Monthly Archives: May 2020

Pope at General Audience: Prayer cultivates flowers of rebirth

Cathecesis dedicated to prayer of the just

27/05/2020   The Vatican Library, the Apostolic Palace

Pope Francis began his General Audience on Wednesday telling the faithful that “God’s plan regarding humanity is for the good”, even though “we experience the presence of evil” in our everyday lives.

The Pope recounted two stories from the book of Genesis that describe the emergence and expansion of evil and sin across successive generations.

The first, in the first chapters of Genesis, is the story of Adam and Eve… Read more »

Keep us under your protection – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass offered for those who are currently doubting God

27/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fit-talba li Ġesù għamel għad-dixxipli tiegħu fl-aħħar ċena, hu jgħid lill-Missier biex iżommhom taħt il-ħarsien tiegħu. Hemm f’din it-talba dak is-sens ta’ mħabba, ta’ kura, ta’ għożża, ta’ protezzjoni li Ġesù kellu mad-dixxipli tiegħu, u għalhekk jitlob lill-Missier:  “ħarishom f’ismek” dawn id-dixxipli.

Id-dixxipli kellhom bżonn li jħarishom il-Mulej. Mhux biss għax kienu se jgħaddu mill-esperjenza qarsa tal-passjoni u l-mewt ta’ Ġesù; imma wara l-qawmien tiegħu u bl-inżul tal-Ispirtu s-Santu fuqhom, setgħu jħossu dan il-ħarsien tal-Mulej, speċjalment meta kellhom jaffaċċjaw  sfidi, diffikultajiet u persekuzzjonijiet huma u jxandru l-Evanġelju… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 27 May, 9:30am

27/05/2020   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: 27th May

27/05/2020

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 20, 28-38
Psalm: 67 (68), 29-30.33-35a.35b-36c

Gospel: Jn 17, 11b-19

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying: “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are. When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled… Read more »

Pope Francis to pray the rosary with the Shrines of the world

26/05/2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization announces that Pope Francis is to join Marian sanctuaries across the world, to pray to the Virgin Mary for help amidst the pandemic.

“Devoted and with one accord to prayer, together with Mary (cf. Acts 1:14)”. On this theme Pope Francis will lead the recitation of the Rosary on Saturday 30 May, joining the Marian Shrines of the world which, due to the health emergency, have had to interrupt their normal activities and pilgrimages… Read more »

We glorify Jesus by following his commandments – The Archbishop

Holy mass on the feast of St Filippo Neri offered to those who are abroad receiving treatment

26/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

F’dawn il-ġranet qabel Pentekoste, Għid il-Ħamsin, naqraw siltiet sbieħ ħafna imma pjuttost impenjattivi mill-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann. Propju d-diskors imsejjaħ saċerdotali ta’ Ġesù li nsibuh fil-kapitli 16 u 17 tal-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann.

Hawnhekk Ġesù qiegħed fi djalogu mal-Missier, ma’ Missieru l-Mulej. Qegħdin fl-aħħar ċena ftit sigħat qabel tibda l-passjoni ħarxa tiegħu, u Ġesù jitkellem dwar il-glorja, il-glorja li biha ta ġieħ lil Missieru u l-glorja li bih il-Missier jagħraf l-ubbidjenza tal-Iben… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 26 May, 9:30am

26/05/2020   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: 26th May

26/05/2020

Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 20, 17-27
Psalm: 67 (68), 10-11.20-21

Gospel: Jn 17, 1-11a

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to all you gave him… Read more »

Did he conquer the world? – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass offered so that once this pandemic passes, we take more care of our common home and of our most fragile brothers and sisters

25/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Jien irbaħt id-dinja”. Dan il-kliem smajna lil Ġesù jgħidu fl-Evanġelju llum. Hu kliem li qal fl-aħħar ċena. Jidher qisu kliem mhux daqshekk f’postu meta tiftakar li qed jgħidu ftit mumenti qabel il-passjoni u l-mewt tiegħu, meta kien imsallab fuq is-salib bl-agħar forma ta’ mewt. X’rebħa hija dik? Meta n-nies li kien hemm ħarsu lejh fuq is-salib, qalu: din hi l-akbar telfa, mhux rebħa! … Read more »