Monthly Archives: September 2020

The crowd is not necessarily right – Bishop Galea-Curmi

25/09/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-istħarriġ li għamel Ġesù mad-dixxipli tiegħu, biex jara n-nies x’jaħsbu fuq min kien, jidher li ma tax wisq riżultati tajbin. Id-dixxipli rrapportawlu li kien hemm min qed jgħid li hu Ġwanni l-Battista, oħrajn Elija, u oħrajn wieħed mill-profeti. Il-maġġoranza kbira ma kinux jafu sew min kien – u kienu żbaljati.

U meta staqsa mbagħad lilhom, lid-dixxipli, u Pietru qallu: “Inti l-Messija ta’ Alla” – risposta tajba – Ġesù mal-ewwel spjega kif għandu jifhem il-kelma ‘Messija’: li hu kien se jbati ħafna, jiċħduh, joqtluh u fit-tielet jum iqum… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 26 September, 9:30am

26/09/2020   Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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: 26th September

26/09/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Eccl 11, 9 – 12, 8
Psalm: 89 (90), 3-4.5-6.12-13.14 & 17

Gospel: Lk 9, 43b-45

While they were all amazed at his every deed, he said to his disciples, “Pay attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to men.”

But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was hidden from them so that they should not understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying… Read more »

Opening of Church Schools postponed

Statement by the Secretariat for Catholic Education

25/09/2020

The Ministry for Education and Employment today announced that in State Schools, educators will be returning on the 28th of September and compulsory school-aged students, that is students attending primary and secondary schools, will return from the 7th till the 14th October. The Secretariat for Catholic Education also received a request from the Malta Union of Teachers to follow the same direction.

Therefore, it has been decided that educators working in Church Schools are to return at their respective school on the dates previously established by each school… Read more »

The Seminary Vocations Centre celebrates the closure of its pastoral year

19/09/2020   Seminary Vocations Centre, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

F’għeluq is-sena pastorali taċ-Ċentru Vokazzjonijiet tas-Seminarju, is-seminaristi organizzaw attivitajiet differenti għall-adolexxenti u ż-żgħażagħ, li saru fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù.

L-attivitajiet intemmu b’laqgħa ta’ diskussjoni mal-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna li matulha ż-żgħażagħ iddiskutew temi attwali li jolqtuhom fil-ħajja ta’ kuljum, fosthom il-fidi llum, il-valur tal-ħajja u kif nagħrfu s-sejħa ta’ Alla.

Wara din id-diskussjoni l-Arċisqof iċċelebra quddiesa fil-ġonna tas-Seminarju li fiha ħadu sehem il-ġenituri taż-żgħażagħ u l-adolexxenti… Read more »

Do you want to see Jesus? Start by seeing him in your brothers and sisters – The Archbishop

24/09/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Erodi t-Tetrarka, dan li jsemmi l-Evanġelista San Luqa f’kaptilu 9, mhuwiex l-Erodi li ħafna drabi nisimgħu fir-rakkont tat-twelid ta’ Ġesù. Anke għaliex mit-twelid ta’ Ġesù ormaj għaddew mill-inqas 30 sena. Dan hu wieħed mill-ulied ta’ Erodi u li nisimgħu dwaru lejn l-aħħar tal-Evanġelju jew inkella propju waqt il-ħidma pubblika ta’ Ġesù.

Erodi jisma’ dak li qed jiġri fit-territorju tiegħu tal-Galilija. Nistgħu ngħidu li jisma’ dak li l-istess dixxipli jirrakuntaw lil Ġesù meta Ġesù jgħidilhom: “In-nies min jgħidu li jien?”  U d-dixxipli rrisponduh: “Hawn min jgħid li inti Ġwanni l-Battista, hemm min jgħid li inti Elija jew wieħed mill-profeti” (Lq 9:18-19)… Read more »

Home for refugee single mothers inaugurated

25/09/2020

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna inawgura r‑residenza Blessed Gerard li bdiet tilqa’ ommijiet refuġjati li qed irabbu weħidhom lil uliedhom. Il‑proġett twettaq mill‑Maltese Cross Corps u l-Malteser International tal-Ġermanja b’ħidma mal‑Kummissjoni Emigranti.

Ir‑residenza, li tinsab fi Gwardamanġa, tilqa’ fiha tliet familji li għandhom kmamar individwali u faċilitajiet oħra komuni fosthom kamra tal‑ikel, kċina u play area. L‑għan tal‑proġett hu li jipprovdi akkomodazzjoni u ħtiġijiet bażiċi oħra, u jgħinhom jintegraw u jkunu indipendenti… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 25 September, 9:30am

25/09/2020   Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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: 25th September

25/09/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Eccl 3, 1-11
Psalm: 42 (43), 1.2.3.4

Gospel: Lk 9, 18-22

Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’”

Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said in reply, “The Messiah of God.” He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone… Read more »