Monthly Archives: May 2020

Pope at Mass prays for those who have lost their jobs

11/05/2020   The Vatican

Pope Francis turns his thoughts during morning Mass to those who are suffering because they have lost their jobs due to the pandemic and reflects on how God has sent the Holy Spirit to accompany and sustain us throughout our lives.

Pope Francis presided over Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on the Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter. During his introduction he said that at this time his thoughts go to the unemployed… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 11 May, 9:30am

11/05/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Follow today’s Mass readings from here.

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: 11th May

11/05/2020

Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading Acts 14, 5-18
Psalm: 113B (115), 1-2.3-4.15-16

Gospel: Jn 14, 21-26

Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” Judas, not the Iscariot, said to him, “Master, then what happened that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?”

Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him… Read more »

“The way, the truth and the life” – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass on the Fifth Sunday of Easter

10/05/2020   Annunciation of Our Lady Parish Church, Ħal Balzan

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Jiena t-triq, il-verità u l-ħajja”.  Dan huwa l-kliem li smajna lil Ġesù jgħid lid-dixxipli tiegħu fl-Evanġelju tal-lum.

Nixtieqkom tinnutaw kif dan il-kliem ta’ Ġesù – it-triq, il-verità u l-ħajja – imiss xewqat mill-aktar profondi li għandna fil-qalb tagħna. 

Xewqa li għandna hi żgur li nkunu nafu t-triq, li nkunu fit-triq it-tajba. Ngħiduha kemm-il darba f’ħajjitna u nħossuha, li aħna nixtiequ li l-mixja tal-ħajja tagħna tkun fit-triq it-tajba… Read more »

From our mothers we have received the gift of life, wisdom and learnt the way – The Archbishop

Mass on the Fifth Sunday of Easter and Mother's Day

10/05/2020   The Shrine of Our Lady of Mellieħa

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

“I am the way, I am the truth, I am the life” (Jn 14:6). Jesus responds to the insistent question of Thomas who wants to know the way and he asks Jesus: “Master, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” (Jn 14:5). The answer Jesus gives is an important one and a solemn one… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 10 May

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

10/05/2020   Mellieħa & Ħal Balzan

Mass in Maltese from the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa at 9:30am

Mass in English from the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa at 10:30am

Mass in Maltese from the Parish Church of the Annunciation in Ħal Balzan at 11:30am

Follow today’s Mass readings from here.

Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament… Read more »

Mass for Youth – 9 May, 7pm

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

08/05/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Qari u kant tal-Quddiesa

Ċelebrant: Fr Brendan Gatt
Animazzjoni: The New Victorians

♫ Rise ♫

Your love will never fail,
You’re steadfast

Your promises are true,
You’re faithful

You cover all my sins
with forgiveness

My eyes have seen Your Ways,
Your goodness

Love and faithfulness meet
We behold Your glory
Righteousness and peace kiss
Heaven’s all around us

Spring up, Oh Well,
living water rise within us

Spring up, Oh Well,
Holy Spirit deep within us
Rise

Heaven is all around us
Heaven is all around us

Qari I

Għażlu sebat irġiel mimlijin bl-Ispirtu s-Santu… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 10th May

09/05/2020

The Fifth Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 6, 1-7
Psalm: 32 (33), 1-2.4-5.18-19
Second Reading: 1 Pt 2, 4-9

Gospel: Jn 14, 1-12

Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places… Read more »

Archbishop’s Vlog: Mother’s Day in ‘the sweet month of May’

09/05/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Fuq xewqa tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Quddies ta’ għada l‑Ħadd 10 ta’ Mejju, Jum l‑Omm, se jixxandar minn santwarju Marjan – is‑santwarju nazzjonali tal‑Madonna tal‑Mellieħa. Hemmhekk, l‑Arċisqof ser jitlob għall‑ommijiet kollha, b’mod speċjali dawk li għaddejjin minn żmien diffiċli, u wkoll għal dawk li jixtiequ jsiru ommijiet.

Il‑Quddiesa bil‑Malti fid‑9:30am se tixxandar fuq TVM2, il-paġna ta’ Facebook u l-YouTube Channel tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta fis-6:30pm fuq TVM2… Read more »

St George Preca insisted on the need to learn to forgive one another – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of St George Preca

09/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Blata l‑Bajda

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Għalina l-Maltin u l-Għawdxin dan il-jum għażiż li jfakkarna fil-beatifikazzjoni ta’ San Ġorġ Preca bid-deċiżjoni u bil-preżenza fostna ta’ qaddis ieħor San Ġwann Pawlu II, propju fid-9 ta’ Mejju 2001 huwa jum għażiż. Dakinhar kien ukoll il-jum tal-beatifikazzjoni tal-Beatu Nazju Falzon u tal-Beata Adeodata Pisani.

Filgħaxija ta’ dak il-jum San Ġwann Pawlu II daħal f’din il-kappella bħala l-ewwel pellegrin jinvista l-fdalijiet għeżież ta’ San Ġorġ Preca li mbagħad kellu jkun ikkanonnizzat mis-suċċessur ta’ San Ġwann Pawlu II: Benedittu XVI fit-3 ta’ Ġunju 2007… Read more »