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Mass Schedule in the Sanctuary:
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6:15 am, 8:30 am, 10:00 am, 11:15 am and 5:00 pm
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7:00 am, 8:30 am, 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm
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7:00 am, 8:30 am and 6:30 pm
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On 15 Wednesdays preceeding 15th August (Assumption of Our Lady)
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5:00 am, 6:00 am, 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 9:00 am, 5:30 pm, 6:30 pm and 8:00 pm
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Radio Transmissions from the Sanctuary:
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- The Celebration of the Holy Mass: every Saturday at 6.30pm, on Radio Maria
(102.3 FM).
- The Recital of the Rosary: every Wednesday at 7.00pm, on Radio RTK (103 FM, 97.8 FM & 97.6 FM).
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Ordinary Time
Sunday XV
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Matthew 13: 1-23
On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.
Such large crowds gathered around him
that he got into a boat and sat down,
and the whole crowd stood along the shore.
And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying:
'A sower went out to sow.
And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path,
and birds came and ate it up.
Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil.
It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep,
and when the sun rose it was scorched,
and it withered for lack of roots.
Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.
But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit,
a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.
Whoever has ears ought to hear."
The disciples approached him and said,
'Why do you speak to them in parables?"
He said to them in reply,
'Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven
has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted.
To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich;
from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
This is why I speak to them in parables, because
they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.
Isaiah's prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:
You shall indeed hear but not understand,
you shall indeed look but never see.
Gross is the heart of this people,
they will hardly hear with their ears,
they have closed their eyes,
lest they see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their hearts and be converted,
and I heal them.
'But blessed are your eyes, because they see,
and your ears, because they hear.
Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people
longed to see what you see but did not see it,
and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
'Hear then the parable of the sower.
The seed sown on the path is the one
who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it,
and the evil one comes and steals away
what was sown in his heart.
The seed sown on rocky ground
is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy.
But he has no root and lasts only for a time.
When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word,
he immediately falls away.
The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word,
but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word
and it bears no fruit.
But the seed sown on rich soil
is the one who hears the word and understands it,
who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold."
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Bullettin:
(Click to enlarge)
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Act of Consecration of Priests to the Virgin Mary
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Virgin Mary of Ta' Pinu, Stella maris,
We have travelled here to Your Shrine in Gozo
as pilgrims of faith,
with Elizabeth's greetings on our lips
and Your canticle to divine mercy in our hearts.
In hope we entrust to You our priestly ministry,
that fully conforming with Your Son,
Supreme and Eternal Priest,
we may introduce all humankind
to the ministry of Redemption
and guide them on the path to sainthood.
You who are the first fruit of the new life,
preserve for us all our "fiat"
that intends to be a generous, humble and fecund Yes
at the service of the Kingdom of God.
Mary, full of grace, Regina Pacis,
protect with a mother's delicate strength our priestly life:
eradicate from it all that might estrange us from Your Son,
and transform it into a safe path where every man
may joyfully experience divine mercy,
meeting He who is
"the true light which enlightens everyone" (John 1,9).
You who shaped the human features
of the Word of life,
mould us according to the holy image of the Risen Christ,
that they who approach us may hear His Word
and receive as food the Bread of life
that unites and provides peace.
Mary, "Eucharistic" woman,
Mother of Hope, give us Jesus!
You who gave your virginal womb for the
incarnation of the Word of God,
help us to experience the Mystery of the Eucharist
with a radical donation of ourselves to God
and to humankind.
You are the living icon of all that God fulfils
in those who entrust their lives to Him,
in You the Saviour's freedom
has exalted the freedom of each creature,
freedom from the devil's slavery,
from the domination of sin and death.
May our lives be eternal praise to the Lord
of the cosmos and of history
hidden beneath the humility of the Eucharistic signs and of our existence.
Mary, Mother of all priests, Mother of the Church,
Ensure that Jesus is always at the centre
of our ministry
and that we may be united with Him at all times.
Standing with You at the feet of the Cross,
the Tree of new life,
we will be victorious and will rise
at the end of time to be welcomed by Your Son.
You who are "totally saintly"
support the sanctity of our priesthood,
that it may be an effective sign,
elevated among all people,
like a "city set on a mountain" and a "lamp set on a lampstand,
where it gives light to all in the house"( Mt 5,14-15).
Amen.
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