Monthly Archives: June 2022

The Church belongs to Jesus not us – The Archbishop

Solemn translation with the first vespers and mass on the eve of the feast of the birth of St John the Baptist

25/06/2022   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Qabel il-miġja ta’ Ġesù, Ġwanni deher ixandar magħmudija ta’ ndiema lill-poplu kollu ta’ Iżrael. U meta kien wasal fi tmiem il-ħidma tiegħu, Ġwanni qal: “Jien m’iniex dak li intom taħsbu li jien. Imma, araw, warajja ġej wieħed li jien lanqas ma jistħoqqli nħoll il-qorq ta’ riġlejh” (Atti 13:25). Dan il-vers mill-ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli jiġbor l-ispirtwalità ta’ San Ġwann il-Battista li tiegħu qed niċċelebraw it-twelid… Read more »

The sad fate of unwanted human beings – Bishop Galea-Curmi

26/06/2022

Message by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Over 380 so-called “normal” human embryos have been cryopreserved since the embryo freezing law came into effect in 2018. The fate of these embryos is still uncertain. The recently proposed Bill to introduce pre-implantation genetic testing for monogenic diseases (PGTM) involves the testing of early embryos to detect particular genetic diseases. Embryos found to carry these genetic variants are to be frozen indefinitely… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 26th June

26/06/2022

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Kings 19:16b,19-21
Psalm: 15 (16):1-2a & 5,7-8,9-10,11
Second Reading: Gal 5:1,13-18

Gospel: Luke 9:51-62

When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem… Read more »

A compassionate and forgiving heart – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

24/06/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Qalb ħanina li tagħder, li taħfer, kif ħabbejtna nixtiequ nħobbuk”. Dan hu l-kliem mill-innu Tina l-ħlewwa miktub minn Dun Karm Psaila, u bil-mużika tal-Maestro Caruana. Hu innu verament sabiħ li jesprimi proprju dak li qed niċċelebraw illum fis-solennità tal-Qalb Imqaddsa ta’ Ġesù. Meta nħarsu lejn il-Qalb Imqaddsa ta’ Ġesù, niftakru fl-imħabba kbira tiegħu lejna – dik ix-xmara ta’ mħabba li fil-ħajja tagħna, nilqgħu, u li tibdlilna ħajjitna għall-aħjar għax tfakkarna li aħna wlied maħbuba ta’ Alla… Read more »

The sacrament of confession is also a school of humility and love – The Archbishop

Mass on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

24/06/2022   The Parish Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus, Ħal Lija

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Fil-festa tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù din is-sena, il-qari li għadna kemm smajna, jistedinna biex inħarsu lejn Ġesù mimli ħniena bħala r-Ragħaj it-tajjeb li jagħti ħajtu għan-nagħaġ tiegħu, li jmur ifittex lil kull wieħed u waħda minna fit-toroq tal-ħajja.

Kultant ngħidu: imma aħna mhux ilkoll għandna bżonn il-ħniena tiegħu? U hekk hu. U forsi diffiċli ngħoddu lilna nfusna ma’ dawk id-99 li m’għandhomx bżonn indiema… Read more »

12 residents completed successfully Caritas’ drug rehabilitation programme

25/06/2022   San Blas Therapeutical Centre, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

Iċ-ċerimonja ta’ gradwazzjoni ta’ 12-il resident li lestew b’suċċess il-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid-droga, organizzata minn Caritas Malta u li saret ilbieraħ filgħaxija fiċ-Ċentru Terapewtiku ta’ San Blas f’Ħaż-Żebbuġ. It-tema taċ-ċerimonja ta’ din is-sena kienet: ‘Inħarsu ’l Quddiem’, b’referenza għall-pandemija imma wkoll għall-għanijiet li ta’ kuljum irridu naħdmu għalihom sabiex jagħtu sens lil ħajjitna.

Fil-messaġġ tiegħu, l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna qal li “waħda milll-affarijiet li tolqotni meta nisma’ l-esperjenzi tar-residenti hawnhekk hija kemm jitkellmu mill-qalb u kemm japprezzaw il-fatt li din il-mixja għallmithom mod ġdid kif jaħsbu u jħobbu”… Read more »

“We should be gentle and humble in heart” – The Archbishop at Caritas graduation ceremony

12 people graduate from Caritas Malta rehabilitation programme

24/06/2022   San Blas Therapeutic Centre, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-ewwel nett nixtieq insellem lil kull wieħed u waħda minnkom b’mod speċjali lilek Eċċ. President tar-Repubblika, lill-Onorevoli Ministri, grazzi ħafna tal-preżenza ġentili tagħkom. Imma tislima kbira ħafna tmur lill-istaff kollu tal-Caritas. Grazzi ħafna lilek, Anthony, tal-kliem tiegħek ċar ħafna li hemm bżonn naħsbu ħafna fuqu. Imma grazzi anke lilek Dun Charles Cordina, li naf kemm hi għal qalbek il-missjoni li twassal il-qalb tal-Knisja f’tant ambjenti li aħna qaddejja tagħhom… Read more »

US Bishops welcome Supreme Court decision to end constitutional right to abortion

25/06/2022

“This is a historic day in the life of our country,” reads a statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, in response to the decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn controversial rulings on abortion that had effectively permitted abortion on demand throughout the country.

On Friday, the Court released its decision in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, ruling that the US Constitution does not protect a so-called “right” to abortion… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 25th June

25/06/2022

Immaculate Heart of Mary – Memorial
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 61:9-11
Psalm: 1 Samuel 2:1.4-8

Gospel: Luke 2:41-51

Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it… Read more »