Monthly Archives: May 2022

Jesus chose chipped stones and made them pillars of his Church – The Archbishop

03/05/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Filippu mhux l-uniku appostlu li jieħu ċanfira ħelwa mingħand Ġesù. Ħafna drabi, dawn iċ-ċanfiriet, infakkruhom fil-festi ta’ dawn il-qaddisin. Bħal meta donnu tagħmel eżami u teħel u minflok infakkruk fiċ-ċertifikat li qlajt, infakkruk li rċivejt ittra li m’għaddejtx; u fil-festa tiegħek dan. L-Evanġelju ma jaħbilniex l-umanità tal-appostli, u allura anke tas-suċċessuri tagħhom. Inħobb ngħid, li aħna l-isqfijiet writna l-preġji u d-difetti kollha tal-appostli… Read more »

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

03/05/2022   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: 3rd May

03/05/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8
Psalm: 18:2-5

Gospel: John 14:6-14

Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? … Read more »

Welcoming Jesus by opening your heart – The Archbishop

Mass on the 60th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Mgr Viċenz Deguara

01/05/2022   The Parish Church of St Sebastian, Ħal Qormi

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Xmun Pietru jiddeċiedi li jirritorna għal dak li kien jaf jagħmel tant tajjeb għall-ħajja tiegħu qabel iltaqa’ ma’ Ġesù. Lil sħabu qalilhom: “Sejjer nistad” (Ġw 21:3). Huma ddeċidew li jmorru miegħu. Ma nafx jekk nesiex li l-Mulej fl-istess xatt ta’ Tiberijade darba kien qallu: “Mil-lum ’il quddiem inti tibda taqbad tistad għan-nies”. Din id-darba kien interessat jaqbad il-ħut.

Jolqotna l-elenku, il-lista li Ġwanni fl-Evanġelju tiegħu, jagħtina ta’ dawn id-dixxipli… Read more »

Pope at Regina Coeli: May we rediscover the impulse to do good

01/05/2022

At the Sunday Regina Coeli prayer, Pope Francis encourages us to look beyond the “empty nets” we can find in life and look always with courage to the Lord who can fill our nets with his overflowing love and consolation, renewing our desire to do good.

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

The Gospel of today’s Liturgy (Jn 21:1-19) recounts the third appearance of the Risen Jesus to the Apostles… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 2nd May 2022, 9:30am

02/05/2022   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: 2nd May

02/05/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 6:8-15
Psalm: 118 (119):23-24,26-27,29-30

Gospel: John 6:22-29

After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea. The next day, the crowd that remained across the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat, but only his disciples had left… Read more »

Losing their lives whilst trying to make a living

Statement by the Justice and Peace Commission on Workers' Day

01/05/2022

On this year’s Workers’ Day, the Justice and Peace Commission would like to draw attention once again to the tragic fate of those construction workers who, in a pattern which sadly continues to repeat itself all too often, are losing their lives whilst trying to make a living. Serious workplace injuries and fatalities occur also in other economic sectors such as manufacturing. However, the highest number of workplace fatalities happen on construction sites. 

Whilst acknowledging that construction is an inherently hazardous job, as testified also by the 369 non-fatal workplace accidents reported in this sector in 2021, as a country we cannot afford to reach a point where these tragedies are normalised by being presented as faceless statistical numbers… Read more »

Transformation with love – Bishop Galea-Curmi

01/05/2022   The Chapel of the Christ the King Convent, Fleur-de-Lys

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Il-Mulej dan!” Dan kien il-kliem li qal Ġwanni lil Pietru fl-Evanġelju tal-lum meta ntebaħ bil-preżenza tal-Mulej li qam mill-imwiet u l-bidla li ġabet fost dawn id-dixxipli. Dawn kienu jifhmu fis-sajd, u għalhekk meta qalu li sejrin jistadu, kellhom f’moħħhom li għallinqas jaqbdu xi ħaġa. Imma dawn għamlu l-lejl kollu jistadu u ma qabdu xejn. Imbagħad filgħodu jaraw lil dan ir-raġel – għall-bidu ma għarfuhx li kien Ġesù Rxoxt – u jgħidilhom: “Waddbu x-xibka n-naħa tal-lemin tad-dgħajsa u ssibu”… Read more »