Monthly Archives: January 2020

The art of listening in the life and work of the parish priest

Live-in for Parish Priests 2020

11/01/2020   The Archbishop's Seminary, Tal-Virtù

Patri Martin Micallef OFM Cap – wiehed mill-kelliema waqt il-live-in

Fit-tlett ijiem ta’ formazzjoni ta’ din is-sena, il-kappillani tas-70 parroċċa f’Malta għażlu li jitħarrġu fl-arti tas-smigħ. Dan sar waqt il-live-in annwali li ntemm il-Ħamis 9 ta’ Jannar, fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, Tal-Virtù. L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi attendew għal-live-in u mexxew iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddies flimkien mal-kappillani.

Matul dawn il-ġranet, il-kappillani ħadmu fuq numru ta’ attitudnijiet u ħiliet marbuta ma’ tliet aspetti essenzjali tas-smigħ: is-smigħ ta’ Alla, is-smigħ ta’ xulxin, u s-smigħ tar-realtà ta’ madwarna… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 11th January

11/01/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Jn 5, 14-21
Psalm: 149, 1-2.3-4.5, 6a & 9b

Gospel: Jn 3, 22-30

Jesus and his disciples went into the region of Judea, where he spent some time with them baptising. John was also baptising in Aenon near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and people came to be baptised, for John had not yet been imprisoned… Read more »

Live: Mass for couples married in 2019

10/01/2020

Is-Sibt 11 ta’ Jannar, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-koppji li żżewġu matul l-2019, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann. Il-quddiesa, organizzata mill-Moviment ta’ Kana, tibda fil-5:30pm. Read more »

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The Gospel of the day: 10th January

10/01/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Jn 5, 5-13
Psalm: 147, 12-13.14-15.19-20

Gospel: Lk 5, 12-16

It happened that there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where Jesus was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell prostrate, pleaded with him, and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do will it… Read more »

Cardinal Prospero Grech: A wise man who appreciated humanity and smiled back – The Archbishop

Mass for the repose of the soul of Cardinal Prospero Grech

09/01/2020   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

94 sena ilu, ta’ tarbija tawh l-isem ta’ Stanley, imma aħna l-maġġorparti tagħna, nafuh bl-isem li għażlulu bħala reliġjuż: Prospero. Dan l-isem jiġbor fil-qosor kemm jista’ jkun f’kelma waħda s-simpatija li tattira l-memorja ta’ bniedem kbir, tal-Kardinal Prospero Grech.

Hu kellu l-grazzja mingħand il-Mulej li jirċievi s-sejħa li jimxi wara Ġesù mill-qrib. Ġesù fuqu quddiem il-Missier, jista’ jgħid li hu jsib il-glorja tiegħu permezz tal-qaddej tiegħu Prospero… Read more »

People bid farewell to Cardinal Prospero Grech in Rabat

A day of national mourning

09/01/2020   Chapel of the Convent of St Mark, Rabat

Illum 9 ta’ Jannar 2020, il-kappella tal-Kunvent ta’ San Mark, fir-Rabat miftuħa għall-pubbliku sa nofsinhar għal min jixtieq jagħti l-aħħar tislima lill-Kardinal Prospero Grech. Hemmhekk wieħed jista’ jiffirma l-ktieb tal-kondoljanzi.

F’nofsinhar tindaqq mota funebri fil-knejjes kollha f’Malta u Għawdex.

Fis-1:40pm, it-tebut jittieħed fil-Katidral Metropolitan ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina, u fis-2pm issir quddiesa praesente cadavere b’suffraġju tal-Kardinal, ippreseduta mill-Arċisqof Charles J… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 9th January

09/01/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Jn 4, 19 -5,4
Psalm: 71 (72), 2.14 & 15bc.17

Gospel: Lk 4, 14-22a

Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all.

He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day… Read more »

Vittoriosa bids farewell to Cardinal Prospero Grech

08/01/2020   Collegiate Church of St Lawrence, Vittoriosa

L-Erbgħa 8 ta’ Jannar 2020, waslu Malta minn Ruma l-fdalijiet tal-Kardinal Prospero Grech. Fl-4:30pm il-korteo funebri wasal il-Birgu, fejn twieled u tgħammed il-Kardinal, fejn sar mument ta’ talb fil-Knisja Kolleġġjata ta’ San Lawrenz.

Wara, l-korteo telaq mill-Birgu lejn il-kunvent tal-Agostinjani ta’ San Mark, ir-Rabat, sabiex għada, il-Ħamis 9 ta’ Jannar, bejn id-9am u nofsinhar, il-fdalijiet tal-Kardinal Grech jitqiegħdu fil-kappella tal-kunvent għall-qima tal-pubbliku… Read more »

Casting his light on you – Auxiliary Bishop

08/01/2020

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

F’dan l-ewwel jum tas-sena, nixtieq li aħna naħsbu speċjalment fuq din il-barka li għadna kif smajna fil-Kelma ta’ Alla, fil-ktieb tan-Numri li tgħid hekk:

Ibierkek il-Mulej u jħarsek,
Jixħet il-Mulej id-dija ta’ wiċċu fuqek u jurik il-ħniena,
Iħares lejk il-Mulej b’imħabba u jagħtik is-sliem
(Num 6:24-26).

Jekk aħna nitolbu din il-barka lil Alla għal matul din is-sena l-ġdida, ikollna tassew għajnuna kbira… Read more »

Watch: The shipwreck trial – between the salvation of God and the hospitality of the Maltese people – Pope Francis during the General Audience

Catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles

08/01/2020   Paul VI Hall, the Vatican

Għeżież ħuti, l-għodwa t-tajba!

Il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli, fl-aħħar parti tiegħu, jirrakkonta li l-Evanġelju jkompli bil-mixja ħafifa tiegħu mhux biss fuq l-art imma wkoll fuq il-baħar, fuq ġifen li jwassal lil Pawlu priġunier minn Ċesarija lejn Ruma (ara Atti 27:1-28:16), fil-qalba tal-Imperu, biex isseħħ il-kelma tal-Irxoxt: “Tkunu xhieda tiegħi […] sa truf l-art” (Atti 1:8). Aqraw il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli u taraw kif l-Evanġelju, bil-qawwa tal-Ispirtu s-Santu, jasal għand il-ġnus kollha, isir universali… Read more »