Monthly Archives: March 2020

Bishops’ directives regarding funerals – 16/03/20

17/03/2020

L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jirreferi għad-direttivi tat-12 ta’ Marzu li għadda u jfakkar li minħabba ċ-ċirkustanzi preżenti f’pajjiżna, il-funerali għandhom isiru b’dan il-mod:

Is-saċerdot jakkumpanja lill-mejjet/mejta mill-kamra mortwarja saċ-ċimiterju, fejn issir it-talba u t-tislima tal-aħħar li s-soltu ssir fil-knisja (Ħuti għeżież, ta’ Nsara li aħna nagħmlu dmirna…) u t-talba li s-soltu ssir fiċ-ċimiterju.

Filwaqt li kollox għandu jsir b’dinjità u b’sensibilità kbira, wieħed m’għandux itawwal iżżejjed… Read more »

Let’s forgive from our hearts -Bishop Galea-Curmi

Special Mass for the families of health workers

17/03/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Meta Ġesù jsemmi n-numru 77, għall-mistoqsija ta’ Pietru xi kemm-il darba jrid jonqsu ħuh biex jaħfirlu, ma kienx qed isemmi dan in-numru bħala limitu – Pietru semma’ sebgħa u hu 77. Imma l-kelma 77 tfisser li għandek taħfer mingħajr limitu, li għandek taħfer dejjem.

Pietru fehem dan. Kien sema’ lil Ġesù jitkellem fuq il-maħfra u kemm il-maħfra hi importanti għal min ikun dixxiplu ta’ Ġesù… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 17 March 2020, 5:30pm

17/03/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 17th March

17/03/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Dan 3, 25.34-43
Psalm: 24 (25), 4bc-5ab.6-7bc.8-9

Gospel: Mt 18, 21-35

Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants… Read more »

Let us obey the directives we are given to set an example, encourage and also protect one another – The Archbishop

Special Mass & rosary transmitted live

16/03/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

Illum fl-Ewwel Qari (2Slat 5:1-15) smajna l-istorja sabiħa ta’ dan il-fizzjal mis-Sirja, Nagħman, li kien marid bil-lebbra u li permezz tal-profeta tal-Mulej, il-profeta Eliżew, reġa’ sab il-fejqan.

L-Evanġelju jintagħżel għax propju huwa Ġesù stess li jsemmi dan l-episodju: “Kien hemm bosta lebbrużi f’Iżrael fi żmien il-profeta Eliżew imma ħadd minnhom ma ġie mfejjaq ħlief Nagħman tas-Sirja” (Lq 4:27)… Read more »

Nagħmlu dak li hu sewwa – L-Isqof Galea-Curmi

Special Mass for the people that are alone

16/03/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Tolqotna ħafna f’din il-ġrajja r-reazzjoni ta’ dawk li kienu qegħdin jisimgħu lil Ġesù. Iktar u iktar tolqotna meta aħna niftakru li dan ir-rakkont hu parti minn rakkont itwal fejn l-ewwel juri lil Ġesù li jidħol fis-sinagoga – kien fil-bidu tal-ministeru tiegħu – u hemmhekk jikkwota lill-Profeta Iżaija: “L-Ispirtu tal-Mulej fuqi, bagħatni nwassal il-ħelsien lill-imjassrin, il-Bxara t-Tajba lill-fqajrin, id-dawl lill-għomja, il-ħelsien lill-maħqurin, u n-niedi s-sena tal-grazzja tal-Mulej.”

Ir-rakkont jgħid li meta semgħuh jgħid dan, in-nies laqgħu bil-qalb dil-kelma u stagħġbu b’dan il-kliem kollu ħlewwa tiegħu… Read more »

Brahms: The Boy II

16/03/2020

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Direttur:          William Brent Bell

Atturi:             Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson, Owain Yeoman, Christopher Convery, Anjali Jay, Oliver Rice, Natalie Moon, Daphne Hoskins u Joely Collins

Ħin tal-Film:    86 min

Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                15

KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                      15

Invażjoni minn xi ħadd mhux magħruf, ħalliet lil Liza b’ferita gravi f’rasha u lil binha Jude ttrawmatizzat  u sieket għall-ħafna xhur.  Sean, ir-raġel ta’ Liza u missier Jude biex jgħinhom joħorġu mit-trawma, ddeċieda li jħallu d-dar fejn kien ġara l-każ u jmorru jgħixu fil-kampanja  ġewwa proprjetà Heelshires… Read more »

‘Time to refocus on what really matters in life’ – The Archbishop

15/03/2020

Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

A young man approached me a few days ago in an agitated state, upset that the Church had issued directives to remove holy water from the fonts inside churches. “It’s not right,” he insisted.

Much as I admired his honesty and sympathised with his passionate plea, I explained to him we had only taken such a step due to the situation thrust upon us by the COVID-19 virus, and sought to set his mind at rest by promising to bring him holy water myself if he could not do without it… Read more »