Monthly Archives: September 2021

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 »

Pope at Angelus: Healing of the heart begins with listening

05/09/2021

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

The Gospel for today’s liturgy presents Jesus who heals a deaf man with a speech impediment. What is striking about this story is how the Lord performs this prodigious sign. He took the deaf man aside, put his finger into the man’s ears, and touched his tongue with saliva. Then he looked up to heaven, groaned, and said to him: “Ephphatha”, that is, “Be opened!” (cf Mk 7:33-34)… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 6th September, 9:30am

06/09/2021   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: 6th September

06/09/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Col 1, 24 – 2, 3
Psalm: 61 (62), 6-7.9

Gospel: Lk 6, 6-11

On another sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees watched him to see whether he would cure on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him. 

Even though he knew what they were thinking, he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” He got up and stood there. Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to destroy it?” After looking around at all of them, he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored. But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. 

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Listening and speaking with God in mind – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

05/09/2021   The Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, Ħal Qormi

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Naħseb ħadd minna hawnhekk f’din il-knisja ma jiftakar il-ġurnata tal-magħmudija, għax ħafna minna konna żgħar, u ħafna minn dawn li qed isegwuna wkoll. Imma ġieli attendejna ċelebrazzjoni tal-magħmudija. Fost ir-riti differenti fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-magħmudija, hemm  mument minnhom meta l-qassis iqiegħed idu fuq il-widnejn u l-fomm tat-tarbija – xi ħaġa li f’dan iż-żmien tal-pandemija ma nistgħux nagħmluha, minħabba l-miżuri għalissa, imma r-rit normali hu hekk – u jgħid hekk: “Sidna Ġesù, li ta s-smigħ lit-torox u l-kelma lill-imbikkmin, jagħti lilek ukoll il-grazzja li ma ddumx ma tkun tista’ tisma’ b’widnejk il-kelma tiegħu u tilqagħha, u tistqarr bil-fomm il-fidi tiegħek biex tfaħħar u ssebbaħ lil Alla l-Missier.” Dan hu l-kliem li jgħid il-qassis f’dal-mument tal-magħmudija… Read more »

Maria Bambina is the most beautiful hymn in favour of life – Bishop Galea Curmi

Mass on the centenary from the solemn coronation of the titular statue of Maria Bambina

04/09/2021   The Minor Basilica of the Nativity of Virgin Mary, Senglea

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Dan l-innu hekk sabiħ u sinifikattiv ta’ mitt sena ilu illum, miktub mill-Poeta Nazzjonali Dun
Karm Psaila, li dis-sena f’Ottubru nfakkru l-150 sena mit-twelid tiegħu, u mmużikat mis-
Surmast Ġużeppi Caruana, għadu jqajjem emozzjonijiet kbar mitt sena wara fost il-poplu tal-
Isla. Bir-raġun, għax l-inkurunazzjoni ta’ Marija Bambina, Sultana tal-Vittorji – ġrajja
importanti għall-Isla u għall-Knisja f’Malta – hija mnaqqxa fil-memorja tal-poplu… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 5th September, 9:30am

05/09/2021   The Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, Ħal Qormi

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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 Sunday Gospel: 5th September

05/09/2021

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 35:4-7a
Psalm: 145(146):7,8-9a,9bc,10
Second Reading: James 2:1-5

Gospel: Mk 7:31-37

In those days, Jesus returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 

Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. They were astounded beyond measure, saying, “He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” Read more »

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Like cloth weaved from His word – Bishop Galea-Curmi

03/09/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Fil-ħajja ta’ Ġesù, insibuh diversi drabi f’polemika mal-Fariżej u l-kittieba tagħhom.  Tal-lum hija waħda minnhom, meta ġew jilmentaw għaliex id-dixxipli ta’ Ġesù ma kinux f’kollox bħad-dixxipli l-oħra ta’ Ġwanni, jagħmlu bħalhom, imma kienu qishom qed igawdu l-ħajja, “jieklu u jixorbu”; dejjem ovvjament jagħmlu affarijiet tajbin, imma jgawdu l-ħajja. Ħaduha bi kbira minħabba f’hekk.

Nixtieq nieħu t-tieni parti tal-Evanġelju, meta Ġesù jgħid li “ħadd ma jaqta’ biċċa drapp minn libsa ġdida biex biha jraqqa’ waħda qadima”… Read more »

“Kull Pass Jgħodd” – 265km in aid of Fondazzjoni Sebħ

25 volunteers will walk the Camino de Santiago in aid of Fondazzjoni Sebħ

04/09/2021

Għadd ta’ voluntiera mill-grupp Caminiamo l-ġimgħa d-dieħla se jagħmlu l-Pellegrinaġġ ta’ San Ġakbu magħruf bħala l-Camino de Santiago fi Spanja. Id-donazzjonijiet miġbura se jmorru b’risq l-entità tal-Knisja Fondazzjoni Sebħ, biex tkun tista’ tiftaħ ċentru terapewtiku f’Santa Venera li se jgħin lit-tfal, l-adolexxenti u n-nisa li joqgħodu f’waħda mir-residenzi tal-fondazzjoni.

Il-motto tal-pellegrinaġġ ta’ din is-sena hu ‘Kull Pass Jgħodd’ b’riferiment għall-mixja nnifisha kif ukoll għal kull pass żgħir ’il quddiem li jsir waqt it-terapija… Read more »