Yearly Archives: 2021

The Gospel of the day: 29th March

29/03/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 42, 1-7
Psalm: 26 (27), 1.2.3.13-14

Gospel: Jn 12, 1-11

Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him. Mary took a litre of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil… Read more »

He was really the son of God – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on Palm Sunday

28/03/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Dan il-bniedem kien tassew bin Alla!” Dan kien il-kliem li qal iċ-ċenturjun li kien hemm ħdejn Ġesù msallab, fil-konklużjoni tal-passjoni tiegħu, hekk kif Ġesù miet. Dan hu l-messaġġ importanti li jrid iwasslilna l-Evanġelista San Mark fl-Evanġelju tiegħu: li Ġesù li kien bin Alla għadda minn din il-passjoni kollha, biex lilna jsalvana, biex lilna jagħtina l-ħajja.

Il-passjoni tolqtok bħala storja mimlija ħażen… Read more »

Do I know Jesus? Am I with Jesus? – The Archbishop

Mass on Palm Sunday

28/03/2021   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Pietru jinsab fid-dar tal-qassis il-kbir. L-għajjat ta’ min qed jakkuża ’l Ġesù jinstema’. Pietru stess jiġi akkużat li huwa ħaġa waħda ma’ Ġesù.   “ ‘Int ukoll kont ma’ Ġesù ta’ Nazaret.’ Imma hu ċaħad u qal: ‘Ma nafx, m’iniex nifhem x’inti tgħid.’ U ħareġ ’il barra fid-daħla tal-palazz. U s-serduk idden.  Il-qaddejja ratu, u reġgħet bdiet tgħid lil dawk li kienu hemm: ‘Dan wieħed minnhom.’  U mill-ġdid ċaħad… Read more »

CCEE celebrates its 50th anniversary

28/03/2021

On 25 March 1971, the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences “was born under the gaze of the Mother of Christ and of the Church, who would subsequently be venerated as Queen of Europe”.

The Council is made up of thirty-nine members, thirty-three of which are national Bishops’ Conferences.

It also includes the Archbishops of Luxembourg, the Principality of Monaco, the Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus and the Bishops of Chişinău (Moldova), the Eparchy of Mukachevo and the Apostolic Administration of Estonia… Read more »

The creativity of love

28/03/2021

Message by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

This year, we will once again celebrate Holy Week in an unusual way. We cannot gather in our churches to relive the mystery of the passion, death and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We are invited to follow these celebrations on TV or social media – and that will definitely help – but it is very different from being in church and taking an active part in the liturgy… Read more »

Mass on Palm Sunday – 28th March, 9:30am

28/03/2021   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

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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 on Palm Sunday: 28th March

28/03/2021

Palm Sunday and the Passion of the Lord
Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 50, 4-7
Psalm: 21 (22), 8-9.17-18a.19-20.23-24
Second Reading: Phil 2, 6-11

Gospel: Mk 14, 1 – 15, 47

The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were to take place in two days’ time. So the chief priests and the scribes were seeking a way to arrest him by treachery and put him to death… Read more »

May it be done to me according to your word – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord

25/03/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hi providenzjali li l-festa, solennità, li qed niċċelebraw illum ta’ Marija Annunzjata hija lejlet iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Madonna tad-Duluri.

Għall-ewwel, meta tara ż-żewġ ġrajjiet li jirrappreżentaw, tgħid: hemm baħar jaqsam! Hemm differenza kbira bejn ġrajja u oħra.

Żewġ ġrajjiet f’kuntrast

Fil-fatt, fil-festa ta’ Marija Annunzjata aħna niċċelebraw il-bidu tal-ħajja, il-bidu tal-ħajja ta’ Ġesù proprju fil-mument tat-tnissil. Għalhekk hi ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-ħajja… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 27th March, 9:30am

27/03/2021   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 »