September 2021 Archives

Monthly Archives: September 2021

Mother and teacher – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the week of the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

07/09/2021 The Parish Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mellieħa

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

It-twelid ta’ Marija ġab ferħ kbir lill-ġenituri tagħha, Sant’Anna u San Ġwakkin. Imma li ma kinux jafu l-ġenituri tagħha kien li l-ferħ tagħhom ma kienx se jibqa’ tagħhom biss, bħala ġenituri u familja, imma kien se jkun il-ferħ tal-poplu kollu Nisrani.

Għalhekk, aħna u nħejju ruħna għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni tat-twelid ta’ Marija, niftakru li hi ċelebrazzjoni li nagħmlu lkoll bħala Knisja għax tfakkarna f’Marija li t-twelid tagħha kien ifisser li twieldet dik li kellha tkun Omm Alla… Read more »

Holy Mass on the feast of the Nativity of Mary – 8th September, 9:30am

08/09/2021 The Minor Basilica of the Nativity of Mary, Senglea

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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 »

Following in the apostles’ footsteps – The Archbishop

07/09/2021 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

F’din is-silta mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa joħroġ biċ-ċar ħafna li l-appostli joħorġu mill-qalb ta’ Ġesù imma wkoll joħorġu mit-talb tiegħu. Aħna u nitolbu biex inkunu fidili lejn Ġesù u lejn il-Knisja tiegħu li hi mibnija fuq l-appostli, għandna bżonn nitgħallmu din il-lezzjoni sabiħa li jagħtina l-Mulej: “Jekk il-Mulej ma jibnix id-dar, għalxejn jitħabtu l-bennejja. Jekk il-Mulej ma jħarisx il-belt, għalxejn jishar l-għassies”… Read more »

“Ġid lil kulħadd, deni lil ħadd” – Bishop Galea-Curmi

06/09/2021 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“X’jiswa nhar ta’ Sibt, tagħmel il-ġid jew tagħmel id-deni? Issalva ħajja jew teqridha?” Dan hu li qal Ġesù lill-kittieba u lill-Fariżej fis-sinagoga qabel ma għamel il-miraklu u fejjaq lir-raġel li kellu idu niexfa. Il-kittieb u l-Fariżej kienu, skont l-Evanġelju, “moħħhom fih”; mhux biex isegwu t-tagħlim tiegħu, jew dak li kien qed jgħid, lanqas għax kienu jattirawhom il-mirakli li kien jagħmel Ġesù, imma biex jaraw ifejjaqx lil dan il-bniedem f’Jum is-Sibt… Read more »

52nd International Eucharistic Congress begins in Budapest

07/09/2021

“May the Lord God grant us to the capacity to feel in these days that Christ is with us in the Eucharist. He does not leave the Church, people and humanity alone”.

Cardinal Péter Erdő, Primate of Hungary, pronounced these heartfelt words at the beginning of the Mass in Budapest that opened the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, which had to be postponed from last year due to the pandemic… Read more »

The Jubilee CCEE Assembly in Rome from 23 to 26 September 2021

07/09/2021

This year, the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) celebrates its 50th anniversary: it was established in March 1971 and subsequently approved by St Paul VI. To celebrate this jubilee event, the annual CCEE Plenary Assembly will take place in Rome from 23 to 26 September 2021 with the participation of the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences from across Europe.

Founded as a body of communion between the European Bishops’ Conferences, with the aim of promoting and safeguarding the good of the Church, for 50 years CCEE has been committed, according to its statutes, to “exercising collegiality in hierarchical communion cum et sub romano pontefice; a closer communication and co-operation between bishops and the bishops’ conferences of Europe in order to promote and inspire the work of new evangelisation; to contribute to the ecumenical dialogue for Christian unity; to offer an ecclesial witness in European society”… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 7th September, 9:30am

07/09/2021 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

The Gospel of the day: 7th September

07/09/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Col 2, 6-15
Psalm: 144 (145), 1-2.8-9.10-11

Gospel: Lk 6, 12-19

During those days Jesus+ went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was called the Zealot, and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. Read more »

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Mother Teresa: cherishing life with love – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of St Teresa of Calcutta

06/09/2021 The Collegiate of the Immaculate Conception, Cospicua

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għadni kif kont qed nara, illum wara nofsinhar fuq TV2000, parti minn filmat fuq Madre Tereża. Kull darba li nsegwi l-ħajja tagħha, tolqotni kif b’mod radikali għexet dal-kliem ta’ Ġesu: “Kulma għamiltu mal-iżgħar fost dawn ħuti, għamiltuh miegħi” (Mt 25:40). Meta niftakru fil-ħajja ta’ Madre Tereża u dak kollu li għamlet, jolqotna kif kienet totalment dedikata biex isservi lil Kristu qalb l-ifqar fost il-fqar… Read more »

Fundraising campaign for Afghanistan and Haiti victims

Caritas Malta calls for humanitarian response

06/09/2021

Fuq talba tal‑Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex, Caritas Malta f’kollaborazzjoni ma’ Caritas Internationalis qed tappella għad‑donazzjonijiet ta’ flus b’risq il‑poplu tal‑Afganistan u dak tal-Ħaiti, li qed ibatu minħabba ċirkustanzi li għaddej minnhom pajjiżhom. F’dawn iż‑żewġ pajjiżi għadd kbir ta’ persuni qed jgħaddu minn ħafna tbatija u biża’ wara li tilfu djarhom u spiċċaw mingħajr ikel u affarijiet bażiċi sanitarji fost diffikultajiet oħra.

Fl‑Afganistan, eluf ta’ persuni qed jippruvaw jaħarbu minn pajjiżhom wara li t‑Talibani reġgħu ħadu kontroll tal‑pajjiż… Read more »