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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Pope Francis: A missionary is more important than a Pontiff

Pope to the Penitenzieria: Be merciful...--- Pope gives tips on how to be a good Confessor





Jn 9:1-41 -- Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind - Ġesù jfejjaq raġel agħma minn twelidu - 4th Sunday in Lent YEAR A

Sunday Gospel of week 4 in Lent, YEAR A


9. Ġesù jfejjaq raġel agħma minn twelidu
[Ġw:9:1] Kif kien għaddej, lemaħ raġel agħma minn twelidu, [Ġw:9:2] u d-dixxipli tiegħu staqsewh: "Rabbi, dan twieled agħma għax dineb hu stess, jew għax dinbu l-ġenituri tiegħu?" [Ġw:9:3] Ġesù wieġeb: "Mhux għax dineb hu jew il-ġenituri tiegħu, imma ġralu hekk biex l-għemil ta' Alla jidher fih. [Ġw:9:4] Sakemm għadu binhar, jeħtiġilna nagħmlu  x-xogħol ta' dak li bagħatni, għax jasal il-lejl meta ħadd ma jkun jista' jaħdem. [Ġw:9:5] Sakemm għadni fid-dinja, jiena hu d-dawl  tad-dinja." [Ġw:9:6] Kif qal dan, beżaq fl-art, għamel minnu qisu tajn, u dilek bih għajnejn ir-raġel agħma. [Ġw:9:7] U qallu: "Mur inħasel  fil-menqgħa ta' Silwam." Din tfisser 'il-Mibgħut'. Mela dak mar, nħasel u ġie jara. [Ġw:9:8] Il-ġirien u dawk li s-soltu kienu jarawh, għax hu kien tallab, qalu: "Dan m'huwiex dak li kien joqgħod bilqiegħda jittallab?" [Ġw:9:9] Xi wħud qalu: "Iva, hu." Oħrajn qalu: "Le, imma jixbhu." Iżda hu qalilhom: "Jiena hu." [Ġw:9:10] Qalulu: "Mela kif infetħulek għajnejk?" [Ġw:9:11] Weġibhom: "Wieħed raġel, jgħidulu Ġesù, għamel ftit tajn, dilikli għajnejja bih, u qalli, 'Mur fis-Silwam u nħasel hemm.' Mort, nħsilt, u ġejt nara." [Ġw:9:12] Qalulu: "Fejn huwa dan ir-raġel?" Qalilhom: "Ma nafx."
Il-Fariżej jistaqsu dwar il-fejqan
[Ġw:9:13] Lil dan il-bniedem li fl-imgħoddi kien agħma ħaduh għand  il-Fariżej. [Ġw:9:14] Issa dak in-nhar li Ġesù għamel it-tajn u fetaħ għajnejn l-agħma inzerta kien is-Sibt. [Ġw:9:15] Il-Fariżej ukoll staqsew mill-ġdid lill-agħma kif sar jara. U hu qalilhom: "Qegħedli ftit tajn fuq għajnejja, mort ninħasel, u issa qiegħed nara." [Ġw:9:16] Xi wħud  mill-Fariżej qalu: "Dan il-bniedem m'huwiex ġej mingħand Alla, għax ma jħarisx is-Sibt." Iżda oħrajn qalu: "Kif jista' wieħed midneb jagħmel sinjali bħal dawn?" U ma qablux bejniethom. [Ġw:9:17] U reġgħu qalu lill-agħma: "Int x'jidhirlek minnu, issa li fetaħlek għajnejk?" Qalilhom: "Dak profeta."
[Ġw:9:18] Il-Lhud ma ridux jemmnu li hu kien agħma u ħa  d-dawl qabel ma bagħtu għall-ġenituri ta' dak li sar jara, [Ġw:9:19] u staqsewhom: "Dan, li intom qegħdin tgħidu li twieled agħma, dan binkom? Mela issa kif ġie jara?"  [Ġw:9:20] Il-ġenituri tiegħu wieġbu u qalulhom: "Nafu li dan hu t-tifel tagħna u li twieled agħma; [Ġw:9:21] imma kif issa ġie jara, dan ma nafuhx, u anqas ma nafu min fetaħlu għajnejh. Staqsu lilu, żmien għandu; ħa jitkellem hu għalih innifsu." [Ġw:9:22] Il-ġenituri tiegħu wieġbu hekk għaliex beżgħu  mil-Lhud, għax il-Lhud kienu ġa ftiehmu bejniethom li jekk xi ħadd jistqarr li Ġesù hu l-Messija, isib ruħu barra mis-sinagoga. [Ġw:9:23] Kien għalhekk li l-ġenituri tiegħu wieġbu, 'Żmien għandu, staqsu lilu.'
[Ġw:9:24] Għal darb'oħra reġgħu bagħtu għal dak li kien agħma u qalulu: "Agħti glorja lil Alla! Aħna nafu li dan il-bniedem huwa midneb." [Ġw:9:25] Dak weġibhom: "Jekk hux midneb ma nafx; ħaġa waħda naf: li jien kont agħma u issa qiegħed nara." [Ġw:9:26] Qalulu: "Imma hu x'għamillek? Kif fetaħhomlok għajnejk?" [Ġw:9:27] U hu weġibhom: "Ġa għedtilkom u ma smajtux! Xi tridu tisimgħu iżjed? Jaqaw tridu intom ukoll issiru dixxipli tiegħu?" [Ġw:9:28] U qabdu jgħajjruh u qalulu: "Dak int dixxiplu tiegħu! Aħna ta' Mosè dixxipli! [Ġw:9:29] Aħna nafu li lil Mosè kellmu Alla, imma dan ma nafux minn fejn hu!" [Ġw:9:30] Weġibhom ir-raġel u qalilhom: "Sewwa! Hawn qiegħed l-għaġeb, li intom ma tafux minn fejn inqala', u madankollu lili fetaħli għajnejja! [Ġw:9:31] Aħna nafu li Alla m'hux se jisma' lill-midinbin; iżda mbagħad jekk wieħed ikun iqim lil Alla u jagħmel ir-rieda tiegħu, lil dan jisimgħu. [Ġw:9:32] Qatt fid-dinja ma nstema' li xi ħadd fetaħ għajnejn wieħed agħma  mit-twelid. [Ġw:9:33] Li kieku dan ma kienx ġej mingħand Alla, xejn ma kien ikollu ħila jagħmel." [Ġw:9:34] Mbagħad qabżu u qalulu: "Int se tgħallem lilna, int li twelidt dnubiet waħdek?" U keċċewh 'il barra.
L-għama spiritwali
[Ġw:9:35] Ġesù sama' li keċċewh 'il barra; sabu u qallu: "Temmen inti f'Bin il-bniedem?" [Ġw:9:36] Dak wieġeb u qallu: "Min hu, Mulej, biex nemmen fih?" [Ġw:9:37] Qallu Ġesù: "Mhux biss rajtu, imma huwa dak stess li qiegħed ikellmek." [Ġw:9:38] Qallu: "Nemmen, Mulej!" U nxteħet għarkubbtejh quddiemu. [Ġw:9:39] Mbagħad Ġesù qal: "Jien ġejt fid-dinja biex nagħmel ħaqq, biex min ma jarax isir jara, u min jara jagħma."
[Ġw:9:40] Xi wħud mill-Fariżej li kienu hemm madwaru semgħuh jgħid dan u staqsewh: "Aħna wkoll għomja?"  [Ġw:9:41] Weġibhom Ġesù: "Li kieku kontu għomja, ma kontux tkunu ħatja ta' dnub. Imma issa qegħdin tgħidu, 'Aħna naraw.' Mela d-dnub tagħkom għadu fuqkom."






 

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

DILEXIT NOS -&- FRIDAY, Solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus - IL-ĠIMGĦA, Solennità tal-Qalb Qaddisa ta' Ġesù -&- OCTOBER 16 - St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin 1647-1690


Pope Francis releases “Dilexit nos” the fourth encyclical of his pontificate


Press Conference, 24 October 2024 - From the Holy See Press Office, press conference to present "Dilexit Nos - Encyclical Letter on the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ"

ENCICLICAL LETTER
DILEXIT NOS
OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
ON THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE
OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST

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'Dilexit nos': Pope to publish encyclical on Sacred Heart of Jesus

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Bil-Malti - In Maltese

Il-Qalb ta’ Ġesù turina t-triq fl-era moderna tal-AI, 
jgħid il-Papa fl-enċiklika ġdida “Dilexit nos”

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St. Mary Margaret - The Sacred Heart of Jesus 
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St. Faustina - Divine Mercy 
Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC -- Clip from Video  Living Divine Mercy (EWTN) Ep 162
-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QciUKmlAAzs - Divine Mercy YouTube Channel



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MYSTICAL REVELATIONS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

The Mystical Revelations of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to saint Margaret Mary Alacoque produced with Our Lady's Tears Productions





Ġesù, Iben Alla, it-Tieni Persuna tat-Trinità Qaddisa, jħobbna b'qalb umana

O Ġesù, inti TĦOBBNA B'QALB PERFETTA, UMANA - FIL-BIDU HEKK SAWWARTU L-BNIEDEM FIL-QDUSIJA - qabel ma l-bniedem waqa' fid-dnub oriġinali fil-ġnien ta' Eden.

L-imħabba tiegħek divina hi bla kundizzjoni: Obdejt ir-rieda tal-Missier biex issir bniedem bħalna barra d-dnub, ħalli tgħallimna l-għerf tas-sema li jeħlisna mill-Ħażin.  Trabbejt u għext fil-faqar u fil-persekuzzjoni. Tfulitek għaddejtha refuġjat tivvjaġġa mal-familja. Taf kemm hi diffiċli ħajjitna, taf kif aħna bbumbardjati bil-ħażen, bl-frugħa, bil-mibgħeda, bil-vjolenza, bil-kilba għall-poter, bil-vendetta, bil-pika, bil-kriminalità ... imma INT qatt ma rribattejt l-ħażen b'ħażen ... anzi ġibt fix-xejn kull negattività bl-imħabba, bil-ħniena u bil-maħra ...

Minkejja l-oppozizzjoni, l-għira u l-ħruxija kollha li wasslitek għall-mewt naturali, imdendel, imsammar fuq salib, INT IWREJT S-SETGĦA TIEGĦEK BIL-MIRAKLI, BL-GĦEĠUBIJIET U ANKE BIL-QALB UMANA TIEGĦEK: TĦASSART u tmajt eluf minn ħames ħobżiet u żewġ ħutiet; FEJJAQT il-morda minn mard fiżiku, emozjonali, psikoloġiku; ĦLIST lil vittmi mill-possessjoni tax-xitan; ĦENNEJT, GĦALLIMNT, ĦFIRT; QAJJIMT lill-mejtin. Imxejt
 fuq il-baħar; ikkalmajt il-baħar u r-riefnu;  Minkejja din il-QAWWA DIVINA, Int Ġesù erfajt fuqek il-mard tagħna u d-dnubiet tagħna biex obdejt r-rieda tal-Missier. Baxxejt rasek u MINN RAJK aċċettajt li tbati u tmut b'tant kefrija, biex issalvana mill-ħakma tax-xitan li jobgħodna għax QATT ma aċċetta li ALLA JIEĦU SURA TA' BNIEDEM ... FRAĠLI, biex MIEGĦU ninħelsu minn kull illuzjoni li toffrilna d-dinja. Hu ma jaħmilniex inkunu kuntenti B'FERĦ INNOĊENTI ... imma jibqa' jittantana biex AĦNA nwaqqgħu persuntna għar-redikulazzjoni u ħsara, għall-mard, għall-abbuż, għall-inkwiet fil-familjim imjassrin f'ħafna spejjes. Jimlina b'rabja insolenti; jagħmina li ħa nibqu b'saħħitna u żgħażagħ; insiru skjavi għal ħażen, bla kuxjenza, bla rażan, b'ħdura bit-tgħażiż tas-snien; u jibqa' jneffaħna bis-suppervja u jġgħelna naraw biss SAL-PONTA TA' IMNEĦIRNA u wara ... jsabbatna f'sensina għall-ħsara li għamilna lilna nfusna u lil ħaddieħor.
Jogħxa jarana imħawwdin, imwarrbin, bla xogħol dinjituż. Inessina d-DONI li l-ISPIRTU QADDIS TA' ALLA żejjen lil kull bniedem biex jgħix ħajtu kuntent, mingħajr regħba ... u x-xitan jakkużana u jgħajjarna f'liema ĦAMA għeriqna - li hu STESS qarraqna fih ... u jitlaqna nibku, nitħassru lilna nfusna, iddisprati ...  WEĦIDNA ...

IMMA INT O ALLA QATT MA TĦALLINA WEĦIDNA: DEJJEM LEST li kif ngħajtulek għall-għajnuna: SA TINŻEL FIL-ħama u t-tajn ta’ l-għelt tagħna BIEX TERFANA MILL-MIŻERJA TAGĦNA u B'IMĦABBTEK DEJJIEMA, NERĠGĦU NIKSBU D-DINJITÀ ta wliedek. Miegħek biss O Alla jerġa jkollna l-ORDNI f'ħajjitna; miegħek biss nerġgħu niskopru lilna nfusna, kemm tajtna rigali u kapaċitajiet li qatt ma konna għamilna użu TAJJEB minnhom - saħħitna, it-talenti, u s-sens komun li nindunaw bit-tajjeb u naħarbu l-ħażin.

INT  IL-VERITÀ: Qatt ma għedtilna li miegħek mhux se jkollna mard, inkwiet, persekuzzjoni. Iżda TAĊĊERTANA meta tistedinna [Mt:11:28] "Ejjew għandi, intom ilkoll li tinsabu mħabbtin u mtaqqlin, u jiena nserraħkom. [Mt:11:29] Ħudu fuqkom il-madmad tiegħi u tgħallmu minni, għaliex jiena ta' qalb ħelwa u umli, u intom issibu l-mistrieħ għal ruħkom. [Mt:11:30] Għax il-madmad tiegħi ħelu u t-toqol tiegħi ħafif."

Int Ġesù DEJJEM B'DIRAJK MIFTUĦA TILQANA NAQSMU ĦAJJITNA MIEGĦEK, SEW FIL-FERH VERU U SEW FIN-NIKET, FID-DIFFIKULTAJIET, U FL-ISFIDI TA' ĦAJJITNA.

ĠESÙ INT REBBIEĦ FUQ IL-MEWT: Għamilt tliet ijiem fil-qabar imma qomt mill-mewt u dhert lil Appostli u d-dixxipli. Bqajt tgħallimhom U tiekol magħhom IRXUXTAT ! Wara erbajn jum tlajt s-sema u għaxart ijiem wara niżel l-Ispirtu Qaddis fuqhom kif kont wgħedthom. U huma mtlew bil-qawwa, bil-kuraġġ, bil-għerf tas-sema u b'rieda dejjiema, għax INT
 wgħedtna li tibqa' magħna sa l-aħħar taż-żminijiet.

GĦALHEKK TERĠA' TIBQA' TIĊĊEKKEN BIEX T
KUN MILĦUQ MINN MIN IRID JITWIELED MILL-ĠDID:
INT TKUN INKARNAT FL-EWKARIJSTIJA, bil-Ġisem, bid-Demm, bir-Ruħ u bid-Divinità tat-Trinità Qaddisa ! ... Miegħek BISS ikollna l-paċi f'qalbna, kalmi, irrassenjati u IVA ferħana minkejja l-uġigħ, l-anzjetà, id-diżappunti, il-fallimenti, it-traġedji, il-mard u l-umiljazzjonijiet ... B'ħarsitna LEJK, magħqudin mal-KELMA tiegħek, aħna nibqgħu sodi fil-Fidi, fit-Tama' u fl-Imħabba sinċiera magħna nfusna u ma ta' madwarna.

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Is-satanisti stess jemmnu fil-PREZENZA REALI ta' tiegħek, ĠESÙ ALLA fl-EWKARISTIJA - għalhekk jippruvaw jisirquha u jipprofanawha ... IMMA INT ĠESÙ tibqa' tittama' u TITLOB li dawn il-vittmi ta' 'tagħlim' qarrieqi, isiru konxji ta' għemilhom, tal-ħsara li jġibu f'ħajjithom, fil-familji tagħhom u fis-soċjetà. ĠESÙ, INT TIBQA' tistennihom jitolbuk biex tgħinhom jibdlu ħajjithom u jmorru jqerru ħa jinħelsu mill-ħakma tat-telfien; isibu l-paċi f'moħħhom u f'qalbhom u fil-familiji tagħhom. QALB NIEDMA U SOBIENA MA TWARRABIEX ALLA

GRAZZI SINJUR ALLA. AĦFRILNA SINJUR ALLA

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l-istatwa tal-Qalb IMQADDSA ta' Ġesù fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta' Marija Addolorata, f'San Pawl il-Baħar, Malta

KONSAGRAZZJONI TAL-QALB IMQADDSA TA’ ĠESÙ

O Ġesù hija l-Qalb minfuda tiegħek li qed tiġbidna lejk. Fuq is-salib tajtna lilek innifsek, u fil-ħniena tiegħek sejjaħtilna nkunu membri tal-Knisja tiegħek permezz tal-Magħmudija. Għal din l-imħabba tiegħek nirringrazzjawk u nfaħħruk għal dejjem.

O Qalb Qaddisa ta’ Ġesù, aħna nintelqu f’idejk. Kun Int il-kenn tagħna fl-inkwiet, il-fejqan tagħna fil-mard, il-faraġ tagħna fin-niket. Jiġri x’jiġri f’ħajjitna, nwiegħduk li nagħmlu minn kollox biex ngħixu skont il-valuri li Int għallimtna bil-Kelma u bl-eżempju tiegħek.

Nitolbu, Mulej li taħfrilna meta noffenduk bi dnubietna u bl-ingratitudni tagħna. Irridu li qatt aktar ma niddiżappuntawk. Ibgħat l-Ispirtu tiegħek f’qalbna u ħeġġiġna bin-nar ta’ mħabbtek. Agħmel li r-Rieda Qaddisa ta’ Missierek tkun tagħna wkoll.

Inti tant tħobbna li tkompli toffri lilek innifsek lill-Missier fl-Ewkaristija għall-ħelsien tad-dinja. Ilqa’ nitolbuk, l-offerta fqajra ta’ ħajjitna, il-ħidma, l-ferħ u n-niket tagħna, u għaqqadha mas-Sagrifiċċju tal-Quddiesa.

Agħtina l-grazzja, O Ġesù, li minn issa ‘l quddiem naħsbu u nħossu bħalek, inħobbu u naħdmu bħalek. Qawwi qlubna biex aħna nagħtu s-sehem tagħna ħalli s-Saltna tiegħek ta’ mħabba, ta’ ġustizzja u ta’ paċi, tkompli tinfirex mad-dinja kollha.

Nitolbuk Ġesù li tfawwar il-Knisja tiegħek bis-sentimenti ta’ Qalbek, biex tkun dejjem iżjed sagrament ta’ mħabba bejn Alla u l-bniedem, u ħolqa ta’ għaqda bejn il-bnedmin kollha. Kemm nixtiequ, Mulej, li qalbna tkun tixbah lil Qalbek. AMMEN

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Mary Chalice - Redemptoris Mater Chapel, Vatican 




 Month of June - dedicated to the Sacred Heart -

THE HOLY EUCHARIST

The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is a moveable feast, which means that it depends on the date of Easter Sunday
- It is celebrated on Friday, 19 days after Pentecost Sunday, which falls on the 50th day of Easter. 
- The Friday after the Solemnity of Corpus Christi on Sunday



Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  
O Most Holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore you, I love you, and with lively sorrow for my sins I offer you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to your will. Grant, Good Jesus, that I may live in you and for you. Protect me in the midst of danger. Comfort me in my afflictions. Give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, your blessing on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death. Amen.




Sermon - Four Great Disciples of the Sacred Heart - Published on 25 Jun 2016







Overwhelmed







My Heart Goes Out to You  







A statue of the Sacred Heart inside the church near the altar. The Basilica is the Italian national shrine to the Sacred Heart, served by the Salesians.














NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS





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IT-TIFĦIR TA’ SBIĦ IL-JUM -
SOLENNITÀ

Divine Office - Morning Prayer - Solemnity for Sacred Heart of Jesus - Il-Qalb Imqaddsa ta' Ġesù



 
Morning Prayer for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

God, come to my assistance.
— Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.


HYMN

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere known and everywhere loved.

Heart of Jesus in whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge, source of mercy.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, full of goodness, full of divinity,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere known and everywhere loved.

Heart of Jesus, House of Gold and Gate of Heaven, Furnace of Charity.
Heart of Jesus, a vault of Justice, a vault of Love, of infinite majesty,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere known and everywhere loved.

Heart of Jesus, formed by the Spirit, formed in the womb of your virgin mother.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance and bruised for our sins, obedient unto death,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere known and everywhere loved.

Come to me all you who labour, are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke and learn from me for I am meek and teacher of loveliness,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere known and everywhere loved.

Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills and worthy of endless praise.
Heart of Jesus, Lamb of God and Victim of sin, recourse in our final days,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere known and everywhere loved.

Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in You, our Way to Heaven.
Heart of Jesus, our life and our health, our resurrection, all of eternity,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere known and everywhere loved.

Heart of Jesus, hope of all who die in You, delight of all the saints.
Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God the Father, worthy of endless praise,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere known and everywhere loved.


Hymn To The Sacred Heart Of Jesus by Mary Oberle Hubley from the album “From Gate of Heaven, Part I: Patron of the Universal Church
Hymn To The Sacred Heart Of Jesus by Mary Oberle Hubley is available from Amazon.com

PSALMODY

Ant. 1 Jesus stood and cried out: If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.

Psalm 63:2-9
A soul thirsting for God
Whoever has left the darkness of sin yearns for God.

O God, you are my God, for you I long;
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water.
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.

For your love is better than life,
my lips will speak your praise.
So I will bless you all my life,
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
my mouth shall praise you with joy.

On my bed I remember you.
On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help;
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand holds me fast.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Ant. Jesus stood and cried out: If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.

Ant. 2 Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

Canticle – Daniel 3:57-88, 56
Let all creatures praise the Lord
All you servants of the Lord, sing praise to him (Revelation 19:5).

Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord.
You heavens, bless the Lord,
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord.
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord.
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.

Every shower and dew, bless the Lord.
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Fire and heat, bless the Lord.
Cold and chill, bless the Lord.
Dew and rain, bless the Lord.
Frost and chill, bless the Lord.
Ice and snow, bless the Lord.
Nights and days, bless the Lord.
Light and darkness, bless the Lord.
Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.

Let the earth bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Mountains and hills, bless the Lord.
Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
You springs, bless the Lord.
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord.
All you birds of the air, bless the Lord.
All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord.
You sons of men, bless the Lord.

O Israel, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord.
Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord.
Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.

Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all for ever.

Ant. Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

Ant. 3 My son, give me your heart; note carefully the way I point out to you.

Psalm 149
The joy of God’s holy people.
Let the sons of the Church, the children of the new people, rejoice in Christ, their King (Hesychius).

Sing a new song to the Lord,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its maker,
let Zion’s sons exult in their king.
Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music with timbrel and harp.

For the Lord takes delight in his people.
He crowns the poor with salvation.
Let the faithful rejoice in their glory,
shout for joy and take their rest.
Let the praise of God be on their lips
and a two-edged sword in their hand,

to deal out vengeance to the nations
and punishment on all the peoples;
to bind their kings in chains
and their nobles in fetters of iron;
to carry out the sentence pre-ordained;
this honour is for all his faithful.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Ant. My son, give me your heart; note carefully the way I point out to you.


READING Jeremiah 31:33

This is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- The Word of the Lord - Thanks be to God

Sacred Silence (indicated by a bell) – a moment to reflect and receive in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God and public voice of the Church.

RESPONSORY

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me.
— Take my yoke upon you and learn from me.

For I am gentle and humble of heart.
— Learn from me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
— Take my yoke upon you and learn from me.


CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH

Ant. With tender compassion, our God has come to his people and set them free.

Luke 1:68 – 79
The Messiah and his forerunner

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty saviour,
born of the house of his servant David.

Through his holy prophets he promised of old
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.

This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.

You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.

Ant. With tender compassion, our God has come to his people and set them free.



INTERCESSIONS

Brethren, let us pray to the Lord Jesus, who is meek and humble of heart. Let us ask him:
Most loving Lord, have mercy on us.

Jesus, the fullness of divinity dwells in you,
— give us a share in your divine life.
Most loving Lord, have mercy on us.

Jesus, in you are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
— make known to us through your Church the manifold wisdom of God.
Most loving Lord, have mercy on us.

Jesus, the Father was well pleased in you,
— help us to hear your word and keep it.
Most loving Lord, have mercy on us.

Jesus, of your fullness we have all received,
— pour out upon us in abundance the Father’s favour and truth.
Most loving Lord, have mercy on us.

Jesus, you are the source of life and holiness,
— make us holy and blameless in love.
Most loving Lord, have mercy on us.


Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.


Concluding Prayer

Grant, we pray,
almighty God, that we,
who glory in the Heart of your beloved Son
and recall the wonders of his love for us,
may be made worthy to receive
an overflowing measure of grace
from that fount of heavenly gifts.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
— Amen.


DISMISSAL

May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life.
— Amen.

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Tkun imbierka, imfaħħra, meqjuma u gglorifikata

l-Qalb Qaddisa ta' Ġesù, issa w dejjem. Ammen 






May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be blessed, praised,



worshipped, and glorified, now and forever. Amen



THE ULTIMATE SYMBOL




IL MIRACOLO DI LANCIANO: IL SACRO CUORE SI RIVELA di Alessandro Franchi





 


The Feast of Love  







An Act of Consecration to The Sacred Heart of Jesus

 

From EWTN - LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
https://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/Litanies/sacred_heart.htm




Litanija lill-Qalb Qaddisa ta' Ġesù

Mulej, ħniena,
Kristu, ħniena,
Mulej, ħniena,
Kristu, ismagħna,
Kristu, ilqa' t-talb tagħna,
Missier Etern, Alla,…..................................Ħenn għalina
Iben Alla, li fdejt id-dinja,  
Spirtu s-Santu, Alla,  
Trinita' Qaddisa, Alla wieħed, 
Qalb ta' Ġesù, Bin il-Missier Etern Alla,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, imsawra fil-ġuf ta' Omm Verġni  bil-qawwa ta' l-Ispirtu s-Santu,
Qalb ta' Ġesù. magħquda ħaga waħda ma' l-Iben t'Alla,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, ta' kobor bla qies,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, tempju qaddis ta' Alla,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, tabernaklu ta' l-Aktar Għoli,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, dar t'Alla u bieb tas-sema,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, ħuġġieġa taqbad ta' mħabba,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, ġabra tal-ħaqq u ta' l-imħabba,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, mimlija bit-tjieba u bl-imħabba,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, fejn jinsabu l-virtujiet kollha,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, li jixirqilha kull foħrija,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, sultana u għaxqa tal-qlub kollha,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, fejn jinsabu t-teżori kollha tas-sapjenza u tal-għerf,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, fejn tgħammar il-milja kollha tad-Divinita,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, fejn il-Missier Etern isib il-għaxqa tiegħu,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, li mill-milja tagħha aħna ikoll ħadna,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, xewqa tal-ħolqien minn dejjem,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, mogħnija bis-sabar u bl-akbar ħniena,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, għanja ma' kull min isejjaħlek,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, għajn tal-ħajja u tal-qdusija,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, tpattija għal dnubietna,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, mimlija biż-żebliħ,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, minfuda bil-lanza,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, għajn ta' kull faraġ,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, ħajja u qawmien tagħna mill-mewt,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, paċi u maħfra tagħna,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, vittma għall-midinbin,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, saħħa ta' kull min jittama fik,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, tama ta' kull min imut fi ħdanek,
Qalb ta' Ġesù, għaxqa tal-qaddisin kollha,

Ħaruf t'Alla, li tneħħi d-dnubiet tad-dinja, ...Aħfrilna, nitolbuk, Mulej.           
Ħaruf t'Alla, li tneħħi d-dnubiet tad-dinja, ...Ismagħna, nitolbuk, Mulej.
Ħaruf t'Alla, li tneħħi d-dnubiet tad-dinja, ...Ħenn għalina.

V. Ġesù ta' Qalb ħelwa u umli.       

R. Agħmel li qalbna tixbaħ lil Qalbek.

Nitolbu. O Alla ta' dejjem li tista' kollox, ħares lejn il-Qalb tal-maħbub Iben tiegħek u lejn it-tifħir u t-tpattija li jagħtik f'isem il-midinbin, u lilhom, waqt li jitolbu l-ħniena tiegħek, agħtihom il-maħfra fl-Isem ta' l-istess Ibnek Ġesù Kristu Sidna, li miegħek jgħix u jsaltan għal dejjem ta' dejjem. Ammen.





This Sacrament of Love





Act of Reparation to Jesus














GOSPEL --- SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS

YEAR A --- Mt 11:25-30 -- I am gentle and humble in heart - Jiena ta’ qalb ħelwa u umli.







YEAR B --- Most Sacred Heart of Jesus - Jn 19:31-37 - Il-Qalb Qaddisa ta' Ġesù







YEAR C - Most Sacred Heart of Jesus - Lk 15:3-7 -...the Lost Sheep - ...in-nagħġa l-mitlufa





Love of the Sacred Heart  













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Readings for the Memorial of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (liturgies.net)



OCTOBER 16 - MEMORIAL OF SAINT MARGERIT
MARY ALACOQUE, VIRGIN 1647-1690

A self-effacing nun in the Visitation Convent at Paray-le-Monial, France, was inspired by the Lord Jesus to establish the devotion of the Holy Hour. Her name was St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, and from the age of seven, when she received her first Holy Communion, she had always manifested an intense love of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Our Lord appeared to her often, usually as the Crucified Christ. Her simplicity caused her to feel that these apparitions were also granted to others who had recourse to Jesus in the sacrament of His love. Once the Master appeared to the young girl as she was returning from a dance and reproached her for not espousing Him. When twenty-four years of age, Margaret entered the cloister, choosing the most menial tasks. Gifted with intelligence and common sense, she made great progress in holiness. Our Lord entrusted to her the mission of establishing the reign of the Sacred Heart among the children of men. Criticism did not hamper her zeal, and her charity toward her opponents won them over to the cause of the Master. In the first revelation of the Sacred Heart to the nun, Our Lord made known His burning desire to be loved by all men, and His design of manifesting to them His Sacred Heart with its treasures of mercy. Margaret Mary communicated Our Lord's wish that the faithful receive Holy Communion on the first Friday of each month and observe the Feast of the Sacred Heart on the Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi. After nineteen years in the convent, St. Margaret Mary died October 17, 1690. Many pilgrims to her tomb have sought and obtained favors. Through her apostolate of devotion to the Sacred Heart many sinners have repented and found grace with God.




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16 ta’ Ottubru

TIFKIRA TA' SANTA MARGARET MARIJA

ALACOQUE, Verġni: 1647 – 1690


Santa Margerita Marija twieldet fid-Djoċesi ta’ Autun, Franza, fl-1647. Meta kellha tmien snin tilfet lil missierha.

Kien għad għandha ħdax-il sena meta bdiet issofri ħafna bir-rewmatiżmu, u meta tnejn minn ħutha bdew jitrattaw ħażin lilha u lil ommha, hi bdiet issib ħafna faraġ f’Ġesù Sagrament.

Minn kmieni wriet devozzjoni speċjali lejn Ġesù Ewkaristija. Irrifjutat proposti għaż-żwieġ, u fl-1671, meta kellha 24 sena, daħlet soru tal-Viżitazzjoni f’Paray-le-Monial, u għamlet avvanzi tal-għaġeb fit-triq tal-perfezzjoni. Hija talbet lill-majjistra tan-novizzi tgħidilha x’kellha tagħmel biex timmedita. Il-majjistra weġbitha biex tpoġġi lilha nnifisha quddiem Alla bħala tila vojta.

Sa minn mindu kellha 20 sena Margerita esperjenzat dehriet ta’ Kristu, u fis-27 ta’ Diċembru 1673, kellha bidu għal serje ta’ rivelazzjonijiet li kellhom ikomplu għas-sena u nofs ta’ wara. Fihom, il-Mulej urieha mħabbtu lejn id-dinja. F’dawn ir-rivelazzjonijiet Kristu għarrafha li hu kien għażilha bħala strument biex ixxerred id-devozzjoni lejn il-Qalb Imqaddsa tiegħu; għarrafha wkoll b’devozzjoni ġdida fil-Knisja li kellha tkun magħrufa bħala tad-Disa’ Ġimgħat u wkoll l-Ora Santa. Talabha wkoll li fil-Knisja titwaqqaf il-festa tal-Qalb Imqaddsa tiegħu fil-jum tal-Ġimgħa li jiġi fuq l-Ottava ta’ Corpus Christi.

Is-superjura tagħha, Madre de Saumaise, ħaditha kontra tagħha fl-isforzi tagħha biex timxi fuq l-istruzzjonijiet li hija kienet irċeviet fir-rivelazzjonijiet. Imma mbagħad aċċettat. Anki fost sħabha, ħafna ma setgħux iniżżluha li kellha dehriet ta’ Kristu. Margerita sabet appoġġ kbir fil-persuna ta’ San Klawdju la Colombière, SJ li għal xi żmien kien il-konfessur tal-komunità.

Bil-għajnuna ta’ San Klawdju de la Colombiere SJ li ddikjara li r-rivelazzjonijiet kienu ġenwini, Santa Margerita Marija bdiet dawn id-devozzjoni u bl-isforzi tagħha ġiet imwaqqfa l-festa tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù.

L-oppożizzjoni fil-komunità waqfet meta fl-1683 ġiet eletta superjura l-Madre Mélin li għażlet lil Margerita bħala l-assistenta tagħha. Hi mbagħad saret majjistra tan-novizzi.

Hi rat ukoll, fl-1686 – erba’ snin qabel mietet – il-kunvent jibda josserva privatament il-festa tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù; u sentejn wara nbniet kappella f’Paray-le-Monial iddedikata lill-Qalb ta’ Ġesù. Malajr l-osservanza tal-festa bdiet tixtered fil-kunventi l-oħra tas-Sorijiet Viżitandini.

Margerita Alacoque mietet ta’ 43 sena f’Paray-le-Monial fis-17 ta’ Ottubru 1690, u ġiet ikkanonizzata fl-1920 mill-Papa Benedittu XV. Ġisimha jinsab taħt l-artal tal-Kappella tal-kunvent ta’ Paray. Id-devozzjoni lejn il-Qalb ta’ Ġesù ġiet uffiċjalment rikonoxxuta 75 sena wara mewtha fl-1765 minn Klement XIII




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