Monthly Archives: March 2022

A kind of fasting that pleases the Lord – Bishop Galea Curmi

04/03/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fil-mistoqsija li d-dixxipli ta’ Ġwanni għamlu lil Ġesù, tolqotna ħafna l-ħeġġa tagħhom għall-prattika reliġjuża tas-sawm. Għalihom kienet parti importanti mill-ħajja reliġjuża, u għalhekk ħaduha bi kbira li huma u l-Fariżej kienu jsumu, imma d-dixxipli ta’ Ġesù ma kinux.

X’kienet id-diffikultà? Ma kinetx li huma jsumu; dik ħaġa tajba, fil-fatt kienet waħda mill-prattiċi reliġjużi importanti għall-ħajja tagħhom. Imma ħafna minnhom kienu jagħmlu dan bħala prattika reliġjuża li tidher minn barra – x’qed tara minn barra – imma mbagħad il-qalb kienet ’il bogħod minn Alla… Read more »

Lenten Reflections 2022 – First Sunday

05/03/2022

Reflection for the first Sunday of Lent by Archbishop Charles Scicluna

Gospel: Lk 4:1-13

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’”

Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world… Read more »

Gospel of the day: 5th March

05/02/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 58:9b-14
Psalm: 85 (86):1-2,3-4,5-6

Gospel: Luke 5:27-32

Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.”
And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed Him. Then Levi gave a great banquet for Him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 4th March 2022, 9:30am

04/03/2022   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: 4th March

04/03/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 58:1-9a
Psalm: 50 (51):3-4,5-6a,18-19

Gospel: Matthew 9:14-15

In those days the disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?”

Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.” Read more »

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Ilkoll Aħwa: Safeguarding the environment

04/03/2022   St Helen's Parish Hall, Birkirkara

The first dialogue session of Ilkoll Aħwa is taking place tonight with the theme chosen being ‘Safeguarding the environment’ and will be led by Fr Mark Ciantar, OFM.

The dialogue session will take place as St Helen’s Parish Hall, Birkirkara at 7pm and will be streamed live on Church.mt and on the Archdiocese of Malta’s Facebook page. For further information kindly contact [email protected]… Read more »

Dialogue sessions in preparation for Pope Francis’ visit

03/03/2022

Ilkoll Aħwa (One Family) is the theme chosen for events being organised by the Church in Malta as the country prepares spiritually to welcome Pope Francis on the 2nd and 3rd April. Over the next few weeks, the theme of the Apostolic Visit, “They showed us unusual kindness” (Acts 28:2), shall be complemented by a deep reflection to encourage Maltese society to reflect on how all of us who live on these islands are called to care and protect one another as blood relatives do… Read more »

Doing something with love makes all the difference – The Archbishop

03/03/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ħa nieqaf ftit fuq din it-talba li saċerdot jgħid wara li jkun qarha l-Evanġelju. Aħna s-saċerdoti ngħiduha minn taħt l-ilsien. Intom ħafna drabi tisimgħuni ngħid it-talb minn taħt l-ilsien, u jinstema’ ħafna, għax ma tantx ikun minn taħt l-ilsien. Waħda minn dawn it-talbiet sbieħ li s-saċerdot jgħid hi din li għadni kif għidt: ‘Bit-tagħlim tal-Evanġelju nitnaddfu minn ħtijietna’. Kemm hi talba sabiħa tal-Knisja… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 3rd March 2022, 9:30am

03/03/2022   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: 3rd March

03/03/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Psalm: 1:1-2,3,4,6

Gospel: Luke 9:22-25

In those days Jesus said to His disciples: “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.”

Then He said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me… Read more »