Death is the result of nothing to do. Truth is what keeps us fixed in the midst of pressure.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Mt. 5:1-12 Beati voi - Blessed are you - Henjin intom - La Legge Delle Beatitudini
Mt. 5, 1-12. IL DISCORSO SUL MONTE. Le beatitudini. Vedendo le folle, Gesù salì sul monte: si pose a sedere e si avvicinarono a lui i suoi discepoli. Si mise a parlare e insegnava loro dicendo: "Beati i poveri in spirito,
perchè di essi è il regno dei cieli.
Beati quelli che sono nel pianto,
perchè saranno consolati.
Beati i miti,
perchè avranno in eredità la terra.
Beati quelli che hanno fame e sete della giustizia,
perchè saranno saziati.
Beati i misericordiosi,
perchè troveranno misericordia.
Beati i puri di cuore,
perchè vedranno Dio.
Beati gli operatori di pace,
perchè saranno chiamati figli di Dio.
Beati i perseguitati per la giustizia,
perchè di essi è il regno dei cieli. Beati voi quando vi insulteranno, vi perseguiteranno e, mentendo, diranno ogni sorta di male contro di voi per causa mia. Rallegratevi ed esultate, perchè grande è la vostra ricompensa nei cieli. Così infatti perseguitarono i profeti che furono prima di voi.
5. Id-diskors tal-muntanja
Matthew 5:1-12
Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them.
The Beatitudes
He said:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Ġeremija poġġa t-Tinda, l-Arka u l-Altar ġewwa għar - 2 Makkabbin 2: 4-8, 17-18
Ġeremija poġġa t-Tinda, l-Arka u l-Altar ġewwa għar - 2 Makkabbin 2: 4-8, 17-18
(2Mak:2:4) "Barra dan, kien hemm miktub f'dan id-dokument li l-profeta, mqanqal minn rivelazzjoni, ordna li t-tinda u l-arka jmorru warajh, u li hu ħareġ għal fuq l-għolja, fejn kien tela' Mosè biex jara l-wirt ta' Alla. (2Mak:2:5) Malli wasal hemm fuq, Ġeremija sab dar għamla ta' għar, u fiha ħeba t-tinda, l-arka u l-altar ta' l-inċens u għalaq id-daħla. (2Mak:2:6) Xi wħud minn dawk li kienu miegħu ppruvaw jimmarkaw it-triq iżda ma setgħux isibuha. (2Mak:2:7) Malli sar jaf, Ġeremija ċanfarhom u qalilhom: 'Il-post ma jkun jaf bih ħadd sa ma Alla jiġbor il-poplu u jħenn għalih. (2Mak:2:8) Mbagħad il-Mulej jerġa' juri dawn il-ħwejjeġ, tidher il-glorja tal-Mulej u s-sħaba, kif kienet tidher fi żmien Mosè u bħal meta Salamun kien talab biex il-post ikun ikkonsagrat bis-solennità kollha.'(2Mak:2:17) Alla kien li salva l-poplu kollu tiegħu, u ta lura l-wirt lil kulħadd u s-saltna u s-saċerdozju u l-konsagrazzjoni, (2Mak:2:18) bħalma wiegħed fil-Liġi. Aħna nittamaw f'Alla li mill-aktar fis għad iħenn għalina u jiġborna minn kull pajjiż taħt is-sema fil-post qaddis, għax hu ħelisna minn ħsarat kbar u naddaf it-tempju."
JEREMIAH PUT THE TENT, THE ARK AND THE ALTAR INTO A CAVE-DWELLING
2 Maccabees - Chapter 2, 4-8 and 17-18
'The same document also describes how the prophet, warned by an oracle, gave orders for the tent and the ark to go with him, when he ...set out for the mountain which Moses had climbed to survey God's heritage.
On his arrival, Jeremiah found a cave-dwelling, into which he put the tent, the ark and the altar of incense, afterwards blocking up the entrance.
Some of his companions went back later to mark out the path but were unable to find it.
When Jeremiah learned this, he reproached them, "The place is to remain unknown", he said, "until God gathers his people together again and shows them his mercy.
Then the Lord will bring these things once more to light, and the glory of the Lord will be seen, and so will the cloud, as it was revealed in the time of Moses and when Solomon prayed that the holy place might be gloriously hallowed."
God, who has saved his whole people, conferring heritage, kingdom, priesthood and sanctification on all of us, as he has promised in the Law, will surely, as our hope is in him, be swift to show us mercy and gather us together from everywhere under heaven to the holy place, since he has rescued us from great evils and has purified it.
2 Maccabees - Chapter 2, 4-8 and 17-18
'The same document also describes how the prophet, warned by an oracle, gave orders for the tent and the ark to go with him, when he ...set out for the mountain which Moses had climbed to survey God's heritage.
On his arrival, Jeremiah found a cave-dwelling, into which he put the tent, the ark and the altar of incense, afterwards blocking up the entrance.
Some of his companions went back later to mark out the path but were unable to find it.
When Jeremiah learned this, he reproached them, "The place is to remain unknown", he said, "until God gathers his people together again and shows them his mercy.
Then the Lord will bring these things once more to light, and the glory of the Lord will be seen, and so will the cloud, as it was revealed in the time of Moses and when Solomon prayed that the holy place might be gloriously hallowed."
God, who has saved his whole people, conferring heritage, kingdom, priesthood and sanctification on all of us, as he has promised in the Law, will surely, as our hope is in him, be swift to show us mercy and gather us together from everywhere under heaven to the holy place, since he has rescued us from great evils and has purified it.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
"DON'T CRY FOR ME" -- LUKE 23:28
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Luqa 23:28 Imma Ġesù dar lejhom u qalilhom: “Nisa ta’ Ġerusalemm, mhux lili ibku, iżda ibku lilkom infuskom u lil uliedkom
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Divine Mercy Sunday - Second Easter Sunday Gospel - Jesus Appears to the Disciples - John 20:19-31 - Il-Ħadd tal-Ħniena Divina - It-tieni Ħadd tal-Ġħid
The Wounds of Love — Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermon - 11 Apr 2021
April 19 2020 Holy Mass and Regina Coeli Pope Francis (during the coronavirus pandemic)
Church of the Holy Spirit in Saxony, Rome - Holy Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on Divine Mercy Sunday, followed by the recitation of the Regina Coeli
Easter Sequence - John 20:19-31 - HOMILY - Pope Francis - DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
(during the coronavirus pandemic)
IN MALTESE - BIL-MALTI - AUDIO
QARI MID-DJARJU TA' SANTA FAWSTINA KOWALSKA
Il-Ħniena Divina Ġewwa Ruħi
Minn fuq Radju Marija on Demand:
FEAST OF THE DIVINE MERCY
Revealed by Christ to St Faustina as recorded in her diary.
The Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska records 14 different occasions when Jesus revealed to her His desires concerning the Feast of Mercy (Divine Mercy Sunday). The most comprehensive revelation is in entry 699. Here are the revelations, in the order they appear in the Diary.
49
When I told this to my confessor, I received this for a reply: "That refers to your soul." He told me, "Certainly, paint God's image in your soul." When I came out of the confessional, I again heard words such as these: My image already is in your soul. I desire that there be a Feast of Mercy. I want this image, which you will paint with a brush, to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter; that Sunday is to be the Feast of Mercy.
88
During adoration I felt God close to me. A moment later I saw Jesus and Mary. At the sight of them I was filled with joy, and I asked the Lord, "What is Your will, Jesus, concerning the matter about which my confessor told me to ask You?" Jesus replied, It is My will that he should remain here and that he should not take the initiative of dispensing himself. I asked Jesus whether the inscription could be: "Christ, King of Mercy." He answered, I am King of Mercy, but He did not say "Christ." I desire that this image be displayed in public on the first Sunday after Easter. That Sunday is the Feast of Mercy. Through the Word Incarnate, I make known the bottomless depth of My mercy.
280
Jesus commanded me to celebrate the Feast of God's Mercy on the first Sunday after Easter. [This I did] through interior recollection and exterior mortification, wearing the belt for three hours and praying continuously for sinners and for mercy on the whole world. And Jesus said to me, My eyes rest with pleasure upon this house today.
299
When, on one occasion, my confessor told me to ask the Lord Jesus the meaning of the two rays in the image, I answered, "Very well, I will ask the Lord."
During prayer I heard these words within me: The two rays denote Blood and Water. The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls...
These two rays issued forth from the very depths of My tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross.
These rays shield souls from the wrath of My Father. Happy is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him. I desire that the first Sunday after Easter be the Feast of Mercy.
300
Ask of my faithful servant [Father Sopocko] that, on this day, he tell the whole world of My great mercy; that whoever approaches the Fount of Life on this day will be granted complete remission of sins and punishment.
341
November 5, 1934. One morning, when it was my duty to open the gate to let out our people who deliver baked goods, I entered the little chapel to visit Jesus for a minute and to renew the intentions of the day. Today, Jesus, I offer You all my sufferings, mortifications and prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father, so that he may approve the Feast of Mercy. But, Jesus, I have one more word to say to You: I am very surprised that You bid me to talk about this Feast of Mercy, for they tell me that there is already such a feast and so why should I talk about it? And Jesus said to me, And who knows anything about this feast? No one! Even those who should be proclaiming My mercy and teaching people about it often do not know about it themselves. That is why I want the image to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it.
Make a novena for the Holy Father's intention. It should consist of thirty-three acts; that is, repetition that many times of the short prayer — which I have taught you — to The Divine Mercy.
420
Low Sunday; that is, the Feast of The Divine Mercy, the conclusion of the Jubilee of Redemption. When we went to take part in the celebrations, my heart leapt with joy that the two solemnities were so closely united. I asked God for mercy on the souls of sinners. Toward the end of the service, when the priest took the Blessed Sacrament to bless the people, I saw the Lord Jesus as He is represented in the image. The Lord gave His blessing, and the rays extended over the whole world. Suddenly, I saw an impenetrable brightness in the form of a crystal dwelling place, woven together from waves of a brilliance unapproachable to both creatures and spirits. Three doors led to this resplendence. At that moment, Jesus, as He is represented in the image, entered this resplendence through the second door to the Unity within. It is a triple Unity, which is incomprehensible — which is infinity. I heard a voice, This Feast emerged from the very depths of My mercy, and it is confirmed in the vast depths of My tender mercies. Every soul believing and trusting in My mercy will obtain it. I was overjoyed at the immense goodness and greatness of my God.
570
On one occasion, I saw Jesus in a bright garment; this was in the greenhouse. [He said to me,] Write what I say to you. My delight is to be united with you. With great desire, I wait and long for the time when I shall take up My residence sacramentally in your convent. My spirit will rest in that convent and I will bless its neighborhood in a special way. Out of love for you all, I will avert any punishments which are rightly meted out by My Father's justice. My daughter, I have inclined My heart to your requests. Your assignment and duty here on earth is to beg for mercy for the whole world. No soul will be justified until it turns with confidence to My mercy, and this is why the first Sunday after Easter is to be the Feast of Mercy. On that day, priests are to tell everyone about My great and unfathomable mercy. I am making you the administrator of My mercy. Tell the confessor that the Image is to be on view in the church and not within the enclosure in that convent. By means of this Image I shall be granting many graces to souls; so, let every soul have access to it.
699
On one occasion, I heard these words: My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity. The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.
742
...Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of Mercy, but there must also be acts of mercy, and I demand the worship of My mercy through the solemn celebration of the Feast and through the veneration of the image which is painted. By means of this image I shall grant many graces to souls. It is to be a reminder of the demands of My mercy, because even the strongest faith is of no avail without works.
965
Jesus looked at me and said, Souls perish in spite of My bitter Passion. I am giving them the last hope of salvation; that is, the Feast of My Mercy. If they will not adore My mercy, they will perish for all eternity. Secretary of My mercy, write, tell souls about this great mercy of Mine, because the awful day, the day of My justice, is near.
998
Today, I took part in a one-day retreat. When I was at the last conference, the priest was speaking of how much the world needs God's mercy, and that this seems to be a special time when people have great need of prayer and God's mercy. Then I heard a voice in my soul: These words are for you. Do all you possibly can for this work of My mercy. I desire that My mercy be worshiped, and I am giving mankind the last hope of salvation; that is, recourse to My mercy. My Heart rejoices in this feast. After these words, I understood that nothing can dispense me from the obligation which the Lord demands from me.
1109
I want to grant a complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My mercy.
1517
Say, My daughter, that the Feast of My Mercy has issued forth from My very depths for the consolation of the whole world.
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Holy Mass Readings in Sign Language in Maltese
It-Tieni Ħadd tal-Għid bil-Lingwa tas-Sinjali Maltija
Divine Mercy Sunday Gospel - John 20:19-31 - Eight days later Jesus came again and stood among them
Divine Mercy Sunday - 2nd Sunday of Easter
Il-Ħadd tal-Ħniena Divina - It-Tieni Ħadd tal-Għid
Evanġelju
Tmint ijiem wara ġie Ġesù.
Ġw 20, 19-31
Qari mill-Evanġelju skond San Ġwann
[Ġw:20:19] Dak in-nhar fil-għaxija, fl-ewwel jum tal-ġimgħa, meta d-dixxipli kienu flimkien imbeżżgħa mil-Lhud, bil-bibien magħluqa, ġie Ġesù u qagħad f'nofshom; u qalilhom: "Is-sliem għalikom!" [Ġw:20:20] Kif qal hekk, uriehom idejh u ġenbu. Id-dixxipli ferħu meta raw lill-Mulej. [Ġw:20:21] Mbagħad Ġesù tenna jgħidilhom: "Is-sliem għalikom! Kif il-Missier bagħat lili, hekk jien nibgħat lilkom." [Ġw:20:22] Kif qal hekk, nefaħ fuqhom u qalilhom: "Ħudu l-Ispirtu s-Santu. [Ġw:20:23] Dawk li taħfrulhom dnubiethom ikunu maħfura, u dawk li żżommuhomlhom ikunu miżmuma."
[Ġw:20:24] Tumas, wieħed mit-Tnax, jgħidulu t-Tewmi, ma kienx magħhom meta ġie Ġesù. [Ġw:20:25] Għalhekk id-dixxipli l-oħra qalulu: "Rajna l-Mulej." Iżda hu qalilhom: "Jekk ma narax f'idejh il-marka ta' l-imsiemer u ma nqigħedx sebgħi fuq il-marka ta' l-imsiemer u idi fuq ġenbu, jien ma nemminx." [Ġw:20:26] Tmint ijiem wara, id-dixxipli reġgħu kienu ġewwa, u Tumas magħhom. Il-bibien kienu magħluqa, imma Ġesù daħal, qagħad f'nofshom, u qalilhom: "Is-sliem għalikom!"
[Ġw:20:27] Mbagħad qal lil Tumas: "Ġib sebgħek hawn u ara idejja, u ressaq idek u qegħedha fuq ġenbi; tkunx bniedem bla fidi, iżda emmen." [Ġw:20:28] Wieġeb Tumas u qallu: "Mulej tiegħi u Alla tiegħi!" [Ġw:20:29] Qallu Ġesù: "Emmint għax rajtni! Henjin dawk li ma rawx u emmnu."
[Ġw:20:30] Hemm ħafna sinjali oħra li Ġesù għamel quddiem id-dixxipli tiegħu u li m'humiex imniżżla f'dan il-ktieb. [Ġw:20:31] Iżda dawn inkitbu sabiex intom temmnu li Ġesù hu l-Messija l-Iben ta' Alla, u biex bit-twemmin tagħkom ikollkom il-ħajja f'ismu.
Il-Kelma tal-Mulej
R/. Tifħir lilek Kristu
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KIF TIDHER IL-ĦNIENA T'ALLA FIL-QRAR - minn Fr.Hayden Williams OFM Cap
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEYDcemW6Gv_l5-jqxdG4o0HFsQAEeatm
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The Church of the Holy Spirit - Divine Mercy Puebla Mexico
FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY
NOVENA + Chaplet of Divine Mercy - IL-KURUNELLA TAL-HNIENA DIVINA minn fuq RADJU MARIJA MALTA ------- ĠESÙ, JIENA NAFDA' FIK --- JEZU, UFAM TOBIE --- JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU
https://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com/2011/11/il-kurunella-tal-hniena-divina-minn-fuq.html
https://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com.mt/2016/04/the-original-image-of-divine-mercy-in.html
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(11 April 2015) - Bull of indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy - Misericordiae Vultus
https://m.vatican.va/content/francescomobile/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco_bolla_20150411_misericordiae-vultus.html
https://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco_bolla_20150411_misericordiae-vultus.html
BIL-MALTI --- BOLLA TAL-INDIZZJONI TAL-ĠUBLEW STRAORDINARJU TAL-ĦNIENA
https://www.laikos.org/Fr1_Misericordiae_Vultus_11042015.htm
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Monday, April 09, 2012
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Thou Art a Priest Forever
Thou Art a Priest Forever
Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, O.P. (1802-1861)
To live in the midst of the world with no desire for its pleasures; to be a member of every family, yet belonging to none; to share all sufferings; to penetrate all secrets, to heal all wounds; to daily go from men to God to offer Him their homage and petitions; to return from God to men to bring them His pardon and hope; to have a heart of fire for charity and a heart of bronze for chastity; to bless and to be blest forever. O God, what a life, and it is yours, O Priest of Jesus Christ!http://www.catholicity.com/prayer/book.html
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