Yearly Archives: 2021

He saved her life and her dignity – Bishop Galea-Curmi

22/03/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-ġrajja tal-mara li nqabdet f’adulterju hi ġrajja rrakkuntata biss fl-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann.  Għandha ħafna x’tgħallimna għal ħajjitna. L-Iskribi u l-Fariżej ġabu lil din il-mara quddiem Ġesù, u skont il-liġi, suppost kellhom iħaġġruha. Imma ġew għand Ġesù mhux biex jieħdu l-parir tiegħu, imma biex ikollhom fuq xiex jixluh, iġibuh dahru mal-ħajt.

Dan għaliex jekk Ġesù jgħidilhom “imxu skont il-liġi”, huma jgħidulu: “fejn hu t-tagħlim tiegħek ta’ ħniena u ta’ mħabba?” U jekk Ġesù jgħidilhom: “tħaġġruhiex”, jgħidulu: “int ma tridx timxi skont il-liġi”… Read more »

Pope: Mafia organisations are exploiting pandemic to enrich themselves

22/03/2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Buongiorno!

On this Fifth Sunday of Lent, the liturgy proclaims the Gospel in which Saint John refers to an episode that occurred in the final days of Christ’s life, shortly before the Passion (cf. Jn 12:20-33). While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, several Greeks, curious because of what he had been doing, express the wish to see him… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 22nd March, 9:30am

22/03/2021   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: 22nd March

22/03/2021

Qari tal-jum

L-Ewwel Qari: Dan 13, 1-9.15-17.19-30.33-62
Salm: 22 (23), 1-3a.3b-4.5.6

L-Evanġelju: Ġw 8, 1-11

Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them.

Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle… Read more »

We would like to see him – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the Fifth Sunday of Lent

21/03/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Nixtiequ naraw lil Ġesù.” Din hi x-xewqa li kellhom dawn in-nies Griegi li xtaqu jaraw lil Ġesù. Ma kinux parti mill-grupp li jkun madwar Ġesù, għalhekk marru sabu dixxiplu tiegħu, lil Filippu, u qalulu b’din ix-xewqa: “Nixtiequ naraw lil Ġesù”. U Filippu u Indrì miegħu ħaduhom għand Ġesù.

X’kienet ir-reazzjoni ta’ Ġesù? L-ewwel kelma tiegħu kienet: “Waslet is-siegħa li bin il-bniedem ikun igglorifikat”… Read more »

What can we learn from Jesus’ suffering? – The Archbishop

Mass on the Fifth Sunday of Lent

21/03/2021   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Waslet is-siegħa li fiha Bin il-Bniedem ikun igglorifikat” (Ġw 12:23). Għal diversi drabi fl-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann, il-Mulej stess jgħid li ma kinitx għadha waslet is-siegħa tiegħu. Nieħdu pereżempju l-episodju sabiħ tat-tieġ ta’ Kana. Lil ommu jgħidilha: “Għada ma waslitx is-siegħa tiegħi” (Ġw 2:4). Imma issa li l-Griegi qed ifittxu li jarawh, qed jixxenqu biex isiru jafuh (ara Ġw 12:21), il-Mulej jifhem li waslet is-siegħa li jkun igglorifikat… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 21st March, 9:30am

21/03/2021   S Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

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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 Sunday Gospel: 21st March

21/03/2021

Fifth Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Jer 31, 31-34
Psalm: 50(51), 3-4,12-13,14-15
Second Reading: Heb 5, 7-9

Gospel: Jn 12, 20-33

In those days, there were some Greeks among those who had come up to worship at the feast.
They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus… Read more »

Silent and kind – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Holy mass on the feast of St Joseph

19/03/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fommu mitbuq u qalbu f’idu. Din naraha deskrizzjoni sabiħa u f’waqtha ta’ San Ġużepp. Meta tara fejn jissemma fl-Evanġelju, dejjem tarah bħala bniedem li qiegħed fil-kwiet, jagħmel dak li għandu jagħmel, jagħmlu bl-imħabba; imma qatt mhu fiċ-ċentru. Il-Papa Franġisku, fl-Ittra Appostolika li ħareġ B’qalb ta’ Missier (Patris corde), biex jistedinna f’din is-sena nirriflettu b’mod speċjali fuq dan il-qaddis, jgħid li hu kien dejjem qisu fid-dell; fid-dell, imma hemmhekk jagħmel dak li għandu jagħmel u jagħmlu b’ħafna mħabba… Read more »