Monthly Archives: May 2021

He chose us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

07/05/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għada s-Sibt hi ġurnata sabiħa ħafna għall-Knisja f’Malta għax l-Arċisqof se jordna erba’ saċerdoti ġodda. Fid-djoċesi ta’ Għawdex, ftit ġranet ilu, l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex ordna żewġ saċerdoti ġodda. Hi sabiħa għax hi ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tas-sejħa li għamel il-Mulej, u tat-tweġiba ġeneruża ta’ dawn iż-żgħażagħ. Tfakkarna ħafna f’dal-kliem li smajna lil Ġesù jgħid fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann: “Mhux intom għażiltu lili, imma jien għażilt lilkom, u ħtartkom biex tmorru tagħmlu l-frott, u l-frott tagħkom jibqa’.” Hi din l-għażla li għamel il-Mulej, u t-tweġiba ta’ dawn iż-żgħażagħ, biex il-Mulej jagħtihom din il-missjoni li jagħmlu frott li jibqa’… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 8th May

08/05/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 16, 1-10
Psalm: 99 (100), 1-2.3.5

Gospel: Jn 15, 18-21

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world—therefore the world hates you. 

Remember the word that I said to you, “Servants are not greater than their master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me… Read more »

Restored Marsaxlokk pipe organ inaugurated

07/05/2021

Ġie inawgurat il‑proġett ta’ restawr u konservazzjoni tal‑orgni (pipe organ) tas‑Santwarju tal‑Madonna ta’ Pompej f’Marsaxlokk, b’investiment ta’ madwar €47,000 b’kofinanzjament ta’ 80% minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea. Il‑proġett ġie inawgurat mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, lejlet il-festa tal-Madonna ta’ Pompej. Preżenti wkoll is‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross,  u l‑Kappillan Dun Luke Seguna.

Permezz ta’ dan il‑proġett ta’ restawr estensiv fit‑teknika tal‑orgni kif ukoll fl‑intonazzjoni tiegħu, il‑ħoss tal‑orgni jista’ jerġa’ jitgawda mill‑Maltin u t‑turisti li jżuru u jattendu għall‑funzjonijiet fil‑knisja, u jgħin lill‑kongregazzjoni fil‑kant u t‑talb… Read more »

Strengthening well-being not substance use

07/05/2021

The Secretariat for Catholic Education (SfCE) and the Church Schools’ Association (CSA) have issued a position paper giving feedback to the White Paper “Towards the Strengthening of the Legal Framework on the Responsible Use of Cannabis”. This feedback will now be presented to the Government as part of the consultation process currently underway.

As educators working on a daily basis with thousands of children and youths, the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Church Schools’ Association feel the responsibility to voice strong reservations about the dangerous path the proposals listed in the White Paper appear to be taking… Read more »

Live: The ordination of four new priests – 9th May, 9:30am

07/05/2021   The Minor Basilica of Christ the King, Paola

Illum il‑Knisja f’Malta tifraħ li se jkollha erba’ saċerdoti ġodda fl-għalqa tal-Mulej. Dawn huma: Dun Roderick Baldacchino u Dun Jean‑Claude Schembri mill‑parroċċa ta’ Santa Katarina, iż‑Żejtun, Dun Joshua Cortis mill‑parroċċa ta’ San Gejtanu, il‑Ħamrun, u Patri Mark Scicluna tal‑Ordni tal‑Aħwa Minuri Kapuċċini.

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament… Read more »

Council of Cardinals reflects on life of Church in pandemic

07/05/2021

In a meeting held virtually on Thursday afternoon, members of the Council of Cardinals shared their experiences of the “economic and social consequences” of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and discussed “the Church’s commitment to health, economic recovery and the support offered to those most in need.”

Pope Francis took part in the meeting from his residence in the Casa Santa Marta, which the other members of the Council – Cardinals Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Reinhard Marx, Sean Patrick O’Malley, Oswald Gracias, and Fridolin Ambongo Besungo – joined the conversation from their respective countries… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 7th May, 9:30am

07/05/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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: 7th May

07/05/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 15, 22-31
Psalm: 56 (57), 8-9.10-12

Gospel: Jn 15, 12-17

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. 

You did not choose me but I chose you… Read more »

Staying close – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Message during the Prayer Vigil for the new priests

06/05/2021   The Capuchin Church, Kalkara

Nirringrazzjaw flimkien lil Alla għad-don tas-saċerdozju li qed jagħti lil Roderick, Jean Claude, Joshua u Mark, u li permezz tagħhom qed jagħti lill-Knisja, speċjalment lill-Knisja f’Malta. Hija okkażjoni ta’ ferħ kbir! Flimkien nirringrazzjaw lil Alla b’qalb mimlija mħabba, u nitolbuh ħafna għalihom.

Din ir-riflessjoni fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni li għamilna llum, li hi marbuta mal-ħsieb tal-Papa Franġisku, hi ta’ għajnuna kbira għalikom bħalma hi għalina, għal kull wieħed u waħda minna… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Contemplative prayer ‘a guide along path of love’

05/05/2021

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

We continue the catechesis on prayer and in this catechesis, I would like to reflect on contemplative prayer.

The contemplative dimension of the human being – which is not yet contemplative prayer – is a bit like the “salt” of life: it gives flavour, it seasons our day. We can contemplate by gazing at the sun that rises in the morning, or at the trees that deck themselves out in spring green; we can contemplate by listening to music or to the sounds of the birds, reading a book, gazing at a work of art or at that masterpiece that is the human face… Carlo Maria Martini, when he was sent to be the Bishop of Milan, entitled his first Pastoral Letter The contemplative dimension of life: the truth is that those who live in a large city, where everything – we can say – is artificial and where everything is functional, risk losing the capacity to contemplate… Read more »