Yearly Archives: 2020

Pope at General Audience: God saved what was lost

10/06/2020   The Vatcian

At the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis reflected on the life of the patriarch Jacob, whose story is told in the book of Genesis.

A self-made man

Pope Francis introduced Jacob as “a man who shrewdly developed his best talent,” what we might call a “self-made” man, who obtains what he desires through his own ingenuity. “The biblical account tells us about the difficult relationship Jacob had with his brother Esau” from the very beginning, a rivalry that is never overcome… Read more »

Watch: How to participate in Holy Mass

10/06/2020

L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta ħejjiet filmat ta’ 90 sekonda biex tispjega b’mod sempliċi kif għandek tipparteċipa fil-Quddiesa, minn nhar is-Sibt 13 u l-Ħadd 14 ta’ Ġunju 2020, skont il-miżuri ġodda ta’ prevenzjoni kontra l-imxija tal-covid-19.

Agħfas hawn għall-miżuri ta’ prevenzjoni.

Agħfas hawn biex tniżżel il-poster. Read more »

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The Gospel of the day: 10th June

10/06/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Kings 18, 20-39
Psalm: 15 (16), 1-2a.4.5 & 8.11

Gospel: Mt 5, 17-19

Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place… Read more »

Jesus wants us to be a community that helps the world get rid of everything that causes decay – The Archbishop

Mass for students who are currently preparing or sitting for their exams

09/06/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Intom il-melħ tal-art. Intom id-dawl tad-dinja” (Mt 5:13). Dawn iż-żewġ tixbihat huma profondi u l-Mulej japplikahom għalina, id-dixxipli tiegħu.

Il-melħ fi żmien Ġesù kien prezzjożissmu, għalhekk anke madwar il-gżejjer tagħna għandna postijiet propju indikati għall-manifattura tal-melħ mill-baħar: il-Mellieħa, is-Salini. Fiż-żewġ gżejjer tagħna għandna postijiet fejn missirijietna kienu jieħdu l-melħ mill-baħar għax kienet xi ħaġa tassew prezzjuża.

Niftakru l-vjaġġ kbir li għamel Mahatma Gandhi, li qasam l-Indja sakemm wasal sal-baħar biex jagħmel il-melħ hu, għax ma riedx li jħallas it-taxxa lill-Imperu Brittaniku… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 9th June

09/06/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Kings 17, 7-16
Psalm: 4 , 2-3.4-5.7-8

Gospel: Mt 5, 13-16

Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world… Read more »

The Beatitudes as a programme of life – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass offered for world peace, an everlasting peace in our country and our families

08/06/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-Papa Franġisku għandu eżortazzjoni appostolika bl-isem Ifirħu u Thennew, ispirata minn din is-silta minn San Mattew li għadna kif smajna – il-Beatitudnijiet. Il-Papa jgħid (ara nru 64): Kieku xi ħadd minna jistaqsi “x’għandi nagħmel biex ngħix ta’ Nisrani tajjeb?” ħu dawn il-beatitudnijiet u għixhom. Hemm għandek kif tista’ tgħix tassew il-ħajja Nisranija. Il-Papa jgħid: għal min hu fidil lejn Alla u l-kelma tiegħu, isib tassew il-ferħ meta jingħata… Read more »

The common good of the seas

2020 annual concerted action of Justice and Peace Europe

08/06/2020

On World Ocean’s Day, today 8th June 2020, the Justice & Peace Commission (JP) began working on raising awareness on the Maltese seas and shores, inspired from the European action plan launched by Justice and Peace Europe about the Common Good of the Seas.

The Commission, which contributed in drafting the document of the action plan, has examined its propositions and particularly looked at those issues that are most relevant for Malta… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: The Trinity is love in service of the world

08/06/2020   The Vatican

Pope Francis during Angelus (Vatican Media)

Taking his inspiration from Sunday’s Gospel on this, the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, Pope Francis underlined God’s love for the world.

The Pope noted that, in his brief dialogue with Nicodemus, Jesus presents Himself as “He who brings to fulfilment the Father’s plan of salvation for the world.”

God gives his only son

Jesus affirms: “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life”… Read more »