Monthly Archives: February 2020

Consecrated life is a gift of love – The Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the occasion of the Day for Consecrated Life

03/02/2020   The Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Naxxar

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Nixtieq li nħarsu lejn din il-ġrajja tal-Preżentazzjoni tal-Mulej, u fiha naraw għajnuna u ispirazzjoni għall-ħajja konsagrata. Hemm din ir-rabta tal-ħajja konsagrata mal-Preżentazzjoni tal-Mulej għax Marija u Ġużeppi ħadu lil Ġesù tarbija biex ikun ikkonsagrat lill-Mulej. Imma meta ħadu lil Ġesù fit-tempju, ma kienx Gesù li ġie kkonsagrat, imma hu, l-Iben ta’ Alla, ikkonsagra t-tempju.

Ħa nħarsu ftit lejn Xmun li kien fit-tempju u meta ra lil din it-tarbija – li minn barra ma kellha ebda sinjal li jgħid: ‘dan hu l-Messija, dan hu s-Salvatur’ – hu għaraf fiha lil Ġesù dawl tal-ġnus… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 6th February

06/02/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Kings 2, 1-4.10-12
Psalm: 1 Chron 29, 10.11ab.11d-12a.12bcd

Gospel: Mk 6, 7-13

Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick – no food, no sack, no money in their belts… Read more »

Pope at General Audience: Being poor in spirit is true freedom

05/02/2020   The Vatican

Pope Francis greets the faithful at the General Audience in the Paul VI Hall  (Vatican Media)

In his catechesis on the first Beatitude — “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” — Pope Francis said: “there is a poverty that we must accept, that of our own being; and a poverty that we must seek instead, the poverty we must see from the things of this world”… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 5th February

05/02/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Sam 24, 2.9-17
Psalm: 31 (32), 1-2.5.6.7

Gospel: Mk 6, 1-6

Jesus departed from there and came to his native place,  accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? … Read more »

A word which is strong and alive – Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Mass on the 45th anniversary of Fleur-de-Lys parish

25/01/2020   The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fleur-de-Lys

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Ħabat tajjeb li l-quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-45 anniversarju ta’ din il-parroċċa qed issir fil-ġurnata – illejla u għada – meta l-Knisja kollha qed tiċċelebra Jum il-Kelma ta’ Alla. Kien Papa Franġisku li fit-30 ta’ Settembru li għadda ħareġ Ittra Appostolika li fiha stabilixxa li jkun iċċelebrat Jum il-Kelma ta’ Alla fit-tielet Ħadd tas-sena liturġika.

Proprjament kull nhar ta’ Ħadd hu jum il-Kelma ta’ Alla… Read more »

Vatican sends medical masks to China

04/02/2020

The joint initiative of the Office of Papal charities and the Missionary Centre of the Chinese Church in Italy has seen hundreds of thousands of masks sent to China. According to a Press Statement by the Holy See Press Office, the masks have been sent to Hubei, Zhejiand and Fujian provinces, which appear to be the areas most affected by this virus.

Health officials believe the virus was initially transmitted from animals to humans, but that human-to-human transmission of the flu-like illness is now occurring… Read more »

150 trees planted at Caritas Malta rehabilitation homes

04/02/2020

150 siġra tħawlu fid-djar ta’ rijabilitazzjoni ta’ Caritas Malta grazzi għal PT Matic Enivironmental Services Ltd u lil Saġġar. Il-moviment Fokolari ħa ħsieb parti mill-ispejjeż, u flimkien mar-residenti li qed isegwu l-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni kif ukoll wkoll voluntiera minn Camini…amo, qattgħu ħin flimkien iħawlu siġar indiġeni.

Jeffrey Muscat, Kap tal-Komunità Terapewtika ta’ San Blas, esprima li din hija kontribuzzjoni lejn titjib u tisħiħ tal-ambjent naturali li tant huwa importanti li jitħares… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 4th February

04/02/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Sam 18, 9-10.14b.21a.24-25a.30 – 19, 3
Psalm: 85 (86), 1-2.3-4.5-6

Gospel: Mk 5, 21-43

When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea. One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, “My daughter is at the point of death… Read more »

Our Lady shows us how to live our consecration – The Auxiliary Bishop

Mass on the 30th anniversary of the consecration of the church, the 55th anniversary since the parish was established and the 75th anniversary from the arrival of the Carmelite friars in Fgura

01/02/2020   Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Church, Fgura

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-istorja tal-Fgura għandha rabta mill-qrib mad-devozzjoni antika lejn Marija. Kien hawn devozzjoni lejn il-Madonna tal-Karmnu sa mis-seklu 18. Kien għalhekk tassew f’waqtu li l-Patrijiet Karmelitani 75 sena ilu ġew il-Fgura u bdew jaqdu l-missjoni tagħhom f’dan il-post, u għenu biex tissaħħaħ din l-imħabba lejn ommna Marija.

Illum, meta qed niċċelebraw it-30 sena mill-Konsagrazzjoni ta’ din il-knisja u dis-sena jaħbat ukoll il-55 anniversarju tat-twaqqif tal-Parroċċa, nixtieq li nħarsu lejn il-messaġġ li tagħti Marija lil din il-komunità… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Christian life requires dynamism and the willingness to journey guided by the Holy Spirit

02/02/2020   The Vatican, Rome

Pope Francis during his Sunday Angelus in St Peter’s Square  (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis looks to the example of Mary and Joseph, and Simeon and Anna, to mark the 24th World Day for Consecrated life, celebrated on Sunday, the Liturgical Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.

Pope Francis began his Sunday Angelus by telling the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square that the World Day for Consecrated Life reminds us of the “great treasure” in the Church of all those who “follow the Lord closely, professing the evangelical counsels”… Read more »