Monthly Archives: August 2020

God saves man wholly – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

15/08/2020   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Is-solennità ta’ Marija mtellgħa s-sema lilna tagħtina messaġġ ta’ kuraġġ u ta’ għajnuna għall-ħajja tagħna. Aħna qed niċċelebraw il-milja tal-mixja ta’ Marija li bdiet fit-Tħabbira – li niċċelebraw b’mod speċjali f’din il-Knisja – meta hi laqgħet lil Ġesù fi ħdanha, u kompliet ħaġa waħda miegħu sal-mument li hi ġiet imtellgħa s-sema bir-ruħ u l-ġisem.

Marija kienet dik li emmnet f’Ġesù, l-ewwel dixxiplu tiegħu, u baqgħet qrib tiegħu ħajjitha kollha sa taħt is-salib; hemmhekk qasmet miegħu dak il-mument hekk iebes tat-tbatija… Read more »

Holy Mass on Sunday from the Chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene at Ħad-Dingli – 16 August, 9:30am

16/08/2020   Chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene, Ħad-Dingli

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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: 16th August

16/08/2020

First Reading: Is 56, 1.6-7
Psalm: 66 (67), 2-3.5.6.8
Second Reading: Rom 11, 13-15.29-32

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

Gospel: Mt 15, 21-28

At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! … Read more »

Our Lady’s victory over death is a sign that love is always victorious – The Archbishop

Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

15/08/2020   The Cathedral of St Paul, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Xeħet għajnejh fuq iċ-ċokon tal-qaddejja tiegħu […] Is-setgħani għamel miegħi ħwejjeġ kbar […] Kull nisel jibda jsejjaħli hienja” (Lq 1:48.49).

Dawn il-kelmiet li qalithom Marija ta’ Nazaret, il-mamà ta’ Ġesù, qalithom f’kuntest ta’ qadi u ta’ mħabba. L-anġlu Gabrijel kien ħabbrilha l-għażla tagħha biex tkun omm l-Iben ta’ Alla u li kellha ssejjaħlu Ġesù, imma bħala sinjal ta’ dak li kien se jagħmel fiha u magħha biex hi temmen li għal Alla m’hemm xejn li ma setax isir, ingħatat is-sinjal tal-qariba tagħha Eliżabetta li kienet diġà tqila għal sitt xhur… Read more »

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

14/08/2020

Illum is-Sibt, 15 ta’ Awwissu 2020, Solennità tat-Tlugħ fis-Sema tal-Verġni Marija, l-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jiċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina. Din tibda fid-9.30 a.m. u tixxandar fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Fil-11:30 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof se jżur is-Santwarju tal-Madonna tas-Saħħa fil-Knisja ta’ San Franġisk, ir-Rabat, biex jitlob ir-Rużarju u l-att ta’ konsagrazzjoni lill-Verġni Marija Omm tas-Saħħa. Dan it-talb se jiġi offrut b’mod partikolari għas-saħħa ta’ pajjiżna fiċ-ċirkustanzi preżenti u għal dawk kollha milquta mill-pandemija tal-COVID-19… Read more »

Live: Mass on the feast of the Assumption – 15 August, 9:30am

15/08/2020   Cathedral of St Paul, Mdina

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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 »

The Gospel of the day: 15th August

15/08/2020

Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Rev 11, 19a; 12, 1-6a. 10ab
Psalm: 44, 10bc.11-12ab.16
Second Reading: 1 Cor 15, 20-26

Gospel: Lk 1, 39-56

Mary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth… Read more »

A martyr of love – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass in memory of St Maximilian Mary Kolbe

14/08/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Massimiljanu Maria Kolbe, saċerdot mill-Polonja, Franġiskan Konventwali, miet bħal-lum 79 sena ilu, fil-kamp ta’ konċentrament tan-Nażi f’Auschwitz. Baqa’ magħruf speċjalment għax offra li jmut hu minflok wieħed mill-priġunieri.

L-istorja tal-mewt tiegħu hi tassew kommoventi. Kien hemm wieħed mill-priġunieri li ħarab mill-blokk fejn kien hu, u kien hemm liġi kiefra fil-kamp tal-konċentrament li jekk jaħrab wieħed, joqtlu għaxra. Għalhekk ġabru dawn l-għaxra min-nies… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 14th August

14/08/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezek 16, 1-15.60.63
Psalm: Is 12, 2-3.4bcd.5-6

Gospel: Mt 19, 3-12

Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?” He said in reply, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? … Read more »