Monthly Archives: January 2022

The Pope at Audience: God is not frightened by our sins

19/01/2022   The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Today, I would like to explore the figure of Saint Joseph as a father in tenderness.

In my Apostolic Letter Patris corde, (8 December 2020) I had the opportunity to reflect on this aspect of tenderness, an aspect of Saint Joseph’s personality. In fact, although the Gospels do not give us any details about how he exercised his paternity, we can be sure that his being a “just” man also translated into the education he gave to Jesus… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 20th January 2022, 9:30am

20/01/2022   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: 20th January

20/01/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Sam 18, 6-9; 19, 1-7
Psalm: 55 (56), 2-3.9-10ab.10c-11.12-13

Gospel: Mk 3, 7-12

In those days, Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him; hearing all that he was doing, they came to him in great numbers from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the region around Tyre and Sidon. 

He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him; for he had cured many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!” But he sternly ordered them not to make him known. 

Saints of the day: Saint Fabian, Pope & martyr; Saint Sebastian, martyr Read more »

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The Archbishop to engaged couples: Find a moment to pray together

Mass for couples getting married in 2022

15/01/2022   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù kien mistieden għat-tieġ. Nawguralkom li fost il-ħafna mistednin jew il-ftit li se jkollkom, tinkludu wkoll lil Ġesù. Ħa navżakom, se jġib lil ommu; ma kellux kunjata, toqogħdux tinkwetaw. Anzi nnutaw li l-Evanġelju l-ewwel isemmi lil ommu u mbagħad jgħid li t-tifel kien mistieden ukoll ġab lid-dixxipli miegħu wkoll; il-familja tiegħu, li hi l-Knisja. Nawguralkom li fl-imħabba ta’ bejnietkom ma jkunx hemm wisq interventi ta’ oħrajn; li tkun imħabba ta’ bejnietkom… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 19th January 2022, 9:30am

19/01/2022   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: 19th January

19/01/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Sam 17, 32-33.37.40-51
Psalm: 143 (144), 1.2.9-10

Gospel: Mk 3, 1-6

In those days, Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come forward.” Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 

He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.  Read more »

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EU Bishops look forward to working with Roberta Metsola

18/01/2022

Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi, delegate of the Bishops’ Conference of Malta to COMECE, says he is proud the new European Parliament President is a compatriot of his and expresses confidence for a fruitful working relationship between lawmakers and the Church.

Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola has been chosen to head the European Parliament.

The 43-year-old politician from the EU’s smallest nation is the youngest president ever to run the chamber… Read more »

Maltese Bishops congratulate Dr Roberta Metsola

18/01/2022

The Maltese Bishops welcome Dr Roberta Metsola during a courtesy at the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana, 02.03.2021

The Church in Malta congratulates Dr Roberta Metsola on her appointment as President of the European Parliament. The Bishops of Malta and Gozo hope that through her work, the European project continues to promote the fundamental values that respect democracy, rule of law, human dignity, human rights, freedom and equality of all European citizens, especially the vulnerable… Read more »

St Paul’s Missionary College and Savio College involved in water conservation projects

18/01/2022

St Paul’s Missionary College Rabat and Savio College are currently participating in the fourth edition of the LIFE project. The aim of the LIFE project is for schools to develop initiatives related to water conservation. During an activity, in which students presented their projects, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli explained that €10,000 are being allocated to enable students to carry out their sustainable initiatives… Read more »

The “new” that Jesus gives us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

17/01/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fi żmien Ġesù, kien hemm tliet prattiċi reliġjużi komuni ħafna għal dawk li jemmnu: it-talb, l-għoti ta’ karità u s-sawm. Kienu diġà qabel fit-Testment il-Qadim, kienu fi żmien Ġesù, u baqgħu mbagħad fil-ħajja tal-Knisja, u għadhom ukoll illum prattiċi importanti ħafna għal min jemmen.

Iżda x’kien jiġri kultant, u jista’ jiġri anke llum? Li dawn jitqiesu bħala obbligi – għandek tagħmilhom – jew li tagħmilhom biex tidher li qed tagħmel it-tajjeb, u kultant in-nies kienu jinsew li l-ispirtu li għandu jmexxi dak li jagħmlu hu dak tal-imħabba lejn Alla u lejn l-oħrajn… Read more »