Yearly Archives: 2020

She chose to undergo suffering herself to prevent others from suffering – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of St Catherine of Siena, doctor of the Church and patron saint of Europe

29/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Santa Katarina ta’ Siena għexet 33 sena. Ħajja qasira, ngħidu aħna. Imma kienet ħajja mimlija. Hija waħda minn dawk il-qaddisin fl-istorja tal-Knisja li tgħallimna li mhuwiex it-tul ta’ snin li hu l-iktar importanti, imma kif ngħixu fil-ħajja tagħna s-snin li jkollna, u kif nagħmlu minnhom tweġiba għas-sejħa ta’ Alla u don sabiħ għall-oħrajn.

Katarina kienet iddedikat lilha nnifisha lil Alla minn età żgħira: ħajja ta’ talb, ta’ penitenza u ta’ għoti ta’ karità… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 29 April, 9:30am

29/04/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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.
I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 29th April

29/04/2020

Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor of the Church and patron of Europe – Feast

READINGS OF THE DAY

First Reading: 1 Jn 1:5-2:2
Psalm: 102 , 1-4.8-9.13-14.17-18

Gospel: Mt 11:25-30

At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 

“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Read more »

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The debate on cannabis for ‘recreational’ use

Statement by Caritas Malta, Sedqa, Fondazzjoni Oasi and the Maltese Association of Psychiatry

28/04/2020

Dibattitu dwar il-kannabis għall-użu ‘rikreattiv’

Caritas Malta, l-Aġenzija Sedqa, il-Fondazzjoni Oasi u l-Assoċjazzjoni tal-Psikjatrija f’Malta jinsabu fi qbil li:

  1. Hemm bżonn iktar sensibilità lejn persuni li jużaw il-kannabis.
  2. Il-liġi tal-2015 – Rijabilitazzjoni u mhux Priġunerija – kienet liġi effettiva u pass ’il quddiem biex persuni li jinqabdu bi kwantitajiet żgħar għall-użu personali jiġu dekriminalizzati u depenalizzati.
  3. Liġi dwar il-kannabis mediċinali kellha passi ’l quddiem peress li l-kannabis għandha propjetajiet mediċi u li meta jiġu użati abbażi ta’ riċerka, ikunu ta’ benefiċċju għall-pazjent…

    4. Read more »

Visions add nothing to what the Lord wants to reveal to us – The Archbishop

Mass offered for those who lack the basic necessities of life and for those single parents who are raising their children alone

28/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Naqsam magħkom żewġ ħsibijiet ispirati minn din is-silta mill-kapitlu 6 ta’ San Ġwann li qegħdin naqraw biċċa biċċa f’dawn il-jiem.

Ġesu jintroduċi lilu nnifsu bħala l-ħobż “li jinżel mis-sema u jagħti l-ħajja lid-dinja” (Ġw 6:33) u jgħid ukoll li dan il-ħobż, hu nnifsu, huwa mibgħut mill-Missier. “Jien hu l-ħobż tal-ħajja” (Ġw 6:35). ’Il quddiem għarfu kif Ġesù jieħu din it-tema tal-ħobż u biha jgħallimna nafdaw fih, infittxuh biex ikollna ħajja tajba f’din l-art u anke fl-eternità… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 28 April, 9:30am

Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter

28/04/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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.
I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 28th April

28/04/2020

Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 7, 51 – 8, 1a
Psalm: 30 (31), 3cd-4. 6ab, 7b, 8a. 17 & 21ab

Gospel: Jn 6, 30-35

The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven… Read more »

Striving for what endures – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass offered to patients at Mater Dei Hospital especially those suffering from a disease or have been involved in an accident

27/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Tħabtu mhux għall-ikel li jgħaddi, iżda għall-ikel li jibqa’ għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem”. Dan hu l-kliem li Ġesù qal lin-nies meta dawn marru jfittxuh, u fl-aħħar sabuh, u allura kienu kuntenti li sabuh. Imma Ġesù, l-ewwel ħaġa li qalilhom hija li kienu qed ifittxuh għax kienu kielu u xebgħu.

Dawn kienu n-nies li kienu semgħu lil Ġesù, imbagħad Ġesù temagħhom bil-miraklu tat-tkattir tal-ħobż, fejn ir-rakkont jgħid li kielu kemm riedu; u allura marru warajh għax raw fih dak li jista’ jipprovdilhom il-ħobż u l-affarijiet neċessarji… Read more »