Monthly Archives: December 2022

The Gospel of the day: 21st December

21/12/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Songs of Songs 2:8-14 or Zephaniah 3:14-18a
Psalm: 32 (33):2-3,11-12,20-21

Gospel: Luke 1:39-45

In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb.

And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” Read more »

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Il-ġuf ta’ kull omm hu post qaddis għax hu l-post tal-ħajja – L-Arċisqof

Quddiesa bis-sehem tat-tfal

20/12/2022   Il-Kappella tal-Madonna tal-Manresa, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Min jaf kemm-il darba smajnieh ir-rakkont ta’ meta Marija ta’ Nazaret kienet xebba żagħżugħa ta’ madwar 16-il sena miġbura fit-talb ikollha żjara speċjali. Il-Vanġelju jgħidilna li l-anġlu Gabriel – l-isem tiegħu jfisser Alla huwa qawwi, jew il-qawwa ta’ Alla – iżur lil Marija mibgħut minn Alla, jagħtiha tislima speċjali: “Inti mimliija bil-grazzja, il-Mulej miegħek.” (Lq 1:28). U hi titħawwad xi ftit imma dan għadu l-bidu… Read more »

He wanted to save the mother and the baby – Bishop Galea-Curmi

18/12/2022

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fi żmien l-Avvent, aħna ltqajna ma’ diversi persuni fl-Iskrittura li jgħinuna nifhmu aktar iż-żmien ta’ tħejjija għall-Mulej, u xi tfisser ukoll il-miġja tal-Mulej fostna. Rajna lil Ġwanni l-Battista bi prominenza, u llum il-kelma ta’ Alla tiffoka fl-Evanġelju fuq Ġużeppi. 

Ġużeppi, ir-raġel ta’ Marija, kien il-missier putattiv, jiġifieri li jieħu ħsieb Ġesù, magħżul minn Alla għal missjoni hekk importanti. 

Nixtieq li nħarsu lejn dan il-bniedem li tant għandu x’jgħidilna għall-ħajja tagħna, u se nsemmi tliet karatteristiċi tiegħu li jiswew ħafna ta’ ġid għalina llum, fost diversi oħra li wieħed jista’ jara f’dan il-qaddis hekk għażiż… Read more »

Doubt and faith – Bishop Galea-Curmi

19/12/2022

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Kif inkun żgur minn dan?” (Lq 1:18) Dan hu l-kliem li qal Żakkarija lill-anġlu Gabriel meta dan deherlu fit-tempju biex jagħtih l-aħbar li martu Eliżabetta se jkollha iben, lil Ġwanni l-Battista. Qallu diversi dettalji fuq Ġwanni l-Battista, imma r-reazzjoni ta’ Żakkarija kienet: “Kif inkun żgur minn dan?” 

Huwa San Luqa l-uniku evanġelista li jġib dan l-episodju tat-tħabbira tat-twelid ta’ Ġwanni l-Battista, bħalma huwa hu, San Luqa, l-uniku wieħed li jġib l-episodju tat-tħabbira tal-Mulej, meta l-anġlu Gabriel deher lil Marija… Read more »

70% oppose abortion if mother’s life not at risk

20/12/2022

Almost 70 percent of respondents to a survey carried out by Misco say they are opposed to abortion if the pregnancy does not place the mother’s life at risk.

The survey, commissioned by the Archdiocese of Malta, was carried out towards the end of November and featured 800 respondents.

Conversely, almost 80 percent favour a medical intervention that results in the termination of pregnancy in circumstances where a woman’s life is in danger… Read more »

Mass for children – 20th December 2022, 9:30am

20/12/2022   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: 20th December

20/12/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14
Psalm: 23 (24):1-2,3-4ab,5-6

Gospel: Luke 1:26-38

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favoured one! … Read more »

Pope at Angelus: We do not need to give in to negative feelings

18/12/2022   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

Today, the fourth and final Sunday of Advent, the liturgy presents the figure of Saint Joseph to us (cf. Mt 1:18-24). He is a just man who is about to get married. We can imagine what his dreams for the future are – a beautiful family, with an affectionate wife and many wonderful children, and a dignified job – simple and good dreams, the dreams of simple and good people. But all of a sudden, these dreams come up against a disconcerting discovery… Read more »

This Advent we pray to St George Preca for God to save us – The Archbishop

Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Advent

18/12/2022   The Parish Church of St Venera, Santa Venera

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Tibżax tieħu għandek lil Marija” (Mt 1:20). Din hija l-istedina li l-anġlu tal-Mulej jagħmel lil Ġużeppi ta’ Nazaret. Hija stedina biex jagħmel kuraġġ f’sitwazzjoni ta’ diffikultà kbira. L-għarusa tiegħu Marija ħarġet tqila u hu jaf li mhuwiex il-missier. X’se jagħmel? Bl-għerusija, skont il-liġi Lhudija, kienet diġà marbuta miegħu, marbuta miegħu bil-wegħda tal-fedeltà. Il-fatt li għandha wild ta’ ħaddieħor ipoġġi quddiem dan ir-raġel ġust problema, dilemma kbira: x’se nagħmel? … Read more »

St Jeanne Antide Foundation launches book on the evolution of the SOAR Service

19/12/2022

The St Jeanne Antide Foundation (SJAF) has just published a new book that holds within it a detailed account of how the SOAR Service evolved from a small support group to a fully-fledged national service.

The book, that is sponsored by RA1SE Foundation, was launched on the 10th anniversary of SOAR on the 23rd November 2022.

The book is aimed at researchers, university students, university faculties, NGOs, family welfare agencies, practitioners, legal practitioners, police officers involved in supporting women victims of domestic violence, shelter workers, care workers, volunteers and women experiencing intimate partner violence and domestic violence.  … Read more »