Yearly Archives: 2022

The Lord’s baptism of mercy – The Archbishop

09/01/2022   The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, Marsaxlokk

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Feġġet it-tjieba ta’ Alla Salvatur tagħna u l-imħabba tiegħu għall-bnedmin” (Titu 2:11). Din il-frażi tal-Appostlu Missierna San Pawl mill-ittra li kiteb lid-dixxiplu żagħżugħ Titu tiġbor dak kollu li ċċelebrajna f’dawn l-aħħar ġimgħat. “Dehret it-tjieba ta’ Alla Salvatur tagħna u l-imħabba tiegħu għall-bnedmin.”

Illum qegħdin niċċelebraw il-magħmudija tal-Mulej li permezz tagħha jinawgura l-missjoni tiegħu li damet tliet snin u li mill-Ġordan wasslitu fuq l-Għolja tal-Kalvarju għall-qabar midfun u li minnu rxoxta… Read more »

Patience is a concrete way to love – The Archbishop

Mass for couples married in 2020 and 2021

08/01/2022   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Kellmu lil qalb Ġerusalemm” (Iż 40:2). Kemm hi sabiħa din l-espressjoni li juża l-Profeta Iżaija, meta jitkellem dwar il-messaġġ li qed iħoss b’mod qawwi, li Alla jrid iwassal permezz tiegħu. “Farrġu, farrġu l-poplu tiegħi, jgħid Alla tagħkom. Kellmu lil qalb Ġerusalemm u għidulha li ntemm il-jasar tagħha, tħallset ħżunitha” (Iż 40:1-2).

B’xi mod biex inkunu kkonkludejna dan l-istaġun li bdejna fl-Avvent li għadda, iżjed minn xahar ilu, nerġgħu nisimgħu dik l-istedina: “Ħejju t-triq għall-Mulej… wittu għal Alla tagħna mogħdija fix-xagħri… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 9th January, 9:30am

09/01/2022   The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, Marsaxlokk

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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: 9th January

09/01/2022

Readings of the day
Baptism of the Lord – Feast

First Reading: Is 40, 1-5.9-11
Psalm: 103 (104), 1b-2.3-4.24-25.27-28.29-30
Second Reading: Titus 2, 11-14; 3, 4-7

Gospel: Lk 3, 15-16. 21-22

In those days, as the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptise you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals… Read more »

Respect, compassion and sensitivity – Bishop Galea-Curmi

07/01/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Fi żmien Ġesù, dawk li kienu morda bil-marda tal-lebbra kienu mhux biss ibatu minħabba l-marda tagħhom, imma wkoll għax kienu maqtugħin għalihom fis-soċjetà. Fil-fatt kien hemm liġijiet li jgħidu li jekk xi ħadd ikun marid b’din il-marda għandu jżomm mhux biss distanza kbira – ħafna aktar mid-distanza soċjali li aħna suppost qed inżommu fil-pandemija – imma wkoll li jekk jara lil xi ħadd jersaq fil-qrib, jibda jgħajjat biex min ikun ma jfettillux jiġi fil-qrib u jkun f’riskju li jittieħed… Read more »

We’d like to have a baby: the IVF journey and all that it brings

Seminar organised by the Cana Movement

08/01/2022   The Catholic Institute, Floriana

L-IVF sar wieħed mir-realtajiet kbar fost il-koppji li jkunu jixtiequ tarbija. Fl-2012 daħlet il-liġi tal-IVF u wara ġiet emendata fl-2018. Minn dak iż-żmien ħafna koppji li kienu għadhom bla tfal u li kellhom xewqa kbira li jkollhom tarbija, bdew jaraw din il-liġi bħala bidu ta’ vjaġġ ta’ tama li jkunu huma wkoll ġenituri.

X’hemm marbut ma’ dan il-vjaġġ? X’sagrifiċċji jridu jgħaddu minnu dawn il-koppji? … Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 8th January

08/01/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Jn 5, 14-21
Psalm: 149, 1-2.3-4.5 & 6a & 9b

Gospel: Jn 3, 22-30

In those days, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he spent some time there with them and baptised. John also was baptising at Aenon near Salim because water was abundant there; and people kept coming and were being baptised —John, of course, had not yet been thrown into prison. 

Now a discussion about purification arose between John’s disciples and a Jew. They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you testified, here he is baptising, and all are going to him.” John answered, “No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven. You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, “I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent ahead of him.’ He who has the bride is the bridegroom… Read more »

Live: Mass for couples married in 2020 and 2021

07/01/2022   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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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 »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 7th January 2022, 9:30am

07/01/2022   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: 7th January

07/01/2022

First Reading: 1 Jn 5, 5-13
Psalm: 147, 12-13.14-15.19-20

Gospel: Lk 5, 12-16

Once, Jesus was in one of the cities and there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean.” Then Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do choose… Read more »