News from the Church in Malta
Readings of the day
First Reading: Ezekiel 47:1-9,12
Psalm: 45 (46):2-3,5-6,8-9
Gospel: John 5:1-3a,5-16
There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes. In these lay a large number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled.
One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years… Read more »
The titular painting of the Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at Casa Manresa in Floriana, by celebrated artist Antoine Favray, has been restored to mark the 275th anniversary of the official inauguration and blessing of the historic building.
Carried out over the past year by conservator Amy Sciberras and her team, the restoration has brought renewed clarity and vibrancy to the artwork, which depicts St Ignatius of Loyola writing ‘The Spiritual Exercises’ during his time of discernment in Manresa, under the maternal gaze of the Virgin Mary and her son Jesus… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Għandna llum wieħed mill-aktar mirakli profondi ta’ Ġesù, li nsibuh biss fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann. Mhuwiex biss miraklu fiżiku – fil-fatt, il-miraklu fiżiku jieħu biss ftit versi minn dan ir-rakkont twil – iżda wkoll storja ta’ mixja ta’ fidi, storja li tibda fid-dlam u tispiċċa fid-dawl.
Ħajja fid-dlam
L-Evanġelju jibda b’kelma sabiħa ħafna: “Ġesù lemaħ raġel agħma minn twelidu” (Ġw 9:1)… Read more »
Message of Pope Leo XIV
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
The Gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday of Lent narrates the healing of a man blind from birth (cf. Jn 9:1–41). Through the symbolism of this account, John the Evangelist speaks to us of the mystery of salvation: while we were in darkness, while humanity walked in gloom (cf. Is 9:2), God sent his Son as the light of the world, to open the eyes of the blind and illuminate our lives… 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 65:17-21
Psalm: 29 (30):2, 4, 5-6, 11-12a, 13b
Gospel: John 4:43-54
At that time Jesus left Samaria for Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honour in his native place. When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves had gone to the feast… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ġesù jipprova jispjega lin-nies ta’ żmienu, anzi lid-dixxipli tiegħu stess, li l-kundizzjoni ta’ dan ir-raġel imwieled agħma, mhix kwistjoni ta’ dnub: “Mhux għax dineb hu jew il-ġenituri tiegħu, imma ġralu hekk biex l-għemil ta’ Alla jidher fih” (Ġw 9:3). Qed jispjegalna li dak li neħilsu minnu fil-magħmudija, mhux għax aħna nitwieldu, għax għamilna d-dnub, u hemm konsegwenza kerha; imma nitwieldu fi stat ta’ agħma, li hu għandu l-qawwa jeħlisna minnu, mhux bilfors tort tagħna… 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 »
The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1b ,6-7, 10-13a
Psalm: 22 (23):1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
Second Reading: Ephesians 5:8-14
Gospel: John 9:1-41
As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him… Read more »
Video: Nicholas Agius Deguara – Digital Presence Office
This Lent, Archbishop Charles Scicluna explains in a few minutes the Gospel that will be read on the Sundays of Lent, and offers points of reflection for this spiritual journey.
Gospel: John 9:1-41
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. … Read more »
