Monthly Archives: September 2021

Holy Mass & Rosary – 18th September, 9:30am

  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: 18th September

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Tim 6, 13-16
Psalm: 99 (100), 2.3.4.5

Gospel: Lk 8, 4-15

In those days, a great crowd gathered and people from town after town came to Jesus, and he said in a parable: “A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell on the path and was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. Some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered for lack of moisture. Some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it. Some fell into good soil, and when it grew, it produced a hundredfold.” As he said this, he called out, “Let anyone with ears to hear listen!” 

Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant. He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to others I speak in parables, so that “looking they may not perceive, and listening they may not understand.’ 

“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones on the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. The ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy… Read more »

An EU funded project which will benefit children and employees in Church homes

Three Church entities benefit from European funds

  Fra Diegu Home, Ħamrun

Tliet entitajiet tal‑Knisja li jmexxu djar residenzjali għat‑tfal se jaħdmu flimkien fuq proġett li se jkompli jtejjeb il‑ħajja tat‑tfal u l‑adolexxenti li jgħixu fid‑djar tal‑Knisja. Dan il‑proġett se jsir b’investiment ta’ €250,000 li 80% minnhom se jkunu kofinanzjati minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea u l‑bqija se jiġu ffinanzjati mill‑Knisja. Minn din ir‑riċerka se jibbenefikaw mhux biss it‑tfal iżda wkoll il‑professjonisti li jaħdmu magħhom. Fil‑preżent, f’dawn id‑djar tal‑Knisja jgħixu 72 tifel u tifla li ġejjin minn ċirkustanzi diffiċli fil‑familja, u li ġew fdati lill‑Knisja mill‑Istat għall‑kura u l‑ħarsien tagħhom… Read more »

Plexus21: applications open for youth leaders

Jinsabu miftuħa l-applikazzjonijiet online għall-konferenza annwali ‘Plexus’ għall-youth leaders li jaħdmu fil-pastorali mal-adolexxenti u ż-żgħażagħ. Din is-sena l-konferenza se ssir fid-9 ta’ Ottubru. Sabiex jinżammu l-miżuri tas-saħħa marbuta mal‑COVID‑19, il-konferenza se tkun qed issir minn sitt postijiet differenti fl-istess ħin, bi wħud mill-attivitajiet ippjanati jixxandru live.

Din is-sena l-għan ewlieni ta’ Plexus21 – Waves hu li toffri lill-mexxejja żgħażagħ il-ħin li jirriflettu dwar dak li għaddew minnu matul is-sentejn ta’ pandemija kif ukoll toffri l-ispazju biex flimkien jaqsmu u jisimgħu l-esperjenzi ta’ xuxlin… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 17th September, 9:30am

  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: 17th September

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Tim 6, 2c-12
Psalm: 48 (49), 6-7.8-10.17-18.19-20

Gospel: Lk 8, 1-3

In those days, Jesus went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their resources… Read more »

It’s tragic that horrible things happen in the name of God – The Archbishop

Day of prayer & fasting for the Afghan people

  The chapel at Junior College, Msida

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Il-fidi tiegħek salvatek; mur bis-sliem” (Lq 7:50). Dawn il-kliem ta’ Ġesù lil din il-mara li l-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa jsejħilha: “midinba magħrufa” (Lq 7:37), m’għandhiex isem. Nafu x’kien jismu l-Fariżej li stiednu, għax Ġesù jgħidlu Xmun u magħruf bħala Xmun il-Fariżew, imma din il-mara m’għandhiex isem. Donnu qiegħda tirrapreżenta kull wieħed u waħda minna.

Forsi aħna midinbin imma mhux bilfors magħrufa għalkemm l-isqof isejjaħ u jgħarraf lilu nnifsu bħala ‘l-qaddej t’Alla mingħajr ma jistħoqqlu’… Read more »

Abortion is murder, the Church must be close and compassionate, not political – Pope Francis

Speaking to journalists on the return flight from Slovakia, Pope Francis talks about his dialogue with Hungarian authorities, anti-Semitism, and vaccines, as well as Holy Communion for politicians who approve abortion laws.

“Abortion is murder”, the Church cannot change its position, but “every time the bishops have not confronted the problem as pastors, they have taken sides politically.” These were Pope Francis’ words during a conversation with journalists on the papal flight from Bratislava to Rome, at the conclusion of his trip to Budapest and Slovakia… Read more »

Another step forward in the process for the beatification of the Casolani couple

L-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna waqqaf kummissjoni biex teżamina d-dokumenti u l-kitbiet dwar il-koppja Henry u Inez Casolani. Il-membri tal-kummissjoni huma Rev. Dr Nicholas Doublet, Dr Joseph F. Grima u Dr Evelyn Pullicino. Huma ħadu l-ġurament tal-ħatra nhar il-11 ta’ Awwissu 2021 quddiem il-Vigarju Ġudizzjali, Kan. Brendan Gatt u l-Kanċilliera Joanna Camilleri. Dan hu pass ieħor fil-proċess tal-kawża għall-beatifikazzjoni tal-koppja Casolani.

Min għandu xi kitbiet jew dokumenti dwar il-koppja Casolani hu mitlub li jinforma bihom lil viċi postulatur, Anthony Quintano fuq 104, ‘Eroica’, Triq V… Read more »