Yearly Archives: 2021

Holy Mass & Rosary – 10th April, 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: 10th April

Saturday of Easter week
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 4, 13-21
Psalm: 117 (118), 1 & 14-15.16ab-18.19-21

Gospel: Mk 16, 9-15

When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping… Read more »

The abundance that the Living Christ brings us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Sejjer nistad”. Hekk qal Xmun Pietru lil sħabu – kienu sitta oħra mid-dixxipli ta’ Ġesù – u dawn qalulu: niġu miegħek. Meta Pietru jgħid “Sejjer nistad”, qisu qed jgħid: se mmur lura għall-ħajja ta’ qabel ma sejjaħli Ġesù, il-ħajja ta’ sajjied. Flok, kif kien qallu Ġesù, li jagħmlu “sajjied tal-bnedmin”, ikompli bil-ħajja ta’ sajjied li jaqbad il-ħut.

Kien għalihom diżappuntanti li għamlu lejl sħiħ u ma qabdu xejn; dawn kienu jifhmu fis-sajd, imma dak il-lejl ma rnexxilhomx jaqbdu ħut… Read more »

Pope personally congratulates Fr Dijonisju Mintoff on his 90th birthday

“Dear father, I have just found out that the day before yesterday you turned 90! I send you my Best Wishes!”

These simple words on a hand-written note, penned and signed by Pope Francis, most certainly made the day for Fr. Dionysius Mintoff, as he went about celebrating an important birthday at the Pope John XXIII Peace Laboratory he founded on the island of Malta… Read more »

Restoration works at Ħad-Dingli and Mġarr parish churches completed

Projects by the Foundation for Cultural Heritage co-financed by EU funds

Il-mużajk ta’ Marija mtellgħa s-sema li jisab mal-frontispizju tal-knisja parrokkjali tal-Imġarr

Dalgħodu ġew inawgurati diversi proġetti ta’ konservazzjoni u restawr fil‑parroċċi ta’ Ħad‑Dingli u l‑Imġarr, permezz tal‑ħidma li saret mill‑Fondazzjoni għall‑Patrimonju Kulturali tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Il‑proġetti saru b’kofinanzjament ta’ 80% minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea, b’investiment totali ta’ €217,000. Il‑proġetti ġew inawgurati mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi.

F’Ħad‑Dingli ġew irrestawrati diversi opri tal‑arti: l‑14‑il pittura tal‑Via Sagra, il‑pedestall u n‑niċċa tal‑Madonna tar‑Rużarju, il‑pittura tal‑Adorazzjoni tas‑Slaten Maġi, il‑pittura tal‑Madonna tar‑Rużarju, il‑pittura tal‑artist Portugiż Manuel Pereira li turi t‑tieġ bejn San Ġużepp u l‑Madonna, u l-istatwa tas-seklu sittax ta’ San Ġwann Battista, li hi maħsuba li nġiebet Malta mill-Ordni tal-Kavallieri ta’ San Ġwann… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 9th April, 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: 9th April

Friday of Easter week
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 4, 1-12
Psalm: 117 (118), 1-2 & 4.22-24.25-27a

Gospel: Jn 21, 1-14

In those days, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples… Read more »

Statement by the Secretariat for Catholic Education on the reopening of Church Schools

Is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija, b’konsultazzjoni mal-iskejjel tal-Knisja, jinforma li: 

L-Iskejjel tal-Knisja fil-livell kindergarten u primarju se jiftħu fiżikament nhar it-Tnejn, 12 ta’ April, b’osservanza tal-protokolli tas-saħħa. L-iskejjel li kellhom sistema ta’ attendenza alternata minħabba l-ispazji li huma għandhom se jkomplu b’dik is-sistema. 

L-iskejjel sekondarji se jibdew lezzjonijiet online nhar it-Tnejn, 12 ta’ April, u se jiftħu fiżikament nhar l-Erbgħa, 14 ta’ April… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 8th April, 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 »