Monthly Archives: November 2021

Helping us come to a decision – Bishop Galea-Curmi

12/11/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għandu mnejn dan il-kliem ta’ Ġesù lilna jbeżżagħna, u joħloq fina ansjetà. Speċjalment meta jsemmi x’ġara fi żmien Noè – dak id-dulluvju – u x’ġara lil Sodoma, meta Alla qeridha. U iktar u iktar meta Ġesù juri kif dak li ġara ħa lin-nies għall-għarrieda, ma kinux jafu bih qabel.

Fil-fatt, Ġesù jgħid li dawn kienu “jieklu u jixorbu, iżewġu u jiżżewġu” fi żmien Noè; u meta jitkellem fuq Sodoma, jgħid li n-nies “kienu jieklu u jixorbu, jixtru, ibigħu, iħawlu, jibnu”… Read more »

Sunday Mass on Remembrance Day – 14th November, 9:30am

14/11/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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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 »

World Youth Day in Parishes

13/11/2021

At the end of Mass on the Solemnity of Christ the King on 22 November 2020, Pope Francis called for a relaunch of the celebration of WYD in the particular Churches. He announced that this celebration, which has been traditionally held on Palm Sunday, starting in 2021 will be held on the Sunday of the Solemnity of Christ the King.

Although MCYN would like to organise the celebration, it acknowledges the fact that it would be difficult to organise this on a diocesan level due to pandemic restrictions and the health risks involved… Read more »

Pope prays with the poor in Assisi: ‘May we always share our bread with those in need’

13/11/2021

Pope Francis kicked off his Friday morning visit to the Italian town of Assisi with an unexpected visit to the Poor Clares Convent, where he met privately with the cloistered nuns serving the Church in prayer.

He then travelled to the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, where a poor person presented him with the pilgrim’s staff and mantle, to show that all present were pilgrims in the town of St… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 13th November

13/11/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 18, 14-16; 19, 6-9
Psalm: 104 (105), 2-3.36-37.42-43

Gospel: Lk 18, 1-8

In those days, Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, “Grant me justice against my opponent.’ 

For a while he refused; but later he said to himself, “Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.’ ” And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? … Read more »

New committee for the Church Schools’ Association

12/11/2021

During the annual general meeting of the Church Schools’ Association (CSA), which represents 55 Church schools in Malta and Gozo, the new members of the committee for the years 2021-2024 were selected.

Fr Jimmy Bartolo SJ has been confirmed as coordinator of the association. Stephen Cachia was chosen as deputy coordinator, Fr Jeremy Vella SDB as treasurer, Mariuccia Fenech as secretary, and Roberta Mifsud Bonnici as deputy secretary… Read more »

A life of wisdom with meaningful values – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass with new University graduates

11/11/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għeżież ħbieb, fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Gradwazzjoni, nixtieq minn qalbi nifirħilkom għall-kisbiet tagħkom. Dan hu jum tassew sabiħ għalikom, fejn qed taħsdu l-frott tal-istudji tagħkom. Għandkom għax tiċċelebraw u tifirħu flimkien! Wara snin ta’ studju, kultant fi żmien diffiċli bħalma kienet u għadha l-esperjenza tal-pandemija Covid-19 bit-tħarbit li ġabet magħha, b’ħafna diffikultajiet u sfidi ġodda, intom irnexxielkom tegħlbu l-ostakli biex stajtu taslu għall-jum speċjali tal-gradwazzjoni… Read more »

European Citizen’s Prize 2021 for Dar tal-Providenza

12/11/2021   Paul-Henri Spaak Hall, Brussels

It was a special occasion for Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Dar tal-Provdenza, and Administrator Nadine Camilleri Cassano to be handed the Diploma of the European Citizen’s Prize 2021 on Tuesday 9th November 2021. The presentation was made by the European Parliament Vice-President and Chancellor of European Citizen’s Prize, Dita Charanzovà during a ceremony held at the Paul-Henri Spaak building in Brussels.

Charanzovà said that all the awarded projects for the years 2020-2021 are the examples, the inspirations and the real heroes for the work that they do in society… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 12th November, 9:30am

12/11/2021   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: 12th November

12/11/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 13, 1-9
Psalm: 18, 2-3.4-5

Gospel: Lk 17, 26-37

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking, and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all of them. 

Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, but on the day that Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from heaven and destroyed all of them —it will be like that on the day that the Son of Man is revealed. 

On that day, anyone on the housetop who has belongings in the house must not come down to take them away; and likewise anyone in the field must not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife. 

Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it. I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken and the other left.” 

Then they asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.”

Saint of the day: Saint Josaphat, bishop & martyr Read more »

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