Thursday after Pentecost - FEAST OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST. -- Il-Ħamis wara Għid il-Ħamsin - FESTA TA' SIDNA ĠESÙ KRISTU, IL-QASSIS IL-KBIR U ETERN.

 

Christ the Priest, feast that Benedict XVI promoted after Year for Priests video published on 4 Jun 2020.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16kRXt8SRKw 

Thursday after Pentecost - May 28 2026 

- Celebrated 1st time in Malta & Gozo

IL-QARI U T-TALB TAL-QUDDIESA U L-UFFIĊĊJU DIVIN fil-Festa ta’ Sidna Ġesu’ Kristu, il-Qassis il-Kbir u Etern

https://laikosblog.org/2025/07/12/qq_280526/ 

Quddiesa u Rużarju mill-Kurja tal-Arċisqof - 28 ta' Mejju 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuF5N_u3fJU

The Proper Gospel on Thursday after Pentecost - Mt 26:36-42 -- “My soul is sorrowful even to death - Għandi ruħi mnikkta għall-mewt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBuga_wLNd8 

 - The Proper Gospel on the FEAST OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST. 

- Il-Ħamis wara Għid il-Ħamsin - FESTA TA' SIDNA ĠESÙ KRISTU, IL-QASSIS IL-KBIR U ETERN. 

EVANĠELJU 

Għandi ruħi mnikkta għall-mewt. 

Mt 26: 36-42 

Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Mattew 

[Mt 26:36] Ġesù flimkien mad-dixxipli tiegħu wasal f’qasam, jgħidulu l-Ġetsemani, u qal lid-dixxipli: “Oqogħdu bilqiegħda hawn sakemm immur hemmhekk nitlob.” [Mt 26:37] U ħa miegħu lil Pietru u ż-żewġ ulied ta’ Żebedew, u beda jsewwed qalbu u jiddejjaq. [Mt 26:38] Imbagħad qalilhom: “Għandi ruħi mnikkta għall-mewt; ibqgħu hawn u ishru miegħi.” [Mt 26:39] Mexa kemmxejn ’il quddiem, inxteħet wiċċu fl-art jitlob u jgħid: “Missier, jekk jista’ jkun, biegħed minni dan il-kalċi! Imma mhux kif irrid jien, iżda kif trid int.” [Mt 26:40] Ġie ħdejn id-dixxipli u sabhom reqdin; u qal lil Pietru: “Mela ma flaħtux tishru siegħa waħda miegħi? [Mt 26:41] Ishru u itolbu biex ma tidħlux fit-tiġrib. L-ispirtu, iva, irid; imma l-ġisem dgħajjef.” [Mt 26:42] Għat-tieni darba raġa’ mar jitlob u qal: “Missieri, jekk dan il-kalċi ma jistax jgħaddi mingħajr ma nixorbu, tkun magħmula r-rieda tiegħek.” 

Il-Kelma tal-Mulej 

R/. Tifħir lilek Kristu

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Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas published on May 25, 2026

ENCYCLICAL LETTER
MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS
OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE LEO XIV
ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON
IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

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  IN THE MALTESE LANGUAGE - BIL-MALTI  

  UMANITÀ TAL-GĦAĠEB  

https://laikosblog.org/magnifica-humanitas-mt/

  L-IA trid taqdi lill-umanità mhux il-poter  

https://knisja.mt/l-ewwel-enciklika-tal-papa-ljun-magnifica-humanitas-l-ia-trid-taqdi-lill-umanita-u-mhux-tikkoncentra-l-poter/

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25 May 2026

Pope Leo XIV Full Speech at Magnifica Humanitas Vatican Launch | EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV delivers his full address at the Vatican launch of his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Speaking from the Synod Hall, the pope personally presents this social encyclical in an uncommon gesture, highlighting how AI and the digital revolution carry “even greater consequences” than past technological shifts. 

In this historic speech, Pope Leo calls for moral guidance on artificial intelligence, urging a renewed focus on justice, human dignity, and a “new humanism” in the digital age. He situates Magnifica Humanitas in continuity with Catholic social teaching, responding to a growing “culture of power” fueled by emerging technologies.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_mUHi2mpIQ

25 May 2026
Cardinal Michael Czerny at Magnifica Humanitas Vatican Launch | EWTN News

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, delivers his full address at the Vatican launch of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. Speaking from the Synod Hall in the presence of the Holy Father and other experts, he helps present this landmark social document on AI, human dignity, and the Church’s mission in a rapidly changing world. 

 In his remarks, Cardinal Czerny draws on Catholic social teaching and the Church’s concern for justice, peace, and care for the vulnerable to show how emerging technologies must serve a truly “magnificent humanity,” not a culture of exclusion or technocratic power. He highlights the need for an integral, human-centered approach to development that keeps real people, their work, and their communities at the heart of decisions about AI and the digital revolution.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNIUis17qDY

25 May 2026

Full Speech: Anthropic Co‑Founder Christopher Olah at Magnifica Humanitas Vatican Launch | EWTN News 

This is Anthropic co‑founder Christopher Olah's full speech at the launch of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Recorded in the Vatican’s Synod Hall, this event brings together top Church leaders and experts to reflect on safeguarding the human person amid the digital revolution and emerging technologies such as AI. 

In this address, Olah shares the perspective of a leading AI lab on the promise and perils of frontier systems, engaging the Church’s call to defend human dignity against a growing “culture of power” shaped by powerful technologies. His remarks form part of a historic presentation where Pope Leo XIV personally introduces his social encyclical on artificial intelligence, joined by cardinals, theologians, and ethicists.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORFrdYSvzuw

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-leo-xiv-first-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas.html

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25. A presentation event with the Pope and various speakers is scheduled for the same day at the Vatican.

Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV’s first Encyclical Letter Magnifica humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25, 2026.

It bears the Pope’s signature dated May 15th, 135th anniversary of the publication of Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical Rerum novarum.

Magnifica humanitas will be presented on the day of its release at 11:30 a.m. at the Vatican’s Synod Hall.

The Pope will be present, along with several speakers: Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Professor Anna Rowlands, a theologian and professor at Durham University (United Kingdom); Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic (USA) and head of research on the interpretability of artificial intelligence; and Professor Leocadie Lushombo, I.T., professor of political theology and Catholic social thought at the Jesuit School of Theology / Santa Clara University in California (USA).

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin will offer closing remarks, followed by an address and blessing by Pope Leo XIV.

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Pope Leo XIV signs his first papal encyclical, which will be published on May 25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUA6U1qjwsY

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