Yearly Archives: 2020

Pope at Angelus: The poor are the builders of the new humanity

06/07/2020   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good day!

This Sunday’s Gospel reading (see Mt 11:25-30) is divided into three parts: first of all, Jesus raises a prayer of blessing and thanksgiving to the Father, because He revealed to the poor and to the simple the mystery of the Kingdom of heaven; then He reveals the intimate and unique relationship between Himself and the Father; and finally He invites us to go to Him and to follow Him to find solace… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 6 July, 9:30am

06/07/2020

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: 6th July

06/07/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hos 2, 16.17b-18.21-22
Psalm: 144 (145), 2-3.4-5.6-7.8-9

Gospel: Mt 9, 18-26

While Jesus was speaking, an official came forward, knelt down before him, and said, “My daughter has just died. But come, lay your hand on her, and she will live.” Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.

A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel on his cloak… Read more »

“Come to me … learn from me” – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass on the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

05/07/2020   Annunciation of Our Lady Parish Church, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Nixtieq li naħsbu ftit fuq żewġ stediniet li għamel Ġesù llum fl-Evanġelju li tista’ tiġborhom fil-kliem: “Ejjew għandi” u “Tgħallmu minni”.

Ġesù l-ewwel jgħid: “Ejjew għandi intom ilkoll li tinsabu mħabbtin u mtaqqlin…”, u jgħid li fih aħna nsibu s-serħan tagħna.  Din kienet l-esperjenza tan-nies fi żmien Ġesù, li fih kienu jsibu dak li jagħtihom il-paċi fil-qalb: nies li kienu jkunu kultant morda, nies imwarrbin u emarġinati, nies iġġudikati mill-oħrajn, nies li kienu ġarrbu t-telfa ta’ xi ħadd għażiż għalihom… Read more »

With Jesus our yoke is easier and our burdens lighter – The Archbishop

The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

05/07/2020   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Huwa ta’ unur kbir għalija li nqaddes mill-Katidral, mill-knisja tal-isqof, u li miegħi għandi lil Mons. Vinċenz Deguara jikkonċelebra. Kien il-kappilan, niftakar meta kont ċkejken, fil-parroċċa ta’ San Sebastjan, Ħal Qormi.

Ġesù jfaħħar lill-Missier talli għażel liċ-ċkejknin (mhux kwistjoni ta’ tul) u jgħid il-ħwejjeġ ma jgħidilniex eżatt x’inhuma, imma nifhmu li huwa l-għerf veru tas-sema “Ħbejthom lil min għandu l-għerf u d-dehen” dawk li għandhom ħafna ittri wara isimhom b’xi mod, “urejthom liċ-ċkejknin” (Mt 11:25)… Read more »

The Archbishop visits the Missio marathon

04/07/2020

Ilbieraħ, nhar is-Sibt 4 ta’ Lulju 2020, l-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna żar il-maratona ta’ Missio #hopemissiofest, li kellha l-għan tiġbor il-flus għall-missjonijiet li jsiru f’pajjiżi li għadhom qegħdin jiġu żviluppati. Permezz tal-maratona nġabret is-somma ta’ €574,145.

L-Arċisqof taha daqqa t’id fit-telefonati tad-donazzjonijiet u rringrazzja lill-Maltin u l-Għawdxin tal-ġenerożità tagħhom. Fiż-żjara tiegħu qal li meta nagħtu, nimlew qalbna bil-ferħ li nkunu għenna lill-oħrajn b’mod konkret… Read more »

Do not be afraid of love; without it our lives will become a dry valley – The Archbishop to the new priests

Thanksgiving Mass with the newly ordained priests

04/07/2020   The Shrine of Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

It-talba tiegħi għalikom hija li tkunu dan l-inbid ġdid għall-Knisja u li l-qalb tagħkom tkun damiġġjana mġedda. Ftakru li għandkom teżor u li qegħdin iġġorruh f’ġarar tal-fuħħar (2 Kor 4:7). It-teżor huwa s-saċerdozju li mhuwiex għalina imma għall-poplu. Mhuwiex sellum biex nitla’ imma pjuttost salib.

F’waħda mill-omeliji sbieħ tiegħu Papa Benedittu XVI uża din l-immaġini li dejjem tolqotni… Read more »

Holy Mass on Sunday from St Paul’s Cathedral in Mdina – 5 July, 9:30am

The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

05/07/2020   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

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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… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 5th July

05/07/2020

The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Zech 9, 9-10
Psalm: 144 (145), 1-2.8-9.10-11.13cd-14
Second Reading: Rom 8, 9.11-13

Gospel: Mt 11, 25-30

At that time Jesus exclaimed, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike… Read more »