Yearly Archives: 2020

Holy Mass from the Church of St Mary of Jesus, Valletta – 14 September, 9:30am

  The Church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu), Valletta

L‑Arċisqof jiċċelebra quddiesa fil‑festa tal‑Eżaltazzjoni tas‑Salib Imqaddes, fil‑Knisja ta’ Ġieżu, il‑Belt Valletta fid-9:30am. Tixxandar fuq TVM2 u fuq il-paġna ta’ Facebook u l-YouTube Channel tal-Arċidjoċesi.

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament… Read more »

The Lord teaches us: do not forgive often but forgive always – The Archbishop

Mass on the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time and on the 55th anniversary of the founding of Id-Dar tal-Providenza

  The Chapel of Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù ried jgħallimna lezzjoni importanti ħafna. Pietru jistaqsih jekk hux se jaħfer lil ħutu li naqsuh ħafna drabi, għax seba’ darbiet tfisser ħafna drabi. Ġesù jagħtih numru li jfisser dejjem. Il-Mulej qed jgħallimna: aħfer mhux ħafna drabi, aħfer dejjem.

Hu jagħtina din l-istorja ta’ wieħed li meta spiċċa biex jagħmel il-kontijiet mas-siniur, is-sinjur sab li kellu jagħti għaxart elef talent… Read more »

Holy Mass on Sunday – 13 September, 9:30am

  The Chapel of Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi

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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 Sunday Gospel: 13th September

The Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Sir 27, 30 – 28, 7
Psalm: 102 (103), 1-2.3-4.9-10.11-12
Second Reading: Rom 14, 7-9

Gospel: Mt 18, 21-35

Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times… Read more »

Compassion and contemplation are indispensable for integral ecology – Pope Francis

Address of his Holiness to the participants in the meeting of the Laudato Si' communities

  Paul VI Audience Hall, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters!

I welcome you, and in greeting you I wish to reach all the members of the Laudato si’ Communities in Italy and throughout the world. You have placed the integral ecology proposed by the Encyclical Laudato Si’ as the driving force behind all your initiatives. Integral, because we are all creatures and everything in creation is related; everything is related… Read more »

The difference between a splinter and a wooden beam – Bishop Galea-Curmi

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm differenza enormi bejn tibna u travu. U Ġesù juża din id-differenza, bi ftit esaġerazzjoni, biex jagħmel il-punt li kultant aħna nħarsu lejn l-oħrajn u naraw il-ħażin fihom u l-ħażin tagħhom, u ma nħarsux lejn il-ħazin tagħna li jkun agħar. Għalhekk: it-tibna f’għajn l-oħrajn filwaqt li f’għajnejna għandna travu.

Dan il-kliem ta’ Ġesù jiġi wara dak li qal lid-dixxipli: “Tiġġudikawx u ma tkunux iġġudikati, tikkundannawx u ma tkunux ikkundannati” (Lq 6:37)… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 12th September

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Cor 10, 14-22
Psalm: 115 (116), 12-13.17-18

Gospel: Lk 6, 43-49

Jesus said to his disciples : “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles… Read more »

Woman told to abort refuses; gives birth to twins who become priests

  Chile

The mother, Rosa Silva, with her twin sons

What would you do if you were told you were pregnant with a child with two heads and extra limbs? What if the doctors told you that you should have an abortion because such a difficult pregnancy could put you in danger?

Rosa Silva faced this situation in Chile in 1984; she decided to reject abortion and accept “whatever God sends me.” The diocese of Valparaíso, Chile, owes two of its priests to that decision — twin brothers Fr Paulo and Fr Felipe Lizama… Read more »