Yearly Archives: 2021

Pope establishes World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

01/02/2021

Following the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis announced the institution of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will take place each year on the fourth Sunday in July, close to the feast of Sts Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus.

Recalling the upcoming feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple – when the elderly Simeon and Anna encountered the child Jesus and recognized Him as the Messiah – Pope Francis said, “the Holy Spirit even today stirs up thoughts and words of wisdom in the elderly.” The voice of the elderly “is precious,” he said, “because it sings the praises of God and preserves the roots of the peoples.”

The elderly, he continued, “remind us that old age is a gift and that grandparents are the link between the different generation, to pass on to the young the experience of life.”

The elderly must not be forgotten

The Holy Father said he instituted the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly because “grandparents are often forgotten, and we forget this wealth of preserving roots and passing on” what the elderly have received… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 1 February, 9:30am

01/02/2021   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: 1st February

01/02/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hebrews 11, 32-40
Psalm: 30 (31), 20.21.22.23.24

Gospel: Mk 5, 1-20

Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes.
When he got out of the boat, at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met him. The man had been dwelling among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain… Read more »

The devil’s hatred and the peace of God – The Archbishop

Mass on the forth Sunday in ordinary time

31/01/2021   The Church of St Catherine, Żejtun

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dawn il-Ħdud qegħdin inkomplu naqraw mill-ewwel kapitlu tal-Evanġelju ta’ San Mark. Kapitlu pjuttost twil u fih San Mark jippreżenta l-qofol tal-missjoni ta’ Ġesù. Tissemma l-belt Kafarnahum li tfisser il-belt ta’ Naħum, Kafar Naħum. Hija belt li kienet u għadha fuq ix-xatt ta’ din l-għadira l-kbira, il-Baħar ta’ Tiberijade. Kafarnahum kienet saret, biex ngħidu hekk, il-belt adottiva ta’ Ġesù. Meta telaq minn Nazaret, Kafarnahum sar iċ-ċentru fejn Ġesù kien jirritorna; kien imur minn belt għall-oħra, minn raħal għall-ieħor imma mbagħad Kafarnahum kienet il-belt fejn kien jissetilja… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 31 January, 9:30am

31/01/2021   The Church of St Catherine, Żejtun

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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: 31st January

31/01/2021

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Deut 18, 15-20
Psalm: 94 (95), 1-2.6-7.8-9
Second Reading: 1 Cor 7, 32-35

Gospel: Mk 1, 21-28

Jesus came to Capernaum with his followers, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes… Read more »

Working in secret and in silence – Bishop Galea-Curmi

29/01/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Bla ma jaf kif”. Dan hu l-mod kif Ġesù jiddeskrivi dak li jiġri meta r-raġel jitfa’ ż-żerriegħa fl-art u din tinbet u tikber, tiżviluppa, bla ma jaf kif. U Ġesù juża din ix-xbieha biex ifisser kif taħdem is-Saltna ta’ Alla.

Hemm ħafna li jgħallimna Ġesù għal ħajjitna permezz ta’ dawn iż-żewġ parabboli. Juri kif iż-żerriegħa hija xi ħaġa żgħira, żgħira ħafna, imma għandha l-potenzjal li tikber u tiżviluppa f’xi ħaġa kbira jekk issib art tajba… Read more »

New Director for Migrants Commission

30/01/2021

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Anton D’Amato bħala Direttur tal‑Kummissjoni Migranti, li kienet magħrufa bħala l‑Kummissjoni Emigranti. Huwa qed jieħu post Mons. Alfred Vella li kien ilu jservi f’din il‑kariga għal sbatax‑il sena, u li issa qed imexxi l‑Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

Dun Anton D’Amato ggradwa fl‑2009 mill‑Fakultà tal‑Liġi fl‑Università ta’ Malta. Sentejn wara beda l‑formazzjoni u l‑istudji tiegħu għall‑ħajja saċerdotali fis‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof u ggradwa fil‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija fl‑2019… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 30 January, 9:30am

30/01/2021   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: 30th January

30/01/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hebrews 11, 1-2.8-19
Psalm: Lk 1, 69-70.71-72.73-75

Gospel: Mk 4, 35-41

On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: “Let us cross to the other side.”
Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up… Read more »