Yearly Archives: 2020

No one should be abandoned – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Special Mass dedicated to families experiencing financial problems

24/03/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hija b’għafsa ta’ qalb li naqraw l-istorja ta’ dan ir-raġel li kien ilu 38 sena marid. Imma mhux biss kien ilu daż-żmien kollu marid, imma kien ilu daż-żmien kollu wkoll bit-tama li xi darba jkollu l-okkażjoni li jfiq, u qatt ma rnexxielu. Dak iż-żmien in-nies kienu jinġabru fejn il-menqa biex jinżlu fl-ilma, u kien hemm it-twemmin li min jinżel l-ewwel ifiq… Read more »

Live: Mass from the Archbishop’s Curia – 25 March 2020, 9:30am

25/03/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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 »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 24 March 2020, 5:30pm

24/03/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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 »

Faith that brings change – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Special Mass dedicated to the country's leaders in these challenging times

23/03/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm sentenza f’dan ir-rakkont li toħroġ b’mod tajjeb ħafna messaġġ importanti għal ħajjitna: is-sentenza li tgħid: “ir-raġel emmen il-kelma li qallu Ġesù”. Dan l-uffiċċjal tas-sultan ma kienx wieħed daqshekk qrib ta’ Ġesù, ma kienx wieħed mid-dixxipli tiegħu. Kien uffiċjal li ġie mill-bogħod, li għamel vjaġġ biex lil Ġesù jitolbu xi ħaġa daqshekk importanti: biex ifejjaqlu lil ibnu li kien ħażin ħafna… Read more »

Live: Mass from the Archbishop’s Curia – 24 March 2020, 9:30am

The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

24/03/2020

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: 24th March

24/03/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezek 47, 1-9.12
Psalm: 45 (46), 2-3.5-6.8-9

Gospel: Jn 5, 1-3a.5-16

There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes. In these lay a large number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled… Read more »

Directives issued by the Bishops to curb the contagion of the coronavirus

23/03/2020

As from 13 June, churches from the Archdiocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo have started celebrating again Holy Mass with the presence of the congregation. In consultation with the Health Authorities the Bishops have issued a number of other directives aimed at restraining the spread of the covid-19 during Holy Mass with the presence of the congregation. These directives are being updated according to the changes made in the directives and guidelines issued by the Health Authorities… Read more »

Bishops’ Directives on priests accompanying funerals – 21/03/20

23/03/2020

Fid-dawl tad-direttivi mill-awtoritajiet tas-saħħa, li daħlu fis-seħħ għall-kamra mortwarja tal-Isptar Mater Dei u li jeżiġu li jidħlu biss familjari stretti għal ħin limitat fil-kamra mortwarja bil-konsegwenza li t-tberik tal-mejjet/mejta ma jistax isir, b’direttiva tal-Isqfijiet is-saċerdot li jkun se jmexxi l-funeral ma jidħolx fil-kamra mortwarja imma jakkumpanja lill-mejjet/mejta minn hemmhekk saċ-ċimiterju fejn issir it-talba u t-tislima tal-aħħar li soltu ssir fil-knisja, u t-talba u t-tberik qabel id-difna… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Christ is the light that brightens our darkness

23/03/2020   The Vatican

Pope Francis gives his blessing overlooking St Peter’s Square 

“It is not enough to receive light”, said Pope Francis. We need to “become light… in order to manifest it with our whole life”.

The Light of the world

The Pope was reflecting on the liturgical readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent. St John’s Gospel recounts the episode of the man born blind to whom Jesus gives sight… Read more »