Monthly Archives: November 2020

They encourage us a lot – L-Isqof Galea-Curmi

Mass on All Saint's Day

01/11/2020   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Balzan

Quddiesa Livestream Hal Balzan – 19/04/20 Aktar ritratti hawn: knisja.mt/ritratti L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Meta ftit ta’ snin ilu Dun Ġorġ Preca kien iddikjarat qaddis, aħna l-Maltin ilkoll fraħna li xi ħadd minn fostna ġie ddikjarat mill-Knisja bħala qaddis, jiġifieri qed igawdi lil Alla għal dejjem. Ħassejnieh bħala unur għalina.

Imma, fil-fatt, meta aħna llum niċċelebraw il-festa tal-qaddisin kollha, din tfakkarna li minbarra dawk li huma ddikjarati qaddisin, li huma ħafna u li ħafna minnhom lanqas nafuhom aħna – meta tara l-lista ta’ qaddisin meqjuma fil-Knisja huma ħafna – hemm ħafna oħra li mhumiex iddikjarati qaddisin imma li qed igawdu lil Alla fis-sema… Read more »

Never stop seeking God’s face – The Archbishop

Mass on All Saints' Day and the candidature of three seminarians

01/11/2020   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Dan hu n-nisel ta’ dawk li jfittxu ’l wiċċek, Mulej” (S 23:6). Din l-espressjoni sabiħa, ispirata mis-Salm 23 jew 24 skont il-verżjonijiet, li llum tlabna wara l-ewwel qari, hi espressjoni sabiħa li tfittex wiċċ il-Mulej u tiġbor fiha dak kollu li nistgħu nifhmu bi ok qdusija. Il-qdusija hija li matul ħajtek tfittex il-wiċċ tal-Mulej. “Dan hu n-nisel ta’ dawk li jfittxuh, li jfittxu ’l wiċċek, Alla ta’ Ġakobb”… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 1st November

01/11/2020

All Saints – Solemnity

First Reading: Rev 7, 2-4,9-14
Psalm: 23 (24), 1-2.3-4ab.5-6
Second Reading: 1 Jn 3, 1-3

Gospel: Mt 5, 1-12a

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… Read more »