Yearly Archives: 2020

Let’s not tell him “full up” – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Midnight Mass

24/12/2020   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fil-Ktieb tal-Apokalissi hemm sentenza li f’parti minnha tgħid hekk: “Ara jiena fil-bieb u qiegħed inħabbat” (Apok 3:20). Meta naqraha, u nara l-ġrajja tal-Milied, nistħajjilha deskrizzjoni tal-esperjenza ta’ San Ġużepp li kien qed qed iħabbat, ifittex post fejn jistgħu jidħlu, hu u martu Marija, ħalli hi tista’ twelled lil binha. L-Evanġelju jgħidilna li dal-post ma sabux. Hemm dik is-sentenza fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, li tant hi sentenza kiefra, u li naqrawha meta niċċelebraw il-ġrajja tal-Milied: “Ma kienx hemm post għalihom fil-lukanda” (Luqa 10:7)… Read more »

Forgive those who hurt you – The Archbishop

Mass on the 100th anniversary of the building of the chapel

26/12/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady in Lourdes, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm qrajna huwa Evanġelju li forsi wieħed jgħid: imma dan huwa l-Evanġelju li naqraw l-għada tal-Milied? Jintagħżel minħabba l-festa ta’ San Stiefnu li kien l-ewwel dixxiplu li jagħti ħajtu għall-istqarrija tal-fidi tiegħu f’Ġesù.

Huwa wieħed mid-djakni magħżula biex ikun qaddej tal-komunità imma l-ispirtu tal-Mulej kien fuq Stiefnu biex ukoll ixandar il-Kelma. Fil-fatt jagħti xhieda sabiħa li Ġesù huwa l-Iben ta’ Alla… Read more »

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

26/12/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, 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 December

26/12/2020

Saint Stephen, First Martyr – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 6, 8-10; 7,54-59
Psalm: 30, 3cd-4.6ab.7b.8a.16

Gospel: Mt 10, 17-22

Jesus said to His disciples: “Beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans… Read more »

The unconditional love of the Lord The Archbishop on Christmas Day

Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord

25/12/2020   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dawl, ħajja, grazzja. Dawn kollha huma kliem għeżież li l-bidu tal-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann li għadna kemm smajna, jirrepeti kemm-il darba. Donnu qiegħed jirrispondi għall-għatx profond li hemm fil-qalb ta’ kull wieħed u waħda minna. Fid-dlam nixxeqnu għad-dawl, fid-dlamijiet tal-mewt nixxenqu għall-ħajja. Fost ħafna tiġrib, għira u mibegħda nixxenqu għall-grazzja tal-imħabba.

Illum tweldilna tifel li jiġbor fih dan kollu għax il-liġi nagħtatilna permezz ta’ Mosè imma l-grazzja u l-verità seħħew permezz ta’ Ġesù Kristu… Read more »

Pope at Christmas Mass: Jesus comes as a child to make us children of God

25/12/2020

With Italy under a new lockdown for the holidays, Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Mass “during the Night” in a near empty Saint Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening. Millions of people were able to follow the ceremony through radio, television and the various means of social communications.

In his homily, Pope Francis said, “The birth of Jesus is the ‘newness’ that enables us to be reborn each year, and to find, in Him, the strength needed to face every trial.”

Jesus is born “for us”

Jesus’ birth, the Pope said, is for us; and he noted how often the word “for” appears “on this holy night.”

“Yet what do these words — ‘for us’ — really mean?” he asked… Read more »

Tenderness, the invitation of this Christmas – The Archbishop

Midnight Mass

24/12/2020   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Dehret il-grazzja ta’ Alla” (Tit 2:11). Dawn huma l-kliem tal-Appostlu Missierna San Pawl li jiġbru ċ-ċelebrazzjoni li qegħdin nagħmlu llum. Il-Milied dan hu. Imma meta ngħid il-kelma ‘grazzja’ xi tfisser?

Grazzja tfisser imħabba li ma titlob xejn lura, tfisser għożża u tenerezza, dak li aħna bil-Malti wkoll insejħulha ħlewwa. Illum dehret il-ħlewwa, it-tenerezza ta’ Alla. U s-sinjal jagħtihulna l-anġlu: “Issibu tarbija mfisqija u mimduda f’maxtura” (Lq 2:12)… Read more »

“Christmas is a hymn of life in the mother’s womb” – The Archbishop

The first vespers of Christmas and Vigil Mass

24/12/2020   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Nisperaw li tkunu tistgħu tisimgħuni għax ma nistax nagħmel kompetizzjoni ma’ din il-kakofonija li hemm barra. Wegħduna li f’dan il-ħin tal-quddiesa mhux se jkun hemm dan id-daqq u nixtieq nibda din l-omelija b’sinjal tad-diżappunt. Meta tingħata kelma u ma tiġix onorata, hija ħaġa tal-mistħija kbira lejlet il-Milied. Nitlobkom biex lill-Kunsill Lokali tal-Belt u lill-kummerċjanti tgħidulhom, jekk jogħġobkom, u twasslu l-ilment tiegħi. Anke għaliex din ir-realtà li ma nistgħux nagħmlu l-kult tagħna bil-kwiet, fakkritni li qegħdin ngħixu f’dak li qal il-Papa Franġisku: li l-Milied ġie sekwestrat, hijacked mill-kummerċ… Read more »

Mass on Christmas Day, 9:30am

25/12/2020   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

Għin lill‑Arċidjoċesi twettaq il‑missjoni tagħha Agħti Donazzjoni »

Segwi l-qari tal-Quddiesa tal-lum hawnhekk.

Talba għat-Tqarbina tax-Xewqa

Ġesù, jiena nemmen li Inti tinsab tabilħaqq fis-Sagrament tal-Ewkaristija. 
Irrid inħobbok fuq kollox u fuq kulħadd.
Inti taf li nixtieq nirċevik ġewwa fija.
Imma ġaladarba bħalissa ma nistax nilqgħek ġewwa fija sagramentalment,
nitolbok li tiġi fija spiritwalment.
Ejja għandi Ġesù tiegħi, biex jiena niġi għandek… Read more »