News from the Church in Malta
First Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day
First Reading: Gen 9, 8-15
Psalm: 24 (25), 4-5ab.6-7bc.8-9
Second Reading: 1 Pt 3, 18-22
Gospel: Mk 1, 12-15
In those days the Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Fi żmien Ġesù, diversi nies kellhom id-drawwa li jsumu, bħalma kienu jagħmlu d-dixxipli ta’ Ġwanni u l-Fariżej, kif smajna fl-Evanġelju. Kienu, pereżempju, isumu darbtejn fil-ġimgħa. Mhux għax kellhom obbligu li kull darba jsumu, imma għax kienu jarawha bħala ħaġa xierqa. Xi wħud minnhom kienu wkoll jiftaħru biha. Niftakru Ġesù jgħid il-parabbola tal-Fariżew u l-pubblikan fit-tempju, u l-Fariżew meta kien qed jagħmel it-talba tiegħu lil Alla, jiftaħar, u fost l-oħrajn jgħidlu: “jiena nsum darbtejn fil-ġimgħa” (Lq 18:12)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Jien u nitlob fuq il-ħsieb li xtaqt naqsam magħkom illum, waqt li qegħdin nitolbu b’suffraġju ta’ ħuna Monsinjur Ġwann Azzopardi, u nitolbu wkoll għal ruħu imma wkoll insellmu il-ħidma u l-patrimonju li ħallielna, laqatni ħafna dan il-vers mill-Profeta Iżaija, li, il-Knisja tissuġġerixxi bħal-lum, is-Sibt ta’ wara l-Erbgħa tal-Irmied: ‘’Isejħulek bennej tas-swar imġarrfa’’.
Għaliex nimmaġina, li l-patrimonju storiku, dokumentali, mużikali, arkitettoniku, u mittoniku li ġie afdat għall-kura ta’ Dun Ġwann, mill-mibki Monsinjur Coleiro fl-1967, bħala kollaboratur tal-Mużew tal-Katidral li kien għadu fil-bidu tiegħu… Read more »
The Pastoral Letter by the Bishops
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to “Repent and believe in the Gospel” (Mk 1:15). He calls us to embrace the Good News and delve deeper into the essence of our faith, as Jesus himself explains: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16)… Read more »
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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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 58, 9b-14
Psalm: 85 (86), 1-2.3-4.5-6
Gospel: Lk 5, 27-32
Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.”
And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him. Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them… Read more »
Yesterday evening, the Holy Father provided his nulla osta to the 2021 Budget of the Holy See, proposed by the Secretariat for the Economy and approved last Tuesday, February 16th, by the Council for the Economy.
With total revenues of € 260.4M and expenses of € 310.1M, the Holy See expects a deficit of € 49.7M in 2021, heavily impacted by the economic crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »
Reflection for the first Sunday of Lent by Archbishop Charles Scicluna.
Gospel: Mark 1:12-15 Read more »
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Ġew inawgurati żewġ proġetti ta’ restawr fil‑Bażilika Minuri ta’ Kristu Re f’Raħal Ġdid u fil‑Knisja Arċipretali tal‑Lunzjata f’Ħal Tarxien. Dawn il‑proġetti, b’kofinanzjament ta’ 80% minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea, saru b’investiment ta’ aktar minn €400,000. Il‑proġetti ġew inawgurati llum mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi. Preżenti wkoll għall‑konferenza tal‑aħbarijiet kien hemm is‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross, u Dun Marc Andrè Camilleri u Dun Christopher Ellul, il‑kappillan u l‑arċipriet tal‑parroċċa ta’ Raħal Ġdid (Kristu Re) u ta’ Ħal Tarxien rispettivament… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Ir-Randan hu ż-żmien ta’ mixja li aħna nagħmlu lejn iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-misteru tal-mewt u l-qawmien ta’ Ġesù, iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Għid li hi l-ikbar ċelebrazzjoni għalina. Hawnhekk, fil-kelma tiegħu fl-Evanġelju llum, Ġesù jurina tliet affarijiet importanti u ta’ għajnuna tul din il-mixja li se nagħmlu matul ir-Randan. Isemmi s-sawm, it-talb u l-karità.
Bis-sinċerità tal-qalb
Jgħid ħaġa tant importanti għat-tlieta li huma: li aħna, jekk se nsumu, se nitolbu u se nagħtu karità, ma nagħmlux dan biex nidhru, għal wiċċ in-nies… Read more »
