Yearly Archives: 2021

Reflections on St Joseph by the Bishops (1)

Is-Sena Ġużeppina 2020-2021, imnedija mill-Papa Franġisku permezz tal-Ittra Appostolika Patris Corde, waslet fi tmiemha. Din l-ittra tmiss ma’ seba’ temi mill-ħajja tal-maħbub San Ġużepp.

Permezz ta’ Behold, li hu proġett ta’ Pastorali Bibblika u Liturġika fi ħdan il-Vigarjat għall-Evanġelizzazzjoni, tħejjew sensiela ta’ filmati marbuta ma’ dawn it-temi flimkien mal-Isqfijiet Maltin, li rriflettew dwar is-seba’ temi għall-Knisja f’Malta u Għawdex… Read more »

The shepherd with his sheep in the crib is an image of the Lord – The Archbishop

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

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Biex nipruvaw nifhmu t-tixbiha li jagħtina Ġesù llum, tajjeb ninnutaw kif jitkellem dwar Alla. “Hekk ukoll, anqas Missierkom li hu fis-semwwiet ma jrid li jintilef wieħed minn dawn iż-żgħar” (Mt 18:12).

Mela Alla għandu qalb ta’ missier għalina u biex nifhmu allura dan ir-raġel li jkollu 100 nagħġa u tintiliflu waħda minnhom, irridu nifhmu li dan ir-ragħaj hu missier, li għalih in-nagħaġ tiegħu huma wliedu… Read more »

Faith and Perseverance – Bishop Galea-Curmi

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

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Bil-Malti għandna espressjoni li tgħid “ma daħalx mill-bieb, daħal mit-tieqa”. F’dal-każ, ma daħħluhx mill-bieb, daħħluh mis-saqaf. Dan hu rakkont sabiħ li nsibu fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, u wkoll f’Evanġelji oħra, u hu rakkont li għandu ħafna x’jgħallimna. Hawn Ġesù kien qiegħed jgħallem, u kellu udjenza mħallta mhux ħażin, fosthom kien hemm għorrief tal-Liġi u Fariżej. Dawn kemm-il darba kienu semgħuh, u kienu qegħdin issa jisimgħuh jgħallem… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 7th December 2021, 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: 7th December

Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 40, 1-11
Psalm: 95 (96), 1-2.3 & 10ac.11-12.13

Gospel: Mt 18, 12-14

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost”. 

Saint of the day: Saint Ambrose, bishop & doctor of the Church Read more »

We pray to St Nicholas for unity among Christians – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of St Nicholas of Bari

  The Parish Church of St Nicholas, Siġġiewi

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Inti ibqa’ miexi f’dak li tgħallimt u emmint bis-sħiħ, għax taf mingħand min tgħallimtu” (2Tim 3,14). Dan il-kliem joqgħod tajjeb ħafna fuq fomm raġel għaref, li kien ra dehra li kellha tindikalu, min kellu jkun l-isqof il-ġdid ta’ Mira. It-tradizzjoni kienet tgħidilna li l-ewwel żagħżugħ, l-ewwel raġel li jidħol fil-Knisja, kellu jkun l-isqof il-ġdid ta’ Mira. Dan ir-raġel għaref qagħad jistenna… Read more »

The difference between John the Baptist and Joseph – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Closing Mass for the Year of St Joseph

  The Church of St Joseph the Worker, Birkirkara

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm kuntrast qawwi li jidher bejn San Ġwann il-Battista u San Ġużepp. San Ġwann il-Battista kien “leħen jgħajjat fid-deżert”. Kien leħen qawwi, leħen sod, li nstama’ minn ħafna. San Ġużepp ma kienx leħen jgħajjat, anzi kien leħen li lanqas jinstema’, għax fl-Evanġelju ma ssibx x’qal. San Ġwann il-Battista kien jiġbor ħafna nies madwaru, u lilhom iwassal il-messaġġ tat-tħejjija għall-Mulej. San Ġużepp, fil-ħajja tiegħu, insibuh biss fil-familja, ma’ Marija u Ġesù… Read more »

Malta’s anti-abortion law saves lives – Life Network Foundation

Il-liġi f’Malta għal kontra l-abort issalva l-ħajjiet qalet iċ-ċhairperson tal-Fondazzjoni Life Network, Miriam Sciberras, waqt mixja favur il-ħajja li saret il-Ħadd waranofsinhar fil-Belt Valletta. L-għan ta’ din il-mixja kien li f’Malta titrawwem kuxjenza ta’ protezzjoni u promozzjoni tal-ħajja umana mill-konċepiment.

Sciberras qalet li b’din il-mixja, jixtiequ jkunu l-vuċi tal-vulnerabbli fis-soċjetà, l-aktar it-tarbija fil-ġuf. F’diskors li għamlet fi tmiem il-mixja Sciberras qalet li fid-dawl tas-sitwazzjoni preżenti f’pajjiżna, qed jappellaw lill-ogħla awtoritajiet sabiex ikomplu jkunu minn ta’ quddiem biex kemm f’Malta, kif ukoll ‘il barra minn xtutna, jipproteġu kull ħajja… Read more »

Pope Francis on Lesbos: Stop this shipwreck of civilization

  Lesbos, Greece

The Pope on Sunday visited the Reception and Identification Centre of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. While there, he heard the testimonies of migrants, and told those present migration is a humanitarian crisis that concerns everyone.

Five years ago, Pope Francis came to the island of Lesbos to see for himself the plight of migrants here. On Sunday, as part of his Apostolic Visit to Greece, he was greeted by thousands of migrants at the Mytilene camp onthis island, telling them “I am here to see your faces and look into your eyes.”

Quoting Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, he said, “those who are afraid of you have not looked you in the eye…  They have forgotten that migration is not an issue for the Middle East and Northern Africa, for Europe and Greece… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 6th December, 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 »