Monthly Archives: March 2021

The fragrant scent of generosity – Bishop Galea-Curmi

29/03/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Id-dar imtliet bir-riħa tfuħ”. Hekk naqraw fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann, f’dan ir-rakkont meta Marija, oħt Lazzru, ħadet fwieħa tan-nard pur, tiswa ħafna, u b’din il-fwieħa dilket riġlejn Ġesù. Kien ġest li juri l-imħabba kbira li hi kellha lejn Ġesù.

Marija kienet tħobbu tassew lil Ġesù. Niftakru dak ir-rakkont fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, meta Ġesù mar għandha u għand Marta… Read more »

Pope on Palm Sunday: Let us ask for the grace to be amazed

29/03/2021

Every year this liturgy leaves us amazed: we pass from the joy of welcoming Jesus as he enters Jerusalem to the sorrow of watching him condemned to death and then crucified. That sense of interior amazement will remain with us throughout Holy Week. Let us reflect more deeply on it.

From the start, Jesus leaves us amazed. His people give him a solemn welcome, yet he enters Jerusalem on a lowly colt… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 29th March, 9:30am

29/03/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 Gospel of the day: 29th March

29/03/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 42, 1-7
Psalm: 26 (27), 1.2.3.13-14

Gospel: Jn 12, 1-11

Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him. Mary took a litre of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil… Read more »

He was really the son of God – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on Palm Sunday

28/03/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Dan il-bniedem kien tassew bin Alla!” Dan kien il-kliem li qal iċ-ċenturjun li kien hemm ħdejn Ġesù msallab, fil-konklużjoni tal-passjoni tiegħu, hekk kif Ġesù miet. Dan hu l-messaġġ importanti li jrid iwasslilna l-Evanġelista San Mark fl-Evanġelju tiegħu: li Ġesù li kien bin Alla għadda minn din il-passjoni kollha, biex lilna jsalvana, biex lilna jagħtina l-ħajja.

Il-passjoni tolqtok bħala storja mimlija ħażen… Read more »

Do I know Jesus? Am I with Jesus? – The Archbishop

Mass on Palm Sunday

28/03/2021   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Pietru jinsab fid-dar tal-qassis il-kbir. L-għajjat ta’ min qed jakkuża ’l Ġesù jinstema’. Pietru stess jiġi akkużat li huwa ħaġa waħda ma’ Ġesù.   “ ‘Int ukoll kont ma’ Ġesù ta’ Nazaret.’ Imma hu ċaħad u qal: ‘Ma nafx, m’iniex nifhem x’inti tgħid.’ U ħareġ ’il barra fid-daħla tal-palazz. U s-serduk idden.  Il-qaddejja ratu, u reġgħet bdiet tgħid lil dawk li kienu hemm: ‘Dan wieħed minnhom.’  U mill-ġdid ċaħad… Read more »

CCEE celebrates its 50th anniversary

28/03/2021

On 25 March 1971, the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences “was born under the gaze of the Mother of Christ and of the Church, who would subsequently be venerated as Queen of Europe”.

The Council is made up of thirty-nine members, thirty-three of which are national Bishops’ Conferences.

It also includes the Archbishops of Luxembourg, the Principality of Monaco, the Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus and the Bishops of Chişinău (Moldova), the Eparchy of Mukachevo and the Apostolic Administration of Estonia… Read more »

The creativity of love

28/03/2021

Message by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

This year, we will once again celebrate Holy Week in an unusual way. We cannot gather in our churches to relive the mystery of the passion, death and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We are invited to follow these celebrations on TV or social media – and that will definitely help – but it is very different from being in church and taking an active part in the liturgy… Read more »

Mass on Palm Sunday – 28th March, 9:30am

28/03/2021   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 »