Love Alone

Megaliths, medieval dungeons and Calypso's Cave - Malta is positively mythic. The narrow meandering streets of its towns and villages are crowded with Renaissance cathedrals and Baroque palaces. As the countryside is dotted with the oldest known human structures in the world, Malta has rightly been described as an open-air museum. With 7,000 years of history, the Maltese Islands are steeped in culture and heritage. The Islands went through a golden Neolithic period, the remains of which are the mysterious megalithic temples dedicated to the goddess of fertility. Later on, the Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Romans and the Byzantines, all left their traces on the Islands. There are megalithic monuments, Bronze Age dolmens, Punic tombs, remains of Roman Villas and traces of prehistoric man, which defy explanation, such as the mysterious 'cart' tracks. For three millennia, from around 5200 BC, the archipelago was home to a unique, temple-building civilisation. Ma...

Monólogo de un hombre: (eufórico)- ¡Hola! ¡Muy buenas noches público presente! Permítanme presentarme: Yo soy el hombre, el protagonista de la historia. ¿Qué? ¿No me reconocen? Franz Kafka en su libro La Metamorfosis escribió sobre mí: “¡Yo soy una cadena que no se puede romper, una muralla que no se puede derribar.” Ése soy yo! ¡Luchando! ¡Peleando! ¡Cayendo! Pero volviéndose a levantar en pos de la gloria y la conquista!Así lo hizo Alejandro Magno con su hueste de valientes cuando desde Macedonia hasta las orillas del río Indo levantaron un imperio. O cuando Julio César cruzando el Rubicón lanzó la famosa frase que perdura a través de los tiempos: “Vini, vidi, vicci” que traducido es: Vine, ví y vencí. ¡Ah! El hombre no sólo se conforma con conquistar imperios sino que se lanza a la aventura de la conquista del espacio. Desde Julio Verne, el afamado escritor francés de ciencia-ficción, hasta las sondas que se envían al planeta Marte; sin olvidar del momento cumbre cuando Neil Amstro...

Respóndens autem Angelus, dixit muliéribus: Nolíte timére: scio enim quod Jesum quæritis, allelúja. And the Angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye, for I know that ye seek Jesus, alleluia.

When Thou, O Lover of Mankind, our God, wast come to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, which is close by Bethany, riding upon an ass's colt, the Hebrew children from Jerusalem met Thee carrying palm fronds in their hands, crying out and saying: Hosanna in the Highest ; and the faithful people, with branches of trees, cried: Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is He that cometh and shall come again in the Name of the Lord, the King of Israel. Wherefore we the faithful also, with fear and love, with the signs of victory, cry out in joy to Thee, Who alone art immortal and the Victor, Who hast dominion over life and death: Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord, He that is blest and maketh us all to live, who have been found worthy to partake of Thy holy, most pure, immortal, life-giving, heavenly and fearful Mysteries unto the remission of our sins. For to Thee belongeth all glory, honor and worship: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, a...

5th Week in Lent – Redeeming love The invitation to participate in the sufferings of Christ becomes ever more pressing. It is necessary that we show our love in carrying the cross together with Jesus. Our eyes are to be transfixed on God Who has annihilated Himself to the extent of death to redeem us: divine mercy is inexpressible. The liturgy reaches its peak in celebrating the mystery of redemption. "It was necessary that Lazarus should die, so that the faith of the disciples might also rise with him from the dead." Peter Chrysologus (c.400-450) Read the homily of the Holy Church Father Peter Chrysologus on today´s Gospel reading: http://peopleofstmarymagdalene.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-sunday-raising-of-lazarus.html De Los Sermones de San Agustín, Obispo (98, 4-7) Os he dicho esto con el fin de convenceros de que nuestro Señor Jesucristo realizó los milagros para significar algo con ellos, de forma que, exceptuando su ser algo admirable, grande y divino, aprendiésemos otra c...

4th Sunday in Lent: Victory over evil Commitment in love and truth is the axis of the struggle to reach spiritual freedom. Grasping the arms of humility, compunction and prayer, we shall succeed in overcoming sluggishness and discouragement. Yet it will above all be the hope in God to triumph over all forms of scattering. Then, after the struggle, there will invariably follow that peace which will render us sons of the Most High. Christ, light of the Father, come into my life .... come in my heart. Be my giuding light and force to go on each day persevering in your presence. "Christ, be my light" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsCET8oQyuA Mother Theresa De Los Sermones de San Agustin, obispo. (cfr. 136, 1-3) Habéis visto al ciego con los ojos de la fe; le visteis pasar de la ceguera a la visión y le oísteis errar. ¿En qué erraba este ciego? Lo diré: Lo primero, en juzgar que Cristo era un simple profeta, ignorando que era el Hijo de Dios; además hemos oído una respuesta suya...

3rd Sunday in Lent: Reviving waters In the work done for our purification, our part is to imitate Christ’s humility and to wait for the Father’s healing of our wounds, while concurring with the divine will and not falling back on our ego. We call the name of Jesus and his mercy will purify us, absolving our sin. We draw water from the inexhaustible fount of the Word of God and, in good time, living water will gush out of our heart. St Augustine on today's Gospel: http://standrewparish.blogspot.com/2008/02/3rd-sunday-of-lent-reflection.html Reading from The Interior Castle of Saint Teresa of Jesus (VI /11, 5-7) O Almighty God! how profound are Thy secrets and how different are spiritual matters from anything that can be seen or heard in this world! I can find nothing to which to liken these graces, insignificant as they are compared with many others Thou dost bestow on souls. This favour acts so strongly upon the spirit that it is consumed by desires yet knows not what to ask, for...