Monthly Archives: August 2020

Protecting your health and that of others

Il‑Knisja f’Malta tfakkar fl‑importanza li jiġu osservati l‑miżuri ta’ prevenzjoni ta’ tixrid tal‑imxija tal‑COVID‑19. Filwaqt li jibqgħu japplikaw il‑miżuri tad‑distanza soċjali, it‑teħid tat‑temperatura u miżuri oħra, kull min jattendi għall‑Quddies għandu r‑responsabbiltà li jilbes maskra jew visor. Dawn il‑miżuri huma konformi mal‑obbligi stipulati mill‑Awtoritajiet tas‑Saħħa dwar il‑postijiet ta’ qima, li ġew aġġornati l‑Ġimgħa 7 ta’ Awwissu 2020.

L‑Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex ifakkru fir‑responsabbiltà kbira li nsegwu bir‑reqqa l‑miżuri għall‑ħarsien tas‑saħħa u tal‑ħajja, kemm tagħna kif ukoll tal‑oħrajn… Read more »

Live: Mass on the feast of St Dominic – 8 August, 9:30am

  Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Safe Haven and St Dominic

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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 Gospel of the day: 8th August

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hab 1, 12 -2,4
Psalm: 9, 8-9.10-11.12-13

Gospel: Mt 17, 14-20

A man approached Jesus, knelt down before him, and said, “Lord, have pity on my son, for he is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.”

Jesus said in reply, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? … Read more »

Self-denial and the cross – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass offered for all those who lost their job during the pandemic

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Jekk xi ħadd irid jiġi warajja, għandu jiċħad lilu nnifsu, jerfa’ salibu u jimxi warajja.” Dan hu l-kliem li smajna lil Ġesù jgħid fl-Evanġelju llum, u aħna lkoll nixtiequ nimxu warajh, u nkunu dixxipli tiegħu, u jkun hu li jmexxina. Dal-kliem jgħodd ħafna għalina.

Ma kienx ikun aħjar li kieku Ġesù qal jekk xi ħadd irid jiġi warajja, jagħmel li jħoss, jimxi ma’ dak li jogħġbu, u jimxi warajja? … Read more »

12 people graduate from Caritas rehabilitation programme

12-il persuna, 11-il raġel u mara, huma l-gradwati ta’ din is-sena ta’ Caritas Malta li temmu l-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid-droga. Fosthom hemm żewġ persuni mill-Prison Inmates Programme.

Iċ-ċerimonja saret fil-knisja tal-Bon Konsill f’Paceville, b’quddiesa mmexxija minn Mons. Victor Grech flimkien ma’ Mons. Charles Cordina u Fr Hilary Tagliaferro. Monsinjur Grech esprima li l-gradwazzjoni u l-għoti taċ-ċertifikati ma jbiddlu xejn fil-persuna li għamlet dan il-vjaġġ: “Importanti li nifhmu li rridu nibqgħu ninbidlu kuljum u nkunu kapaċi nagħmlu dan billi ngħarfu li aħna dgħajfa”… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 7th August

Readings of the day

First Reading: Nahum 2, 1.3; 3, 1-3.6-7
Psalm: Dewt 32, 35cd-36ab.39abcd.41

Gospel: Mt 16, 24-28

Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it… Read more »

“The doctor of our soul” – The Archbishop on the feast of the Transfiguration

Pontifical Mass on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

  Parish Church of the Transfiguration, Ħal Lija

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Ġesù resaq lejhom, messhom u qalilhom: ‘Qumu, la tibżgħux’” (Mt 17:7).

Din is-silta minn kapitlu 17 tal-Evanġelju ta’ San Mattew, għalina n-nies ta’ Ħal Lija hija għażiża ħafna għaliex hija s-sinsla tal-antifona tas-Salvatur. Aħna nafuha bil-Latin: “et accessit Iesus et tetigit eos dixitque eis surgite et nolite timere” (“Ġesù resaq lejhom, messhom u qalilhom: ‘qumu la tibżgħux’”)… Read more »

2019 Financial Report: A surplus which helped balance out the negative impact of the pandemic

In 2019 the Archdiocese of Malta, which includes more than 100 entities and employs more than 1,300 people, registered a surplus of €3.5million, as opposed to a deficit of €137,000 the previous year. This result includes a one-off donation of €2.4 million in shares given to Dar tal-Providenza and Caritas Malta.

This was announced by the Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese, Michael Pace Ross, during a press conference at the Archbishop’s Curia… Read more »

Live: Mass on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord – 6 August, 9:30am

  Parish Church of Our Saviour, Ħal Lija

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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… Read more »