Yearly Archives: 2021

The seamless garment of life

30/05/2021

Message by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fifty years ago, journalist Eileen Egan, borrowing from the biblical imagery of John 19:23, reportedly wrote: “the protection of life is a seamless garment. You can’t protect some life and not others.”

The seamless garment of life is a metaphor for the reality that all of us share one life. It is an understanding that all of life is sacred, from womb to tomb, in the unborn and the dying, in the migrant at the risk of drowning and in the person who is a victim of domestic abuse, in the prisoner on death row and the mother in a coma… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 30th May, 9:30am

30/05/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Miracles, Ħal Lija

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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 Sunday Gospel: 30th May

30/05/2021

The Most Holy Trinity – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Deut 4: 32-34,39-40
Psalm: 32(33): 4-5,6,9,18-19,20,22
Second Reading: Rom 8:14-17

Gospel: Mt 28: 16-20

In those days, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you… Read more »

Trust in God which will bear fruit in every season – Bishop Galea-Curmi

28/05/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm minjiera ta’ tagħlim f’din is-silta mill-Evanġelju skont San Mark. Għall-bidu taħseb li Ġesù qam b’burdata ħażina, waħda wara l-oħra! Imma meta tara fil-fond din is-silta, li qiegħda wara d-daħla messjanika ta’ Ġesù f’Ġerusalemm, u issa li qed joqrob dejjem aktar lejn il-passjoni u l-mewt tiegħu, tara din it-tifsira kbira.

Speċjalment kif hemm ġo xulxin il-ġrajja ta’ Ġesù u s-siġra tat-tin – din il-ġrajja qiegħda maqsuma fi tnejn – u f’nofsha hemm il-ġrajja ta’ Ġesù fit-tempju… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 29th May, 9:30am

29/05/2021   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: 29th May

29/05/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Sir 51, 17-27
Psalm: 18 (19), 8.9.10.11

Gospel: Mk 11, 27-33

In those days, Jesus and his disciples came to Jerusalem again. As he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?” Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin? … Read more »

The Archbishop visits the final works at Tal-Ibwar therapeutic centre

28/05/2021

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna żar l‑aħħar xogħlijiet li qed isiru fiċ‑ċentru terapewtiku Tal‑Ibwar fis‑Siġġiewi, li se jgħin adolexxenti li għaddejjin minn problema ta’ abbuż ta’ droga. Dan se jitmexxa mill‑Knisja permezz ta’ Caritas Malta filwaqt li ċ‑ċentru u l‑operat se jiġi ffinanzjat mill‑Gvern.

L‑għan ewlieni taċ‑ċentru huwa li jgħin lill‑adolexxenti li bdew imissu mad‑droga billi jipprovdi programm residenzjali għal 14‑il persuna, u servizzi ta’ matul il‑jum ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid‑droga… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 28th May, 9:30am

28/05/2021   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 »

The Gospel of the day: 28th May

28/05/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Sir 44, 1.9-13
Psalm: 149 (150), 1-2.3-4.5-6a & 9b

Gospel: Mk 11, 11-26

After he entered Jerusalem, Jesus went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. 

On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see whether perhaps he would find anything on it… Read more »