Monthly Archives: September 2022

God first and foremost – Bishop Galea-Curmi

04/09/2022   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

“Tobgħod” hi kelma kerha ħafna. Hi kerha fuq fomm kulħadd, imma aktar u aktar tinstema’ kerha fuq fomm Ġesù. Meta naqraw dan il-kliem tiegħu llum fl-Evanġelju (Lq 4:26), niskantaw u ngħidu: qed nisma’ sew? Dan kif Ġesù qed jgħid li trid tobgħod lin-nies tal-familja tiegħek?

Kontradizzjoni?

Dal-kliem jinħass aktar u aktar stramb meta niftakru li Ġesù kien tant jenfasizza l-imħabba. Hi l-karatteristika l-aktar importanti tad-dixxipli tiegħu, tal-komunità li hi l-Knisja… Read more »

Pope promulgates new constitution of the Order of Malta

04/09/2022

Pope Francis has taken the next steps in the renewal of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (the Sovereign Military Order of Malta) with a decree issued on Saturday. 

The Decree establishes the new Constitutional Charter and related Melitense Code of the Order, an, taking effect immediately, the revocation of the High Offices, and the dissolution of the current Sovereign Council governing the Order… Read more »

Listen to the Voice of Creation – Bishop Galea-Curmi

04/09/2022

“Listen to the voice of creation” is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for this year’s Season of Creation, which began on 1 September with the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and will conclude on 4 October with the feast of St Francis of Assisi. This is a special time for all Christians to pray and work together to care for our common home… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 4th September 2022, 9:30am

04/09/2022   Parish Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady, Balzan

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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: 4th September

04/09/2022

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 9:13-18
Psalm: 90(89):3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17
Second Reading: Philemon 1:9-10,12-17

Gospel: Luke 14:25-33

Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple… Read more »

All who exalt themselves will be humbled – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass on the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

28/08/2022   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Huma qagħdu għajnejhom fih” (Lq 14:1). Hekk naqraw fl-istorja ta’ meta Ġesù kien mistieden għall-ikla għand wieħed mill-kapijiet tal-Fariżej – ikla ma’ wieħed mill-mexxejja reliġjużi ta’ dak iż-żmien –  f’jum is-Sibt. Imma filwaqt li dawk li kienu hemm qagħdu jinnotaw lilu, hu wkoll qagħad jinnota lilhom u nnota żewġ affarijiet partikulari.

X’innota Ġesù

L-ewwel nett innota kif il-mistednin kienu f’ġirja għall-ewwel post, il-postijiet ta’ quddiem… Read more »

For the glory of God – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

02/09/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fil-ħajja ta’ Ġesù nsibu diversi mumenti meta l-Fariżej u l-kittieba jkunu f’polemika miegħu jew igergru fuq xi ħaġa. Fl-Evanġelju tal-lum, għandna każ minn dawn, fejn il-Fariżej u l-kittieba qegħdin igergru għaliex id-dixxipli ta’ Ġwanni u d-dixxipli tagħhom isumu u jitolbu, u dawk ta’ Ġesù jieklu u jixorbu (Lq 5:33). Qisu hemm xi ħaġa mhix f’postha, qed jgħidu huma.

X’hemm f’dan l-ilment li qed jagħmlu l-Fariżej u l-kittieba? … Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 3rd September

03/09/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 4:6b-15
Psalm: 144 (145):17-18,19-20,21

Gospel: Luke 6:1-5

While Jesus was going through a field of grain on a sabbath, his disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. Some Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?”

Jesus said to them in reply, “Have you not read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry? … Read more »

Turning a negative situation into a positive one – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Inauguration of the extension of the Salesian Oratory

29/08/2022   The Salesian Oratory, Ħad-Dingli

Il-messaġġ tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Din tal-lum hi okkażjoni verament sabiħa għall-Knisja f’Malta u għal Malta. Meta inti tara dawn l-adolexxenti u ż-żgħażagħ li huma impenjati b’mod sħiħ f’dan l-Oratorju, tinduna li hawn qed tinbena b’mod pożittiv ħafna s-soċjetà Maltija u l-Knisja.

L-ewwel nett nirringrazzja ħafna lil dawk kollha li ħadmu għall-estensjoni ta’ dan il-bini u stinkaw biex ikun hawn Oratorju daqshekk sabiħ… Read more »

The soul that wants to see Jesus is learning to speak the language of love – Archbishop

22/09/2022

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Anke Erodi t-Tetrarka, titnissel fil-qalb tiegħu kurżità biex jara lil Ġesù (ara Lq 9:9). U għaliex? Għaliex kien sema’ dwar il-fejqan li kien qed jagħmel l-Imgħallem li kien qiegħed ukoll iwassal lill-poplu ta’ Alla f’isem il-Mulej.

Fl-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa nsibu kemm-il darba riferiment għall-qawwa li kienet toħroġ minn Ġesù, għall-fatt li kien jitkellem bħal bniedem li għandu l-awtorità, għall-qawwa li kellu fuq ix-xjaten, fuq il-mard, fuq l-elementi tan-natura… Read more »