February 27 - St Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows - The model and patron of Youth - San Gabiriel ta l-Addolorata

New Shrine of St. Gabriele dell'Addolorata to be inaugurated

on September 21st 2014




Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (born Francesco Possenti March 1, 1838 -- February 27, 1862) was an Italian Passionist clerical student. Born to a professional family, he gave up hopes of a secular career to enter the Passionist Conregation. His life in the monastery was not extraordinary, yet he followed the rule of the congregation perfectly and was known for his great devotion to the sorrows of the Virgin Mary. He died from tuberculosis at the age of 23. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XV in 1920

San Gabiriel ta' l-Addolorata

San Gabriel tal-Addolorata (1838-1862). Qaddis żagħżugħ Taljan imwieled f'familja professjonali. Iddeċieda li jitlaq il-ħajja tal-familja tiegħu u jingħaqad mal-Passjonisti. Għex ħajja sempliċi fil-monasteru u wera devozzjoni kbira lejn il-Verġni Marija. Qaddis protettur taż-żgħażagħ u l-istudenti
 

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In God We Live --- James 4:13-17

L-ewwel Qari ta' L-Erbgħa tas-seba' ġimgħa ta' matul is-sena.

Il-ftaħir żejjed

 

[Ġak:4:13] Issa ejjew, intom li tgħidu: "Illum jew għada mmorru f'din jew dik il-belt u nqattgħu sena hemmhekk, nixtru u nbigħu u nagħmlu l-flus," [Ġak:4:14] u intom ma tafux x'għad isir għada. Għax x'inhi ħajjitkom? Intom bħal fwar li jidher għal ftit u mbagħad jgħib. [Ġak:4:15] Flok ma tgħidu: "Jekk il-Mulej irid, ngħixu u nagħmlu dan jew dak," [Ġak:4:16] tiftaħru bil-frugħat tagħkom! Kull ftaħir bħal dan huwa ħażen. [Ġak:4:17] Jekk mela xi ħadd jagħraf it-tajjeb li għandu jagħmel u ma jagħmlux, jagħmel dnub.
 

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EJJEW QATT MA NIEQFU NINKLUDU L-FRAŻI  "Jekk il-Mulej irid" FIL-PJANIJIET U X-XEWQAT TAGĦNA

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1st Reading of Wednesday of week 7 in Ordinary Time

Boasting About Tomorrow (James 4:13-17)

¹³ Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” ¹⁴ Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. ¹⁵ Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” ¹⁶ As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. ¹⁷ If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.

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LET US NEVER STOP INCLUDING THE PHRASE "If it is the Lord’s will" IN OUR PLANS AND WISHES

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HOLY MASS READINGS ON WEDNESDAY OF WEEK 7 IN ORDINARY TIME





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Jesus is my life (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta) - The Eucharistic Blessing --- uploaded video in 2010 by Dun René A. Cilia - R.I.P.

(a reflection written by Mother Teresa of Calcutta)

This is Jesus to me:

Jesus is the Word made flesh
Jesus is the Bread of Life
Jesus is the Victim offered for our sins on the Cross,
The Sacrifice offered at the Holy Mass,
for the sins of the world and mine.

Jesus is the Word-to be spoken
Jesus is the Truth-to be told
Jesus is the Way-to be walked
the Light-to be lit
the Life-to be lived.

Jesus is the Love-to be loved
Jesus is the Joy-to be shared
Jesus is the Sacrifice-to be offered,
The Peace-to be given,
The Bread of Life.

Jesus is the Hungry-to be fed
Jesus is the Thirsty-to be satiated
Jesus is the Naked-to be clothed
The Homeless-to be taken in
The Sick-to be healed.

Jesus is the Lonely-to be loved,
The Unwanted-to be wanted
The Leper-to wash his wounds
The Beggar-to give him a smile
The Drunkard-to listen to him
The Mental-to protect him
The Little One-to embrace him
The Blind-to lead him
The Dumb-to speak for him
The Crippled-to walk with him
The Drug addict-to befriend him
The Prostitute-to remove from danger and befriend her
Jesus is the Prisoner-to be visited
The Old-to be served.

To me Jesus is my God
Jesus is my Spouse
Jesus is my Life
Jesus is my only Love
Jesus is my All in all
Jesus is my Everything!

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Filmed at the Archbishop's Seminary Main Chapel.
Special thanks to Rev. Noel Borg

Mk 9:30-37 -- Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time - It-tieni taħbira tal-mewt u tal-qawmien

- TUESDAY GOSPEL OF WEEK 7 IN ORDINARY TIME
- IN YEAR B, SUNDAY GOSPEL OF WEEK 25 IN ORDINARY TIME

It-tieni taħbira tal-mewt u tal-qawmien
(Mt 17, 22-23 ; Lq 9, 43-45)

Evanġelju
Bin il-bniedem se jingħata f’idejn il-bnedmin.
Jekk xi ħadd irid ikun l-ewwel wieħed, għandu jkun qaddej ta’ kulħadd.
Mk 9, 30-37

Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Mark

F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù u d-dixxipli [Mk:9:30] għaddew minn nofs il-Galilija, u ma ried li ħadd ikun jaf, [Mk:9:31] għax beda jgħallem lid-dixxipli tiegħu u jgħidilhom: "Bin il-bniedem se jingħata f'idejn il-bnedmin u joqtluh; u meta jkun maqtul, wara tlitt ijiem iqum mill-mewt." [Mk:9:32] Iżda huma ma fehmuhx dan il-kliem, u beżgħu jistaqsuh.

[Mk:9:33] Waslu Kafarnahum; u meta kienu d-dar staqsiehom: "X'kontu qegħdin titħaddtu bejnietkom fit-triq?" [Mk:9:34] Iżda huma baqgħu siekta, għax fit-triq kienu qagħdu jitħaddtu bejniethom fuq min kien  l-akbar. [Mk:9:35] Mbagħad qagħad bilqiegħda, sejjaħ it-Tnax, u qalilhom: "Jekk xi ħadd irid ikun l-ewwel wieħed, għandu joqgħod wara kulħadd u jkun qaddej ta' kulħadd."

[Mk:9:36] U ressaq lejh tfajjel ċkejken, qiegħdu f'nofshom, ħaddnu bejn dirgħajh u qalilhom: [Mk:9:37] "Kull min jilqa' wieħed minn dawn iċ-ċkejknin minħabba f'ismi, ikun jilqa' lili; u min jilqa' lili, ikun jilqa' mhux lili, imma lil dak li bagħatni."

Il-Kelma tal-Mulej
R/. Tifħir lilek Kristu

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Exercising self control to God's glory  

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The First Should Be Last  









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