Yearly Archives: 2020

Pope baptizes Siamese twins, mother thanks him

11/08/2020

Hermine Nzotto, the mother of conjoined baby girls who were successfully separated in an extraordinary surgery at Rome’s Bambino Gesù hospital in June, writes to Pope Francis, thanking him for baptizing her daughters a few days ago.

In her letter, Hermine Nzotto, a native of the Central African Republic (CAR), recounts her life as a “peasant girl from the forest” in the town of  Mbaiki, some 100 km from the capital Bangui, where her Siamese twins were born with fused skulls on June 29, 2018… Read more »

“Let us welcome children as a true gift” – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of St Chiara, foundress of the Order of Poor Claire Sisters

11/08/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Huwa ta’ pjaċir għalija li llum nintroduċi wieħed mill-għaxar saċerdoti l-ġodda tagħna, is-Salesjan Dun Damian Formosa, li għandu esperjenza ta’ missjunarju fil-Kenja. Bħalissa qiegħed hawn għaliex il-vjaġġi huma diffiċli ħafna. Insellmulu u nawgurawlu ħafna, u b’mod speċjali, permezz tiegħu, insellmu lill-familja mwaqqfa minn Don Bosco.

Ġesù llum isejjaħ tfajjel ċkejken u jqiegħdu f’nofs id-dixxipli tiegħu biex jgħallimhom min hu l-akbar fis-saltna tas-smewwiet… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 11th August

11/08/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezek 2, 8 – 3, 4
Psalm: 118 (119), 14.24.72.103.111.131

Gospel: Mt 18, 1-5.10.12-14

The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven… Read more »

The treasures of the Church – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of St Lawrence, deacon and martyr

10/08/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Wara San Pietru u San Pawl, hu San Lawrenz il-qaddis martri l-aktar magħruf ta’ Ruma. Ftit nafu fuq San Lawrenz, imma l-ftit li nafu hu biżżejjed biex nifhmu għaliex hu qaddis għażiż. Kien magħżul mill-Papa Sistu II biex ikun djaknu, anzi biex ikun l-ewwel wieħed mis-seba’ djakni għas-servizz tal-Knisja ta’ Ruma.

Dak iż-żmien, il-Knisja kienet għaddejja minn persekuzzjoni kbira… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Appeal for solidarity with Lebanon

10/08/2020

Statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, at the Marian Shrine in Harissa, with arms outstretched toward Beirut.

Dear Brothers and Sisters, good day!

This Sunday’s Gospel passage (see Mt 14:22-33) speaks of Jesus walking on the water of the stormy lake. After feeding the crowds with five loaves and two fish – as we saw last Sunday – Jesus commands the disciples to get into the boat and return to the other shore… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 10th August

10/08/2020

Saint Laurence, Deacon & Martyr – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Cor 9, 6-10
Psalm: 111, 1-2.5-9

Gospel: Jn 12, 24-26

Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit… Read more »

Finding courage in the difficulties of life – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

09/08/2020   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-ġrajja tad-dixxipli fuq id-dgħajsa, li ltaqgħu ma’ Ġesù miexi fuq il-baħar, kienet ġrajja li lill-ewwel Insara kienet impressjonathom ħafna. Mhux biss għall-ġrajja fiha nnifisha, li kellhom esperjenza tagħha d-dixxipli li kienu fid-dgħajsa, imma għax fiha kienu jaraw xbieha ta’ dak li kienu qed jgħixu huma, l-Insara Nsara, u ta’ dak li kien ifisser Ġesù għalihom. Ħa nħarsu ftit l-ewwel lejn id-dgħajsa fil-baħar; imbagħad Ġesù miexi fuq il-baħar; imbagħad Ġesù u Pietru… Read more »

Trust in Him and the Lord will help you – The Archbishop

Mass on the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

09/08/2020   Chapel of St Mary Magdalen, Ħad-Dingli

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Xi tfisser li timxi fuq il-baħar? Nafu li għalina l-bnedmin dil-ħaġa mhix possibbli. Sa mill-eqdem żminijiet ivvintajna mezzi kif nistgħu naqsmu l-baħar. Illum bil-hovercrafts tista’ wkoll tagħmel cushion ta’ arja li qisha qed timxi fuq il-baħar. Imma l-bniedem li jimxi fuq il-baħar jifhem li hi xi ħaġa lil hinn minnu. Hu Alla biss li jista’ jimxi fuq il-baħar. Imma xi tfisser? … Read more »