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As we celebrate Holy Thursday let us remember that …

April 1, 2021 2334 Views

There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to

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During this Holy Week …

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 2106 Views

We have now entered into the Holy Week, the Week of our redemption. As we walk with Jesus towards his

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Our Lady of Sorrows Feast

March 27, 2021 2501 Views

On the Maltese Islands on Friday before the Good Friday we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. In

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The Annunciation: God’s salvation through Mary’s humble and generous cooperation

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 1943 Views

Today, Thursday 25 March 2021, is the Solemnity of the Annunciation when the angel Gabriel visited Mary and announced to

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Eastern Lenten Flavour

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As Lent is swiftly progressing towards the Holy Week let us savour some Lenten deep reflections which help us grow

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More persuasive testimonies on the power of the Rosary

March 22, 2021 2323 Views

Countless of testimonies pointedly show the undisputed power of the Rosary. As I was recently leafing through these incredible stories

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Why St Joseph is the saint who talks to my heart the most?

March 21, 2021 2001 Views

On March 19 we celebrate the solemnity of St Joseph, the Spouse of the Virgin Mary and the Custodian of

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St Joseph’s virginity in the Fathers of the Church

March 17, 2021 2024 Views

As the solemnity of St Joseph is practically around the corner it would be beneficial for all of us to

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St Joseph: The Saint who breeds confidence in God

March 15, 2021 2286 Views

My holy Capuchin confrere, Padre Pio, used to say: Ite ad Joseph. Go to Joseph with extreme confidence, because I

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St Joseph: the man of silence

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 2898 Views

This particular novena dedicated to St Joseph, which this year bears a special importance since it is dedicated to him,

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The wisdom of Lent

March 10, 2021 2003 Views

I have always been intrigued by Lent. The thing is that during this special preparatory period for the Easter celebration

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Blessed are you among women!

March 7, 2021 2168 Views

Today is the Internation Woman’s Day. The Theme for this Year’s International Woman’s Day campaign is: Choose to Challenge. According

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Facing cancer through prayer

March 6, 2021 2131 Views

In an interesting address to the members of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM), given at the Clementine Hall

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When the seas are rough let me remember …

March 4, 2021 2105 Views

All of us undergo difficult moments in our lives where we desperately look for help. And, as we all know,

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What do we pray when a loved one is dying?

February 28, 2021 2506 Views

This is the big question many people ask me from time. I want to reply to this query from my

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The importance of prayer and fasting

February 26, 2021 2018 Views

On February 25, 2021, Our Lady has visited us once again. The message she gave to the world revolved around

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Building a society based on care and solidarity

February 24, 2021 2098 Views

For Lent 2021 the Bishops of Malta, Mgr. Charles J. Scicluna, Arcbishop of Malta, Mgr. Anton Teuma, Bishop of Gozo

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The Office of Oblation or Proskomide

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 2137 Views

On Thurday February 18, 2021, at the Chapel of Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, we had the grace of having

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Observing heavenly protocols

February 20, 2021 2448 Views

Observing heavenly protocols   During these troubling times of the covid-19 pandemic I received a WhatsApp message that really encouraged

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Lent: Renewing faith, hope and love

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 2054 Views

Lent is a time of renewal, of new life. In fact, as Pope Francis titled this year’s Lenten message: “Behold,

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After the St Valentine’s fever

February 14, 2021 1857 Views

On Sunday February 14 the world celebrated St Valentine’s Day. It is the celebration of love and affection. Many declarations

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The Popes and Lourdes from Pius IX to Pius XII

February 12, 2021 2009 Views

From the year 1858 since Our Lady has been appearing in Lourdes there has been a closely-knit relationship between this

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The Feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck in Malta

February 10, 2021 2095 Views

Today, Wednesday 10 February 2021, in Malta we celebrate the Feast of St Paul when he was shipwrecked.   Although

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Those Wonderful Loving Promises the Merciful Jesus Made to Those Who Pray the Divine Mercy

February 7, 2021 2109 Views

While we are living in very difficult times, however we are also surrounded by Jesus love which gives us the

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Meeting God in the Sacred Scriptures through the Lectio Divina

February 5, 2021 1919 Views

Lectio Divina, a Latin term which literally means divine reading is an ancient practice that equips us as how to

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What a beauty! But what is beauty?

February 3, 2021 2059 Views

On Tuesday 2, 2021, Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple, I had the joy of starting

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St John Bosco’s view on Mary, the Mother of God and Our Mother

January 31, 2021 2450 Views

On January 31 we celebrated the feast of a very charismatic youth worker of all time, St John Bosco (1815-1888).

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St Thomas Aquinas: a great master of the Catholic faith

January 29, 2021 2056 Views

One of the great masters of the Catholic faith is surely St Thomas Aquinas. Thomas spoke about, practically, every aspect

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The voices of the saints from the Holocaust

January 27, 2021 2041 Views

On January 27 the International Holocaust Remembrance Day is celebrated. This memorial day commemorates the Holocaust, the genocide of European

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Be stronger in faith!

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 1923 Views

On Monday January 25, feast of the conversion of St Paul, Our Lady has visited us once again to give

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St Joseph in the Diary of St Faustina

January 26, 2021 2605 Views

During this special year dedicated to St Joseph it would be interesting to see how certain saints viewed this splendor

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Yes to life!

January 23, 2021February 13, 2021 2521 Views

In his message to Catholics taking part in the annual Day for Life in Britain and Ireland, on July 28,

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The Hymn to St Joseph the Bethroted

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 1923 Views

The seventh kontakion of the Akathistos opens Joseph’s boldest act of saving the Infant Jesus who had come to save

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Some final considerations on the Akathistos hymn to St Joseph the Bethroted

January 15, 2021January 21, 2021 1947 Views

As we have been seeing the Akathistos hymn to St Joseph is certainly biblical. A persuasive example is the phrase

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The visit of St Joseph’s Flowering Staff

January 14, 2021January 19, 2021 2121 Views

On Thursday January 14, 2021, at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, the official visit of St Joseph’s Flowering Staff kicked

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The Akathatist and the Medjugorje messages

January 13, 2021 2308 Views

Upon praying the Akathist, or that prayer dedicated to Mary, Mother of God and Our Beloved Mother to whom we

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He must increase, but I must decrease

January 10, 2021 1984 Views

John 3:30 has always been a favourite biblical text for me. The way it is written and, most of all,

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Praying the Rule of the Theotokos by St Seraphim of Sarov at the Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre

January 8, 2021 2481 Views

On Wednesday January 6, Papas Martin Zammit, from the Parish of the Greek Catholic Church of Our Lady of Damascus

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The Solemnity of the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ

January 6, 2021 2325 Views

Traditionally, and according to the Gregorian Calendar, on January 6 we celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany of Our Lord

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Jesus’ Most Holy Name

January 3, 2021 2218 Views

While celebrating the solemnity of the epiphany of Our Lord, on Sunday 3 January 2021, on the same date also

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The Akathist Hymn to St Joseph the Bethroted

January 2, 2021January 20, 2021 2063 Views

In the twelfth Kontakion Joseph, upon seeing the Child Jesus increase in favor with God and man, and in stature

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Placing ourselves under the maternal and loving gaze of Mary Most Holy

January 2, 2021 2070 Views

We begin this year placing ourselves under the maternal and loving gaze of Mary Most Holy, celebrated in today’s liturgy

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Mary, the Mother of God and Our most caring Mother

January 1, 2021 2364 Views

On Friday, January 2021, civil society celebrates the coming of a new year, 2021. Whereas the believing community, the Church,

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The Akathist Hymn to St Joseph the Bethroted (1)

January 1, 2021January 16, 2021 2161 Views

Currently, at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, we are hosting the Flowering Staff of Joseph. The more I look at

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The Holy Innocents Martyrs

December 29, 2020 2198 Views

On Monday 28 December 2020, we celebrated the feast of the Holy Innocents. Perceiving that he was cheated by the

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The Family according to Pope Saint John Paul II

December 27, 2020 2126 Views

During the troubling year 2020, which is leaving us, dominated as it was from the coronavirus pandemic, we have also

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Christmas Vigil at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre

December 24, 2020 2111 Views

Thursday 24 December 2020, has been a great blessing for me at the Oncology Centre. From its earliest hours, this

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A great gift before Christmas: The Magnificat

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 2141 Views

                  This morning, when I was celebrating the Eucharist at 8.30 am

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When I took Baby Jesus in my arms in the Pediatric/Adolescent Ward at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre

December 21, 2020 1947 Views

 Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre where the Lord has planted me to bloom by his grace in the charism He

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The feast of Our Lady of Loreto

December 18, 2020 Stephen Ryan 1996 Views

  On December 10 we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Loreto. This feast has an interesting history. According

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