Yearly Archives: 2021

Pope at Divine Liturgy in Slovakia: Let us turn our hearts to the Cross

14/09/2021

On Tuesday in Prešov, Pope Francis presided at the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross.

The liturgy, in the Byzantine Rite, was celebrated by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Prešov, Ján Babjak and concelebrated by numerous Greek and Latin Catholic prelates.

In his homily, Pope Francis repeated the words of St Paul: “We proclaim Christ crucified… the power of God and the wisdom of God.” The Cross, which on the surface can seem to be a “scandal” and “foolishness,” reveals to us “the beauty of God’s love”: “The Cross was an instrument of death, yet it became the source of life.”

The Pope noted that in Tuesday’s Liturgy, the account of the crucifixion is taken from the Gospel of St John, who was personally present at the foot of the Cross… Read more »

COMECE gathers young people to exchange on the future of Europe

14/09/2021

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Union (COMECE) releases on Thursday 9 September the final report of its Catholic Youth Convention on the Future of Europe, held online last June with the participation of over 100 young Catholics from all EU Member States. The report contains concrete policy proposals and suggestions to address today’s  most urgent issues in Europe. Cardinal Hollerich: “Full trust in young people”… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 14th September

14/09/2021

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Num 21:4b-9 or Fil 2:6-11
Psalm: 77, 1-2, 34-38

Gospel: Jn 3:13-17

In those days, Jesus told Nicodemus: “No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 

“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”  Read more »

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One word – Bishop Galea-Curmi

13/09/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Ordna b’kelma, u l-qaddej tiegħi jfiq”. Dan hu dak li qalu l-ħbieb taċ-ċenturjun meta ġew ħdejn Ġesù, hu u riesaq lejn id-dar taċ-ċenturjun. Dan kien diġà bagħat qabel lil xi wħud mix-xjuħ tal-Lhud li għamlu talba ħerqana lil Ġesù biex ifejjaq lil dan il-qaddej, li kien għażiż ħafna għaċ-ċenturjun. Tolqtok kif dawn il-Lhud kellhom stima lejn dan iċ-ċenturjun li ma kienx wieħed mill-poplu Lhudi imma, fi kliemhom stess, kien benefattur tagħhom – fil-fatt bnielhom is-sinagoga – u kienu jirrispettawh ħafna… Read more »

Pope at Angelus in Budapest: May the Cross link your past and future

12/09/2021

Dear brothers and sisters,

The word “Eucharist” means “thanksgiving”, and at the end of this celebration that concludes the Eucharistic Congress and my visit to Budapest, I want to thank you from my heart. I thank the great Hungarian Christian family, which I would like to embrace in its rites, its history, its brothers and sisters, both Catholic and those of other confessions: all journeying towards full unity… Read more »

A strong message – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

12/09/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għandu mnejn ninħasdu bil-kliem li Ġesù qal lil Pietru, li kien wieħed mill-aktar ħbieb ta’ ġewwa miegħu, meta qallu: “Itlaq minn quddiemi, ja xitan”. Ħa nifhmu sew x’ġara. L-ewwel, meta Ġesù staqsa lid-dixxipli x’jaħsbu n-nies, mir-risposti deher ċar li n-nies kellhom ħafna ideat żbaljati dwar min hu. Imma meta staqsa lid-dixxipli x’jaħsbu huma, Pietru kellu r-risposta preċiża: “Inti l-Messija”. Imbagħad, meta Ġesù beda jispjega xi tfisser li hu kien il-Messija u jgħid minn xiex kien se jgħaddi – ibati, jiċħduh, joqtluh – qabel ma jasal għall-glorja, Pietru ġibdu lejh u beda jlumu, u kien dan il-mument meta Ġesù qallu: “itlaq minn quddiemi, ja xitan”… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 13th September, 9:30am

13/09/2021   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: 13th September

13/09/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Tim 2, 1-8
Psalm: 27 (28), 2.7.8-9

Gospel: Lk 7, 1-10

After Jesus had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death. When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave. When they came to Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy of having you do this for him, for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue for us.” 

And Jesus went with them, but when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; therefore I did not presume to come to you… Read more »

Do you know the true cost of fidelity in marriage? – The Archbishop

Mass on the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

12/09/2021   The Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, Ħal Qormi

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ma nafx jekk tinnutawx li s-saċerdot, mingħajr ħafna għajjat, meta jbus l-Evanġelju jgħid din it-talba li għadni kemm għedt jien ukoll: “Bit-tagħlim tal-Evanġelju nitnaddfu minn dnubietna”. L-Evanġelju tal-lum hu wieħed minn dawk li jogħrokna għorka tajba.

L-ewwel nett Ġesù jagħmel mistoqsija lid-dixxipli li qegħdin isegwuh huma u sejrin post sabiħ ħafna taħt il-muntanji Ċesarija ta’ Filippu. Hu jsaqsihom :“Min jgħidu n-nies li jien?” (Mk 8:27)… Read more »