Monthly Archives: May 2021

The Church in Malta’s position on village feasts 2021

14/05/2021

Matul din is‑sena 2021, il‑festi parrokkjali u festi oħra reliġjużi li jsiru ġewwa l‑bini tal‑knisja jsiru fil‑ġranet li soltu jiġu ċċelebrati, b’rispett sħiħ lejn il‑miżuri indikati mill‑Awtoritajiet tas‑Saħħa għall‑ħarsien tas‑saħħa u tal‑ħajja ta’ kulħadd.

Rigward iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet ta’ barra l‑bini tal‑knisja, li normalment jiġu organizzati mill‑Knisja, bħalma huma l‑purċissjonijiet, dawn isiru biss jekk, fejn u meta l‑Awtoritajiet tas‑Saħħa jawtorizzawhom bħala attivitajiet permessi. Read more »

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Receiving from his fullness – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Prayer vigil in preparation for the diaconal ordination

13/05/2021   Minor Basilica of St Paul's, Rabat

Messaġġ tal-Isqof Galea-Curmi

Qegħdin miġburin nitolbu flimkien lil Alla għal Sean u Jean Claude li se jkunu ordnati djakni nhar is-Sibt. Hi okkażjoni ta’ ferħ kbir għall-Knisja f’Malta, u nixtiequ nitolbu ħafna għalihom bil-qalb u bl-imħabba kollha.

Għeżież Sean u Jean Claude, nixtieqkom tiftakru llum fil-kliem ta’ San Pawl fl-Ittra lill-Galatin li għadna kif smajna. Hu jgħid: “għażilni sa minn ġuf ommi u sejjaħli permezz tal-grazzja tiegħu”… Read more »

White Paper on the responsible use of Cannabis

Statement by Caritas Malta on the Cannabis White Paper

14/05/2021

Caritas taqbel mal-pożizzjoni li jekk persuna tuża l-kannabis jew tkun dipendenti fuq kannabis (jew xi drogi oħra) ma tintbagħatx il-ħabs u lanqas ma tiċċappas il-kondotta tagħha. Madankollu meta tqis il-potenzjal ta’ ħsara li tagħmel il-Kannabis, Caritas issaħħaħ il-pożizzjoni ġenerali tagħha li bħala soċjetà għandna nrażżnu kemm jista’ jkun l-użu tal-Kannabis (u drogi oħra), nipprevjenu l-popolarizzazzjoni tagħha u naħdmu bla waqfien biex niskoraġġixxu l-użu u ninkoraġġixxu għażla ta’ ħajja sana u wkoll għażliet sani ta’ rikreazzjoni… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 14th May, 9:30am

14/05/2021   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 »

New Publication: “San Ġorġ Preca Ħaj Bħal Qatt Qabel”

14/05/2021

Fl-okkażjoni tal-20 sena mill-beatifikazzjoni ta’ Dun Ġorġ (9 ta’ Mejju 2001) is-Soċjetà tal-MUSEUM, permezz ta’ Pubblikazzjoni Preca, għadha kif ippubblikat ktieb ġdid bl-isem ta’ San Ġorġ Preca: Ħaj Bħal Qatt Qabel tal-awtur Ġorġ Borg.

Dan il-volum jagħti stampa ċara u awtentika tal-ħajja u l-qdusija ta’ San Ġorġ Preca (1880-1962). Il-ktieb jiġbor fih kapitli fuq diversi suġġetti, b’iktar minn 350 titlu ta’ aneddoti fuq dan l-ewwel qaddis Malti… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 14th May

14/05/2021

Saint Matthias, Apostle – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Act 1, 15-17. 20-26
Psalm: 112, 1-8

Gospel: Jn 15, 9-17

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 

I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. 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 »

“The mother’s womb is precious and sacred; it is there that human life is formed” – The Archbishop

Mass with the new priests on the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima

13/05/2021   The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa

L-Evanġelji li naqraw f’dawn il-jiem iwassluna għall-festa li se niċċelebraw nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, il-festa tal-Lapsi, it-Tlugħ is-Sema tal-Mulej. F’partijiet tad-dinja qed jiċċelebrawha llum, propju fl-40 jum mill-Għid il-Kbir. L-Evanġelji jippreparawna wkoll biex 50 jum wara l-Għid, fl-Għid il-Ħamsin, niċċelebraw il-miġja tal-Ispirtu s-Santu.

Illum, f’dan is-santwarju antik, qed niċċelebraw il-festa ta’ Sidtna Marija ta’ Fatima. Madwar dan l-affresk tal-Madonna bil-Bambin, hemm l-isem tagħha ‘Mater Dei’ (Omm Alla)… Read more »

Holy Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa – 13th May 2021

13/05/2021   The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa

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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: 13th May

13/05/2021

The Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima – Memorial
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 18, 1-8
Psalm: 97 (98), 1.2-3ab.3cd-4

Gospel: Jn 16, 16-20

In those days. Jesus told his disciples: “A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me.” Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying to us, “A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and “Because I am going to the Father’?” They said, “What does he mean by this “a little while’? … Read more »