Monthly Archives: May 2020

You know that I love you! – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass offered for adolescents who were to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

29/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Meta Ġesù jistaqsi lil Pietru għal tliet darbiet “Tħobbni int?”, bħalma rajna llum fl-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann, f’moħħna mill-ewwel nassoċċjaw dawn it-tliet darbiet li Ġesù staqsa “Tħobbni?” mat-tliet ċaħdiet li għamel Pietru fil-passjoni ta’ Ġesù. Niftakru f’dak l-episodju, li jsemmuh l-evanġelisti kollha, meta Pietru kien fejn il-qaddejja tal-qassis il-kbir u hemmhekk, meta staqsewh, ċaħad li kien jaf lil Ġesù. Beża’ u ċaħad… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 29 May, 9:30am

29/05/2020   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: 29th May

29/05/2020

Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 25, 13b-21
Psalm: 102 (103), 1-2.11-12.19-20ab

Gospel: Jn 21, 15-19

After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

He then said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep… Read more »

Mass for Youth – 30th May, 7pm

Pentecost Vigil Mass

30/05/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Mass readings and songs

Celebrant: Fr Brendan Gatt
Music: The New Victorians

♫ Fall Afresh – Bethel ♫

Awaken my soul, come awake
To hunger, to seek, to thirst
Awaken first love, come awake
And do as you did, at first

Spirit of the living God come fall afresh on me
Come wake me from my sleep
Blow through the caverns of my soul
Pour in me to overflow

Come and fill this place
Let Your glory now invade
Spirit come and fill this place
Let your glory now invade

Qari I

Għadam niexef, jien se nġib fik ir-ruħ, u inti terġa’ tgħix… Read more »

Let Europe recover through justice

The COMECE Social Affairs Commission releases statement on proposed EU recovery plan

28/05/2020

In the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic and its dramatic effects on all EU Member States, on Thursday 28 May 2020 the COMECE Social Affairs Commission releases the statement “Let Europe recover through justice”, giving the contribution of the Catholic Church to the proposed EU recovery plan. Mgr. Hérouard: “The EU has the opportunity to take an important step forward in asserting and expressing its solidarity”… Read more »

Jesus prays on us and for us the gift of unity – The Archbishop

Mass offered for married couples to be there for each other and love each other even during the challenges this particular time brings

28/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

Din is-silta mill-kapitlu 17 ta’ San Ġwann hija silta għażiża għaliex huwa l-mument meta Ġesù f’Ħamis ix-Xirka jitlob għalina.

Fil-fatt, fil-bidu ta’ din is-silta l-kelma tiegħu hija ċara ħafna: “M’iniex nitlob għal dawn biss”. Dawn huma dawk li hemm madwaru li fuqhom kien talab it-talba tal-konsagrazzjoni. Kien tahom il-kmandamenti għeżież tiegħu. “M’iniex nitlob għal dawn biss imma wkoll għal dawk li għad jemmnu fija bis-saħħa tal-kelma tagħhom” (Ġw 17:20)… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 28 May, 9:30am

28/05/2020   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: 28th May

28/05/2020

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 22, 30; 23, 6-11
Psalm: 15 (16), 1-2a & 5.7-8.9-10.11

Gospel: Jn 17, 20-26

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me… Read more »