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The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings of the day
First Reading: Zech 2:14-17
Psalm: Lk 1:46-55
Gospel: Mt 12:46-50
In those days, while Jesus was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. Someonetold him “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, waiting to speak to you”… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Intom għamiltuha għar tal-ħallelin” (Lq 19:46). Dan il-kliem iebes jgħidu Ġesù llum fl- Evanġelju skont San Luqa. Jgħidu lill-bejjiegħa li kienu fit-tempju, u li hu ried ikeċċihom ’il barra mit-tempju. Jgħidilhom: “… id-dar tiegħi tkun dar it-talb. Iżda intom għamiltuha għar tal-ħallelin”.
Għaliex Ġesù ikeċċi li dawn il-bejjegħa? Niftakru li dawn kienu hemmhekk biex ibigħu l-offerti għas-sagrifiċċju fit-tempju. Imma Ġesù ried juri b’mod ċar kif dawn kienu qegħdin jieħdu post il-qima lejn Alla, jaljenaw lin-nies mill-qima vera lejn Alla… Read more »
Diġà smajtu waqt il-quddiesa, allura mhux se ndum. Nixtieq minn issa li biex nippreparaw għal dan il-vjaġġ li wħud minna se jeħodna Lisbona imma mbagħad iwassalna wkoll bħal dan iż-żmien sena biex nikkonkludu dan il-vjaġġ ta’ sena, nibdew naħsbu dwar is-sentenza li l-Papa għażel għal Lisbona 2023: ‘Marija qamet bil-ħeffa biex tkun ta’ servizz’, biex tkun ta’ qadi. Din ix-xi ħaġa niċċelebrawha wkoll minn hawn u ġimgħa oħra meta nibdew l-Avvent… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Qegħdin niċċelebraw il-Festa ta’ Kristu Re, u l-Evanġelju li smajna jippreżentalna min hu r-Re tagħna: bniedem imsallab. Ma għandu l-ebda kuruna fuq rasu jekk mhix il-kuruna tax-xewk; ma għandu l-ebda lbies fuqu għax neħħewlu ħwejġu kollha. Madwaru għandu diversi kategoriji ta’ nies: għandu l-kapijiet, il-Qassisin il-Kbar, li meta jarawh għeri, imdendel ma’ għuda, jiddieħku b’Ġesù. “Salva lill-oħrajn, ħa jsalva lilu nnifsu” (Lq 23:35)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
L-ewwel nett nixtieq nirringrazzjakom ħafna tal-preżenza tagħkom illum, ta’ dan il-ġest li bih intom tixtiequ tgħidu ‘grazzi’ u aħna wkoll nifirħu magħkom u għalikom intom u taslu f’dan il- mument daqshekk importanti li fih taraw l-istudji tagħkom jintemmu b’suċċess u jibda f’ħajjitkom kapitlu ieħor.
Il-kelma li smajna llum hija kelma li tagħmlilna kuraġġ. Ġesù jiltaqa’ ma’ raġel li jirrealizza li għandu bżonn l-għajnuna… Read more »
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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 »
34th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Christ the King – Solemnity
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Samuel 5: 1-3
Psalm: 121 (122):1-2,4-5
Second Reading: Colossians 1:12-20
Gospel: Luke 23:35-43
The rulers sneered at Jesus and said, “He saved others, let him save himself if he is the chosen one, the Messiah of God.” Even the soldiers jeered at him… Read more »
The recent developments surrounding the appointment of a new Executive chairperson of the Cannabis Authority confirms our strong reservations, that the Government has introduced legislation with a major impact on society in a hurried manner and without creating effective structures to implement the law.
One year after the law was approved, the perception that the use of cannabis in our society has become ‘free for all’ has dramatically increased while the structures contemplated by the law to regulate are conspicuous by their complete absence… Read more »
L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta nediet it-tielet sena ta’ proċess ekkleżjali ‘Knisja Waħda, Vjaġġ Wieħed: Knisja li Takkumpanja’. Dan sar waqt l-Assemblea Djoċesana annwali, fejn instemgħu esperjenzi varji dwar kif il-Knisja qed takkumpanja lin-nies fid-diversi ċirkustanzi ta’ ħajjithom. L-esperjenzi kienu jinkludu akkumpanjament li jsir fl-iskejjel mal-istudenti, l-għalliema, l-ġenituri u l-impjegati; u akkumpanjament fil-parroċċi fosthom mal-familji u ma’ dawk li ġarrbu xi telfa; u akkumpanjament mas-saċerdoti stess.
Dwar il-fażi ta’ akkumpanjament, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi, qal: “Il-ħsieb hu li ngħinu biex l-oqsma differenti tal-Knisja f’Malta matul is-sena d-dieħla joħorġu b’inizjattivi kreattivi u siewja fejn jidħol l-akkumpanjament… Read more »
