Monthly Archives: July 2020

With Jesus our yoke is easier and our burdens lighter – The Archbishop

The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

05/07/2020   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Huwa ta’ unur kbir għalija li nqaddes mill-Katidral, mill-knisja tal-isqof, u li miegħi għandi lil Mons. Vinċenz Deguara jikkonċelebra. Kien il-kappilan, niftakar meta kont ċkejken, fil-parroċċa ta’ San Sebastjan, Ħal Qormi.

Ġesù jfaħħar lill-Missier talli għażel liċ-ċkejknin (mhux kwistjoni ta’ tul) u jgħid il-ħwejjeġ ma jgħidilniex eżatt x’inhuma, imma nifhmu li huwa l-għerf veru tas-sema “Ħbejthom lil min għandu l-għerf u d-dehen” dawk li għandhom ħafna ittri wara isimhom b’xi mod, “urejthom liċ-ċkejknin” (Mt 11:25)… Read more »

The Archbishop visits the Missio marathon

04/07/2020

Ilbieraħ, nhar is-Sibt 4 ta’ Lulju 2020, l-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna żar il-maratona ta’ Missio #hopemissiofest, li kellha l-għan tiġbor il-flus għall-missjonijiet li jsiru f’pajjiżi li għadhom qegħdin jiġu żviluppati. Permezz tal-maratona nġabret is-somma ta’ €574,145.

L-Arċisqof taha daqqa t’id fit-telefonati tad-donazzjonijiet u rringrazzja lill-Maltin u l-Għawdxin tal-ġenerożità tagħhom. Fiż-żjara tiegħu qal li meta nagħtu, nimlew qalbna bil-ferħ li nkunu għenna lill-oħrajn b’mod konkret… Read more »

Do not be afraid of love; without it our lives will become a dry valley – The Archbishop to the new priests

Thanksgiving Mass with the newly ordained priests

04/07/2020   The Shrine of Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

It-talba tiegħi għalikom hija li tkunu dan l-inbid ġdid għall-Knisja u li l-qalb tagħkom tkun damiġġjana mġedda. Ftakru li għandkom teżor u li qegħdin iġġorruh f’ġarar tal-fuħħar (2 Kor 4:7). It-teżor huwa s-saċerdozju li mhuwiex għalina imma għall-poplu. Mhuwiex sellum biex nitla’ imma pjuttost salib.

F’waħda mill-omeliji sbieħ tiegħu Papa Benedittu XVI uża din l-immaġini li dejjem tolqotni… Read more »

Holy Mass on Sunday from St Paul’s Cathedral in Mdina – 5 July, 9:30am

The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

05/07/2020   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

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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… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 5th July

05/07/2020

The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Zech 9, 9-10
Psalm: 144 (145), 1-2.8-9.10-11.13cd-14
Second Reading: Rom 8, 9.11-13

Gospel: Mt 11, 25-30

At that time Jesus exclaimed, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike… Read more »

Mgr. Arthur Said Pullicino: a priest who remained faithful till the end – The Archbishop

Mass for the repose of the soul of Mgr. Arthur Said Pullicino

03/07/2020   Parish Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Tas-Sliema

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Din it-talba tagħna l-Mulej jaqlagħha, il-Mulej jagħti lil Mons. Arthur il-mistrieħ ta’ dejjem, mistrieħ mistħoqq ikolli ngħid u ngħidha b’konvinzjoni. Għax saċerdot li baqa’ jaħdem sal-aħħar b’lealtà, lealtà li wieħed ma jistax ma japprezzax għaliex intom ilkoll tafuh lil Mons. Arthur bħalma kelli x-xorti nafu jien, u l-lealtà tiegħu kienet lealtà li tkun taf fejn qiegħed miegħu. Dik hija lealtà rari, ma kienx devot tal-mantikilja, joqgħod jidlek, imma l-kelma tiegħu kienet ċara… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 4th July

04/07/2020

Readings of the day

First reading: Amos 9, 11-15
Psalm: 84 (85), 9.11-12.13-14

Gospel: Mt 9, 14-17

The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?”

Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.”

No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth, for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse… Read more »

A great help to our faith – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass on the feast of St Thomas

03/07/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm qaddisin li kif tisma’ isimhom, moħħok mal-ewwel imur fl-affarijiet kbar u ta’ ġid li għamlu; u hemm qaddisin li ħadmu pjuttost fil-kwiet, fis-skiet, fil-moħbi, u meta tisma’ isimhom moħħok imur f’din il-ħidma tagħhom fil-kwiet. Imma hemm min baqa’ b’timbru, u San Tumas l-Appostlu hu wieħed minn dawn. Baqa’ bit-timbru “dak li ma emminx”. Fil-fatt anke bl-Ingliż hemm espressjoni “doubting Thomas” li hi espressjoni komuni, u li oriġinat minn din il-ġrajja li smajna llum… Read more »

The 2020/2021 application process for entry into Church Sixth Forms

03/07/2020

Entry into Church School Sixth Forms for the coming scholastic year 2020/21 will retain the same principles used in previous years despite the difficulties created by the effect of the covid-19 pandemic.

De La Salle College and St Aloysius College Sixth Forms, as well as the Secretariat for Catholic Education, have worked closely together, to ensure that the same basic entry criterion that has always been used to fill the limited number of places available is retained… Read more »