Yearly Archives: 2020

Jesus prays on us and for us the gift of unity – The Archbishop

Mass offered for married couples to be there for each other and love each other even during the challenges this particular time brings

28/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

Din is-silta mill-kapitlu 17 ta’ San Ġwann hija silta għażiża għaliex huwa l-mument meta Ġesù f’Ħamis ix-Xirka jitlob għalina.

Fil-fatt, fil-bidu ta’ din is-silta l-kelma tiegħu hija ċara ħafna: “M’iniex nitlob għal dawn biss”. Dawn huma dawk li hemm madwaru li fuqhom kien talab it-talba tal-konsagrazzjoni. Kien tahom il-kmandamenti għeżież tiegħu. “M’iniex nitlob għal dawn biss imma wkoll għal dawk li għad jemmnu fija bis-saħħa tal-kelma tagħhom” (Ġw 17:20)… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 28 May, 9:30am

28/05/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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: 28th May

28/05/2020

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 22, 30; 23, 6-11
Psalm: 15 (16), 1-2a & 5.7-8.9-10.11

Gospel: Jn 17, 20-26

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me… Read more »

Pope at General Audience: Prayer cultivates flowers of rebirth

Cathecesis dedicated to prayer of the just

27/05/2020   The Vatican Library, the Apostolic Palace

Pope Francis began his General Audience on Wednesday telling the faithful that “God’s plan regarding humanity is for the good”, even though “we experience the presence of evil” in our everyday lives.

The Pope recounted two stories from the book of Genesis that describe the emergence and expansion of evil and sin across successive generations.

The first, in the first chapters of Genesis, is the story of Adam and Eve… Read more »

Keep us under your protection – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass offered for those who are currently doubting God

27/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fit-talba li Ġesù għamel għad-dixxipli tiegħu fl-aħħar ċena, hu jgħid lill-Missier biex iżommhom taħt il-ħarsien tiegħu. Hemm f’din it-talba dak is-sens ta’ mħabba, ta’ kura, ta’ għożża, ta’ protezzjoni li Ġesù kellu mad-dixxipli tiegħu, u għalhekk jitlob lill-Missier:  “ħarishom f’ismek” dawn id-dixxipli.

Id-dixxipli kellhom bżonn li jħarishom il-Mulej. Mhux biss għax kienu se jgħaddu mill-esperjenza qarsa tal-passjoni u l-mewt ta’ Ġesù; imma wara l-qawmien tiegħu u bl-inżul tal-Ispirtu s-Santu fuqhom, setgħu jħossu dan il-ħarsien tal-Mulej, speċjalment meta kellhom jaffaċċjaw  sfidi, diffikultajiet u persekuzzjonijiet huma u jxandru l-Evanġelju… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 27 May, 9:30am

27/05/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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: 27th May

27/05/2020

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 20, 28-38
Psalm: 67 (68), 29-30.33-35a.35b-36c

Gospel: Jn 17, 11b-19

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying: “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are. When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled… Read more »

Pope Francis to pray the rosary with the Shrines of the world

26/05/2020

The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization announces that Pope Francis is to join Marian sanctuaries across the world, to pray to the Virgin Mary for help amidst the pandemic.

“Devoted and with one accord to prayer, together with Mary (cf. Acts 1:14)”. On this theme Pope Francis will lead the recitation of the Rosary on Saturday 30 May, joining the Marian Shrines of the world which, due to the health emergency, have had to interrupt their normal activities and pilgrimages… Read more »

We glorify Jesus by following his commandments – The Archbishop

Holy mass on the feast of St Filippo Neri offered to those who are abroad receiving treatment

26/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

F’dawn il-ġranet qabel Pentekoste, Għid il-Ħamsin, naqraw siltiet sbieħ ħafna imma pjuttost impenjattivi mill-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann. Propju d-diskors imsejjaħ saċerdotali ta’ Ġesù li nsibuh fil-kapitli 16 u 17 tal-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann.

Hawnhekk Ġesù qiegħed fi djalogu mal-Missier, ma’ Missieru l-Mulej. Qegħdin fl-aħħar ċena ftit sigħat qabel tibda l-passjoni ħarxa tiegħu, u Ġesù jitkellem dwar il-glorja, il-glorja li biha ta ġieħ lil Missieru u l-glorja li bih il-Missier jagħraf l-ubbidjenza tal-Iben… Read more »