesus performed signs, which are acts that reveal his special dedication to us and the salvation that he brings to the world. The Lord is presented as the One who gives meaning to our lives, freeing us from evil and sin.
By restoring sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf, Christ is doing more than merely performing miraculous deeds; he is proclaiming to all that the Kingdom of God is near… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Bniedem ta’ fidi żgħira, għaliex iddubitajt?” (Mt 14:31) Dan huwa li Ġesù jgħid lil Pietru f’din il-ġrajja verament speċjali għad-dixxipli, meta huma kienu fid-dgħajsa u kien hemm riħ qawwi, u qed jitħabtu kontra l-mewġ. Ġesù kien ħallihom waħedhom biex hu jmur jitlob, u għamel ħin twil jitlob, u d-dixxipli kienu fuq id-dgħajsa, u f’nofs ta’ baħar id-dgħajsa titħabat mal-mewġ, għax kellhom ir-riħ kontra tagħhom… Read more »
