OCTOBER 1 --- ST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX - THE STORY OF A SOUL --- SANTA TEREŻA TAL-BAMBIN ĠESÙ - STORJA TA' RUĦ

SIMPLER

"The nearer one gets to God, the simpler one becomes", St. Therese of Lisieux
https://blog.littleflower.org/st-therese-daily-devotional/simpler/

ARE WE READY TO DEVELOP AND POUR OUT THE VIRTUES OF - humility, patience, forgiveness, tolerance, meekness, perseverance, gratitude, obedience, prayerfulness, industriousness, positiveness --- Transforming from egocentric to christocentric persons, trusting wholeheartedly in God who brings out the good out of every situation, out of every negativity, out of every failure, disappointment, sickness, abandonment ...

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Storja ta' Ruħ (Santa Tereża ta' Lisieux) 

https://youtu.be/RRAxqY4msz4

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October 1 - Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church


Proper Readings At Mass
First reading - Isaiah 66:10-14
  Rejoice, Jerusalem,

be glad for her, all you who love her!

Rejoice, rejoice for her,

all you who mourned her!

That you may be suckled, filled,

from her consoling breast,

that you may savour with delight

her glorious breasts.

For thus says the Lord:

Now towards her I send flowing

peace, like a river,

and like a stream in spate

the glory of the nations.

At her breast will her nurslings be carried

and fondled in her lap.

Like a son comforted by his mother

will I comfort you.

And by Jerusalem you will be comforted.

At the sight your heart will rejoice,

and your bones flourish like the grass.

To his servants the Lord will reveal his hand.

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Keep my soul in peace before you, O Lord.

O Lord, my heart is not proud

  nor haughty my eyes.

I have not gone after things too great

  nor marvels beyond me.

Keep my soul in peace before you, O Lord.

Truly I have set my soul

  in silence and peace.

A weaned child on its mother’s breast,

  even so is my soul.

Keep my soul in peace before you, O Lord.

O Israel, hope in the Lord

  both now and forever.

Keep my soul in peace before you, O Lord.

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Alleluia, alleluia!

Blessed are you, Father,

Lord of heaven and earth,

for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom

to mere children.

Alleluia!

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The disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ So he called a little child to him and set the child in front of them. Then he said, ‘I tell you solemnly, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. And so, the one who makes himself as little as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.’

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Aktar ma tersaq lejn Ġesù, aktar tiċċekken, tintelaq għar-rieda qaddisa tiegħU, għal kull sitwazzjoni f'ħajtek.

The closer you come to Jesus, the humbler you become, bowing down to His holy will, in all situations in your life.

Salm 69:9 & Ġwanni 2:17 - "Il-ħeġġa għal darek fnietni."

Psalm 69:9 & John 2:17 - " Zeal for your house will consume me."

Santa Tereża tal-Bambin Ġesù

 

Inspirational song "Out of Roads" music by Fr. Arnel dC Aquino, SJ
 -With photos taken from the movie "Therese"-1986 (Catherine Mouchet)

The Story of a Soul: from the Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux - The day of her First Holy Communion
http://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com/2012/06/story-of-soul-autobiography-of-st.html



Thérèse was taught at home until she was eight and a half, and then entered the school kept by the Benedictine nuns of the Abbey of Notre Dame du Pre in Lisieux. Thérèse, taught well and carefully by Marie and Pauline, found herself at the top of the class, except for writing and arithmetic. However, because of her young age and high grades, she was bullied. The one who bullied her the most was a girl of fourteen who did poorly at school. Thérèse suffered very much as a result of her sensitivity, and she cried in silence. Furthermore, the boisterous games at recreation were not to her taste. She preferred to tell stories or look after the little ones in the infants' class. "The five years I spent at school were the saddest of my life, and if my dear Céline had not been with me I could not have stayed there for a single month without falling ill." On her free days she became more and more attached to Marie Guérin, the younger of her two cousins in Lisieux. The two girls would play at being anchorites, as the great Teresa had once played with her brother. And every evening she plunged into the family circle. "Fortunately, I could go home every evening and then I cheered up. I used to jump on Father's knee and tell him what marks I had had, and when he kissed me all my troubles were forgotten...I needed this sort of encouragement so much." Yet the tension of the double life and the daily self-conquest placed a strain on Thérèse. Going to school became more and more difficult.

http://www.sttheresechurchalhambra.org/?DivisionID=10357&DepartmentID=10676

At St Thérèse of Lisieux Sanctuary - Fis-Santwarju ta' Santa Tereza tal-Bambin Ġesù --- Birkirkara, Malta

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux - Santa Tereża tal-Bambin Ġesù  





READ AND / LISTEN TO AUDIO OF THE STORY OF A SOUL --- THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX

>>>   http://www.storyofasoul.com/   <<<

Siltiet mill-Ktieb ta' Santa Tereża tal-Bambin Ġesù -  STORJA TA' RUĦ






Raising Saints

The Story of 'The Smile' - St Thérèse of Lisieux

http://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-story-of-smile-st-therese-of-lisieux.html




 GOSPEL - October 1 -- Mt 18:1-4 -- St Therese of Lisieux -- Santa Tereża tal-Bambin Ġesù

--- Unless you become like little children you will not enter the kingdom of heaven --- 
Evanġelju 
Mt 18, 1--4 

Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Mattew 

 [Mt:18:1] F'dak il-waqt resqu d-dixxipli lejn Ġesù u staqsewh: "Mela min hu l-akbar fis-Saltna tas-Smewwiet?" 
[Mt:18:2] Hu sejjaħ lejh tfajjel ċkejken, qiegħdu f'nofshom [Mt:18:3] u qalilhom,"Tassew ngħidilkom, li jekk intom ma terġgħux issiru bħat-tfal iż-żgħar, żgur li ma tidħlux fis-Saltna tas-Smewwiet. [Mt:18:4] U għalhekk l-ikbar wieħed fis-Saltna tas-Smewwiet huwa dak li jċekken lilu nnifsu bħal dan it-tfajjel żgħir. 


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



JEW



Mt 18:1-5 -- Unless you become like little children you will not enter the kingdom of heaven - Jekk intom ma terġgħux issiru bħat-tfal iż-żgħar, żgur li ma tidħlux fis-Saltna tas-Smewwiet

OCTOBER 1st - PROPER GOSPEL on the feast of St Therese of Lisieux -- Santa Tereża tal-Bambin Ġesù Evanġelju Jekk intom ma terġgħux issiru bħat-tfal iż-żgħar, żgur li ma tidħlux fis-Saltna tas-Smewwiet Mt 18, 1--5 Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Mattew F'dak iż-żmien [Mt:18:1] resqu d-dixxipli lejn Ġesù u staqsewh: "Mela min hu l-akbar fis-Saltna tas-Smewwiet?" [Mt:18:2] Hu sejjaħ lejh tfajjel ċkejken, qiegħdu f'nofshom [Mt:18:3] u qalilhom,"Tassew ngħidilkom, li jekk intom ma terġgħux issiru bħat-tfal iż-żgħar, żgur li ma tidħlux fis-Saltna tas-Smewwiet. [Mt:18:4] U għalhekk l-ikbar wieħed fis-Saltna tas-Smewwiet huwa dak li jċekken lilu nnifsu bħal dan it-tfajjel żgħir. [Mt: 18:5] U kull min jilqa’ tfajjel bħal dan minħabba f’ismi, ikun jilqa’ lili. Il-Kelma tal-Mulej R/. Tifħir lilek Kristu

Oct 01 - Homily: St Theresa Greatness of Littleness

 Pope Francis canonizes four new saints - Published on 19 Oct 2015 

JULY 12 - HOLY SPOUSES - SAINTS LOUIS AND ZELIE MARTIN, Parents of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
http://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com.mt/2016/07/july-12-holy-spouses-saints-louis-and.html








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FEBRUARY 11 - OUR LADY OF LOURDES, First Apparition - WORLD DAY OF THE SICK --- 11 ta' Frar - Il-Madonna ta' Lourdes, L-Ewwel Dehra - JUM DINJI TAL-MORDA

DATES OF THE APPARITIONS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AT LOURDES
- https://www.lourdes-france.org/en/apparitions/ -

MIRACULOUS HEALINGS
- https://www.lourdes-france.org/en/miraculous-healings/ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lessons from Lourdes: Messages for Today

 

 

 >>> THE APPARITIONS in 1858:-  <<< 

http://en.lourdes-france.org/deepen/bernadette-soubirous/the-apparitions

Thursday 11th. February 1858 : the first meeting

Sunday 14th. February: Holy Water

Thursday 18th. February : the lady speaks

Friday 19th. February: short and silent Apparition

Saturday 20th. February: In silence

Sunday 21st. February: "Aquéro"  (that thing)

Tuesday 23rd. February: The secret.

Wednesday 24th. February: Penance.

Thursday 25th. February: The spring.

Saturday 27th. February: Silence

Sunday 28th. February: Penance

 

Monday 1st. March: The First Miracle

Tuesday 2nd. March: Message to the priests.

Wednesday 3rd. March: A smile

Thursday 4th. March: The day all were waiting for!

Thursday 25th. March: The name they awaited for!

Wednesday 7th. April: The miracle of the candle

Thursday 16th. July: The Final Apparition.

 

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L-Ave ta' Lourdes + Salve Reġina
               CLICK ON ARROW IN (blank) VIDEO BELOW to start playing.

11 ta' Frar 2017, Quddiesa f’Jum il-Morda -
Holy Mass on World Day of the Sick, February 11, 2017

 

 

Readings for the Feast of  Our Lady of Lourdes

http://www.liturgies.net/saints/mary/lourdes/readings.htm 

Our Lady who intercedes for us...

From THE GOSPEL of John 2:1-11

 

 

OR

 

Our Lady, the Ark of the New Covenant...

 

from THE GOSPEL of Luke 1:26-38



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Our Lady of Lourdes Sanctuary France 

 

AVE MARIA (When Creation Was Begun)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8A5Ny4rdyA
OR CLICK ON ARROW IN (blank) VIDEO BELOW to start playing.

OR
James Kilbane - When Creation Was Begun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAKDRhnnPuA

Verġni Mbierka

Caring for the sick is an opportunity to become holy

 

 

Celebration on the occasion of the Day of the Sick - February 11 2015

http://thechurchinmalta.org/en/posts/47120/celebration-on-the-occasion-of-the-day-of-the-sick- 

 

 

 

 

February 11 - World Day for the Sick - First Apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes.

The statue of Our Lady of Lourdes at the Sanctury of St Therese, Birkirkara, Malta. 

11 ta' Frar - Jum dinji tal-Morda - L-Ewwel Dehra tal-Madonna ta' Lourdes. 

L-istatwa tal-Madonna ta' Lourdes fis-Santwarju ta' Santa Teresa, Birkirkara, Malta.

LOURDES - DOKUMENTARJU U KURUNELLA

Kurunella ta' l-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni - ta' Lourdes

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On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus. A little more than three years later, on February 11, 1858, a young lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous. This began a series of visions. During the apparition on March 25, the lady identified herself with the words: “I am the Immaculate Conception.”
Bernadette was a sickly child of poor parents. Their practice of the Catholic faith was scarcely more than lukewarm. Bernadette could pray the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Creed. She also knew the prayer of the Miraculous Medal: “O Mary conceived without sin.”

During interrogations Bernadette gave an account of what she saw. It was “something white in the shape of a girl.” She used the word aquero, a dialect term meaning “this thing.” It was “a pretty young girl with a rosary over her arm.” Her white robe was encircled by a blue girdle. She wore a white veil. There was a yellow rose on each foot. A rosary was in her hand. Bernadette was also impressed by the fact that the lady did not use the informal form of address (tu), but the polite form (vous). The humble virgin appeared to a humble girl and treated her with dignity.

Through that humble girl, Mary revitalized and continues to revitalize the faith of millions of people. People began to flock to Lourdes from other parts of France and from all over the world. In 1862 Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions and authorized the cult of Our Lady of Lourdes for the diocese. The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes became worldwide in 1907.
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/our-lady-of-lourdes/

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11 ta’ Frar hija t-Tifkira tal-Madonna ta’ Lourdes u Jum il-Morda

Fis-sena 1858, erba’ snin wara l-proklamazzjoni tad-Domma tal-Kunċizzjoni, il-Madonna dehret ġewwa Lourdes fi Franza lil tfalja ta’ 14-il sena, illum qaddisa, Bernadette Soubirous. Mill-11 ta’ Frar sas-16 ta’ Lulju 1858 il-Madonna dehret 18-il darba fil-vilaġġ ta’ Lourdes li jinsab fin-nofsinhar ta’ Franza fil-Hautes-Pyrenees.
Il-Madonna dehret dejjem b’libsa bajda b’ċintorin ċelesti u bil-ward b’kulur id-deheb fuq saqajha t-tnejn u b’kuruna f’idha. Fit-18 ta’ Jannar tal-1860 dawn id-dehriet ġew rikonoxxuti mill-Isqof tal-post, ta’ Tarbes, Monsinjur Laurence.
Il-Papa Beatu Piju IX approva d-dehriet fl-1862. Il-Papa Ljun XIII kiteb l-Ittra Appostolika Parte Humanae Generi fl-okkażjoni tad-dedikazzjoni tal-Katidral il-ġdid ġewwa Lourdes fl-1879. Il-Papa San Piju X waqqaf il-festa tal-Madonna ta’ Lourdes. Il-Papa Piju XI ibbeatifika lil Bernadette Soubirous fl-14 ta’ Gunju 1925 u għamilha qaddisa fit-8 ta’ Diċembru 1933. Il-Papa Piju XII semma l-Madonna ta’ Lourdes fl-enċiklika tiegħu tal-1954 Fulgens Corona. Il-Papa San Ġwanni Pawlu II żar dan il-post qaddis tliet darbiet u l-Papa Benedittu XVI mar Lourdes fil-15 ta’ Settembru 2008 fl-okkazjoni tal-150 sena tad-dehriet.
Id-dehriet ġraw fil-11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27 u 28 ta’ Frar u fl-1, 2, 3, 4 u 25 ta’ Marzu, fis-7 ta’ April u fis-16 ta’ Lulju.
L-ewwel dehra tkun proprju l-Ħamis 11 ta’ Frar, ta’ qabel Ras ir-Randan tal-1858. Dakinhar Bernadette (isem proprju Marie-Bernarde) flimkien ma’ oħtha u ħabiba, marret tiġbor ftit zkuk u ħatab minn ħdejn il-għar ta’ Massabielle (Tuta de Massavielha) ftit ‘il barra minn Lourdes biex tkun tista’ tbigħhom u tixtri ftit ħobż. Waqt li kienet waħeda dehritilha l-Madonna fil-blat bħala mara sabiħa. 

Fit-tieni dehra Bernadette wara li nsistiet ħafna ma’ ommha Louise li għandha terġa’ tmur, ħadet ftit ilma mbierek mill-knisja biex tixħtu lill-Madonna ħalli tivverifika li din id-dehra kienet verament ġejja minn Alla. 

Fit-tielet dehra l-Madonna talbet lit-tfalja biex tiġi fil-għar ta’ Massabielle għal 15-il ġurnata.
Fir-raba’ dehra t-tfajla ħadet ukoll lil ommha, żewġ zijiet u n-nanna tagħha. 

Fil-ħames dehra kien hemm preżenti tletin persuna. 

Fis-sitt dehra kien hemm mal-mitt persuna preżenti u l-Madonna talbet lit-tfalja biex titlob għall-midinbin. 

Fis-seba’ dehra kien mal-150 persuna preżenti u dakinhar il-Madonna qalet sigriet lil Bernadette. 

Fit-tmien dehra kien hemm mal-250 persuna preżenti u l-messaġġ tal-Madonna kien: penitenza, penitenza, penitena u biex titlob għall-midinbin u tbus il-ħamrija bħala penitenza għall-midinbin.
Fid-disa’ dehra l-Madonna talbet lil Bernadette biex tixrob l-ilma mill-ħamrija u tiekol il-ħaxix fl-art.
Fl-għaxar dehra kienu preżenti madwar 800 ruħ u fil-ħdax-il dehra kien hemm ‘il fuq minn elf persuna. 

Fit-tnax-il dehra kien hemm prezenti kważi elf u ħames mitt ruħ fejn omm li kienet qed tistenna tarbija u li kienet maħkuma minn paraliżi f’idejha ġiet imfejqa mill-ilma tal-għar ta’ Massabielle fejn kienet tidher il-Madonna.
Fit-tlettax-il dehra l-Madonna ordnat lit-tfajla tgħid lis-saċerdoti biex jiġu hemmhekk f’purċissjoni u jibnulha kappella imma l-qassis Abbè Dominique Peyramale ma emminix. 

Fl-erbatax-il dehra l-Madonna tbissmet lil Bernadette. 

Fil-ħmistax-il dehra kien hemm mad-disat elef persuna u l-Madonna reġgħet tbissmet lil Bernadette. 

Is-sittax-il dehra damet madwar siegħa u dakinhar il-Madonna qaltilha li hi l-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni.
It-tfajla marret tiġri tgħid dan l-isem lill-kappillan. 

Fis-sbatax-il dehra t-Tabib Pierre Romaine Dozous kien konvint li verament Bernadette kellha dawn id-dehriet tal-Madonna.
Fl-aħħar dehra, minħabba li s-Sindku ta’ Lourdes għalaq l-aċċess għall-grotta tal-Madonna, Bernadette rat ukoll il-Madonna minkejja li kienet għarkupptejja ‘l barra mill-grotta.
Lourdes illum
Hu stmat li mal-200 miljun pellegrin marru Lourdes sa mis-sena 1860. Illum ġewwa Lourdes issib 22 knisja jew kappella.
Fost postijiet qaddisa nsibu l-knisja dedikata lill-Qalb ta’ Ġesù fejn tgħammdet Bernadette fid-9 ta’ Jannar 1844; il-grotta ta’ Massabielle fejn għal 18-il darba l-Madonna dehret lil Bernadette, is-Santwarju ta’ Lourdes li fih il-Bażilika tal-Immakulata, il-kripta u l-Bażilika tar-Rużarju. Insibu ukoll il-Bażilika Santa Bernadette kif ukoll d-dar fejn twieldet fis-7 ta’ Jannar 1844.
Illum wieħed jista’ ukoll jara l-kapulavur ta’ możajċi magħmula taħt id-direzzoni ta’ Monsinjur Rupnik. Jingħad li nsibu mas-7,000 każ ta’ mirakli ta’ fejqan bl-interċessjoni tal-Madonna ta’ Lourdes.
Lourdes jibqa’ il-post tal-pellegrinaġġi li l-iktar jiġbed lejh pellegrini matul is-sena kollha. Madwar sitt miljun ruħ fis-sena.

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TV LOURDES DIRECT

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https://www.directfromlourdes.com/lourdes_live_tv

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St Bernadette Soubirous (animated video clips. Photos) - 11th February - Our Lady of Lourdes
http://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com/2013/02/st-bernardette-soubirous-animated-video.html



Our Lady of Lourdes and St Bernadette Soubirous
http://www.medjugorjeusa.org/lourdes.htm

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LITANY  OF  OUR  LADY  OF  LOURDES

Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.

Christ have mercy; Christ have mercy.

Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.

Christ hear us; Christ graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven; Have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world; Have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit; Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God; Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary; Pray for us.

Holy Mother of God; Pray for us.

Mother of Christ; Pray for us.

Mother of our Savior; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, help of Christians; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, source of love; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of the poor; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of the handicapped; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of orphans; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of all children; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of all nations; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of the Church; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, friend of the lonely; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, comforter of those who mourn; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, shelter of the homeless; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, guide of travelers; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, strength of the weak; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, refuge of sinners; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, comforter of the suffering; Pray for us.

Our Lady of Lourdes, help of the dying; Pray for us.

Queen of heaven; Pray for us.

Queen of peace; Pray for us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Spare us O Lord.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Have mercy on us.

Christ hear us; Christ graciously hear us.

Let us pray: Grant us, your servants, we pray you, Lord God, to enjoy perpetual health
of mind and body.  By the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, may we be delivered from present sorrows, and enjoy everlasting happiness.  Through Christ our Lord.  Amen. 

http://www.ewtn.com/library/PRAYER/LOURDES.TXT

 

 

 

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Il-Kappella tal-Madonna ta’ Lourdes, Floriana, MALTA

http://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com/2014/10/il-kappella-tal-madonna-ta-lourdes-il.html

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Homilies --- FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY - Jesus, Mary and Joseph --- Familja ta' Nazaret - ĠESÙ, MARIJA U ĠUŻEPPI

SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH



The FEAST is celebrated on the SUNDAY  in the OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS (the first Sunday after CHRISTMAS)

--- When both Christmas and New Year come on a Sunday, the Solemnity of the Holy Family is celebrated on the first Sunday after Christmas (IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS) which will be New Year's Eve

Houston we have a problem; The breakdown of the family. 31 Dec 2023  Homily of Fr. Michael O'Connor from Mass on December 31, 2023 at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS 

Referenced Readings: Sir 3:2-7, 12-14 Col 3:12-21 Luke 2:22-40



The Holy Family (12/30/16)





GOSPELS: 

 

YEAR A --- Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

IN YEAR A
Mass: Holy Family - Feast
Readings:
1st: sir 3:2-6, 12-14
Resp: psa 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
2nd: col 3:12-21
Gsp: mat 2:13-15, 19-23


Dec 30, 2016 - Homily: Example of the Holy Family

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YEAR B --- either
Luke 2:22-40



or 
Luke 2:22, 39-40

IN YEAR B
Mass: Holy Family - Feast - Form: OF
Readings:
1st: sir 3:2-6, 12-14
Resp: psa 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
2nd: col 3:12-21
Gsp: luk 2:22-40



Homily: The Feast of the Holy Family

Like us in all things but sin, God entered into the world in both a Holy Family and a Human Family. The Holy Family to show man how to live his Faith in a Holy way; and the Human Family to bring to salvation and life every person of every age.
Ave Maria!

 
SENA B - Familja ta' Nazaret (Fr. Hayden Williams OFM Cap)

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YEAR C --- Luke 2:41-52

IN YEAR C - FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY

First Reading - (either)  Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 
Responsorial Psalm - Psalms 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
Second Reading - Colossians 3:12-21
Gospel - Luke 2:41-52

 

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Homily from Bishop Robert Barron
http://www.wordonfire.org/resources/homily/hannah-her-son-and-the-holy-family/5032/


YEAR C, Mass Readings:

Reading 1 -  (or)    1 Samuel 1:20-28
Psalm - Psalm 128:1-5
Reading 2 - Colossians 3:12-21
Gospel - Luke 2:41-52

Lots of people today will tell you what makes a family well-adjusted, functional, and peaceful. But in today's readings for the Feast of the Holy Family, which center on two exemplary women, Hannah and Mary, the Church wants to tell us what makes a family holy.

 

HANNAH, HER SON, AND THE HOLY FAMILY

http://www.wordonfire.org/wof-site/media/sermon-12272015.mp3

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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Praying and meditating the Holy Rosary with the family...Five mysterious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary
http://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com.mt/2015/06/praying-and-meditating-holy-rosary-with.html

The Church reiterates her commitment in favour of marriage between a man and a woman - Thursday 13 July 2017

http://thechurchinmalta.org/en/posts/70572/the-church-reiterates-her-commitment-in-favour-of-marriage-between-a-man-and-a-woman



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Also ... On Sunday 26th December 2021 - Homily in Maltese from Bishop Galea Curmi, on the feast of the Holy Family in Year C. 

SHARING THE REAL TRUTH: Four seeds we should sow in our families – Bishop Galea-Curmi - Erba’ xtieli li għandna nkabbru fil-familja (medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Christmas during the Night - Luke 2, 1-14 - 24th Dec - Midnight - Lk 2:1-14 -- The Birth of Jesus - It-twelid ta' Ġesù Kristu

Colossians 2:9  New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)

 

Sovereign Role of Christ.

 

⁹ For in him dwells the whole fullness of the deity bodily


 

Christmas during the Night (Luke 2, 1-14)




24th Dec - Midnight - Lk 2:1-14 -- The Birth of Jesus - It-twelid ta' Ġesù Kristu


2. It-twelid ta' Ġesù Kristu
(Mt 1, 18-25)
[Lq:2:1] F'dik il-ħabta Ċesari Awgustu ħareġ digriet biex isir ċensiment fid-dinja kollha. [Lq:2:2] Dan kien l-ewwel ċensiment li sar meta Kirinu kien gvernatur tas-Sirja. [Lq:2:3] U kulħadd mar biex jinkiteb, kull wieħed fil-belt tiegħu. [Lq:2:4] Ġużeppi wkoll mar mill-Galilija, mill-belt ta' Nazaret, u tala' l-Lhudija, fil-belt ta' David jisimha Betlehem - għax hu kien mid-dar u l-familja ta' David - [Lq:2:5] biex jinkiteb flimkien ma' Marija l-għarusa tiegħu, li kienet tqila. [Lq:2:6] Ġara li, meta kienu hemm, Marija għalqilha ż-żmien biex teħles, [Lq:2:7] u wildet l-ewwel iben tagħha, fisqietu u medditu f'maxtura, għax ma kienx hemm post għalihom fil-lukanda.
Ir-rgħajja u l-anġli
[Lq:2:8] F'dawk l-inħawi kien hemm xi rgħajja fir-raba', għassa mal-merħla tagħhom billejl. [Lq:2:9] U dehrilhom anġlu tal-Mulej, il-glorja tal-Mulej iddiet madwarhom, u qabadhom biża' kbir. [Lq:2:10] Iżda l-anġlu qalilhom: "Tibżgħux, għax araw, qiegħed inħabbrilkom ferħ kbir, ferħ li se jkun għall-poplu kollu. [Lq:2:11] Illum, fil-belt ta' David, twildilkom Salvatur, li hu l-Messija, il-Mulej. [Lq:2:12] U bħala sinjal ikollkom dan; issibu tarbija mfisqija u mimduda f'maxtura." [Lq:2:13] F'daqqa waħda ngħaqdu ma' l-anġlu għadd kbir ta' qtajja' tas-sema, ifaħħru lil Alla u jgħidu:
     [Lq:2:14] "Glorja lil Alla fl-ogħla tas-smewwiet,
     u sliem fl-art lill-bnedmin li jogħġbu lilu!"



God never gives up on us !





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