Monthly Archives: September 2022

Holy Mass & Rosary – 5th September 2022, 9:30am

  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: 5th September

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Corinthians 5:1-8
Psalm: 5:5-6,7,12

Gospel: Luke 6:6-11

On a certain sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely to see if he would cure on the sabbath so that they might discover a reason to accuse him… Read more »

God first and foremost – Bishop Galea-Curmi

  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

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

“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

  Parish Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady, Balzan

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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 Sunday Gospel: 4th September

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 »

For the glory of God – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

  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

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

  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 »