Yearly Archives: 2022

The Lord is who protects us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the 125th anniversary of the founding of Marsaxlokk parish

16/10/2022   The Parish Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, Marsaxlokk

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

125 sena ilu, b’digriet tal-Isqof Pietru Pace, M’Xlokk saret parroċċa ddedikata lill-Madonna ta’ Pompei. Għalhekk illum qed niċċelebraw storja twila ta’ din il-komunità parrokkjali. Hija storja ta’ tant saċerdoti u reliġjużi li taw ħajjithom għan-nies ta’ M’Xlokk u tant persuni li tul is-snin taw il-kontribut fil-ħajja tal-parroċċa, u nies li gawdew mill-ħidma f’din il-parroċċa.

Grazzi mill-qalb

Tul is-snin, kien hemm tant nies li stinkaw biex f’M’Xlokk tixxandar il-Kelma ta’ Alla, kif smajna lil San Pawl jinsisti llum fit-tieni Ittra lil Timotju – il-kelma li l-qofol tagħha hi l-Aħbar it-Tajba li Ġesù hu ħaj… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 17th October 2022, 9:30am

17/10/2022   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: 17th October

17/10/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10
Psalm: 99 (100):2,3,4,5

Gospel: Luke 12:13-21

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

Then he told them a parable… Read more »

We are here to manifestly state that the murder of human beings will never ever be business as usual! – The Archbishop

Sunday Mass on the 5th anniversary of the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia

16/10/2022   The Church of the Holy Family, Bidnija

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

In today’s Gospel, Jesus narrates a parable with a specific purpose, to show us that we should always pray incessantly. Prayer is an attitude towards God, through which we learn to live in his presence and dialogue with him. Through prayer, we feel his gaze on us but we also allow him to speak to our hearts.

In the example Jesus mentions, he speaks about a judge who lost the fear of God… Read more »

He who watches over you will not slumber – Bishop Galea-Curmi

16/10/2022   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-istorja li jgħid Ġesù llum fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa turina żewġ persuni: waħda armla u mħallef.  L-armla qed tagħmel talba insistenti quddiem Imħallef. Nixtieq li nħarsu lejn dawn it-tnejn biex nifhmu l-messaġġ li Ġesù qed jagħtina.

Inħarsu l-ewwel lejn l-armla, persuna li għaddejja minn tbatija. Fi żmien Ġesù, l-armla kienet  fost in-nies l-aktar maħqura u li jbatu fis-soċjetà ta’ dak iż-żmien.  Ma kellha lil ħadd jaqbeż għaliha, jew jippreżenta l-każ tagħha; kien rari f’dak iż-żmien li mara tidher quddiem Imħallef.  Imma din kienet mara ta’ determinazzjoni qawwija, u ta’ rieda soda, u kienet temmen li, anke jekk trid tieħu ħafna paċenzja, fl-aħħar il-ġustizzja ssir… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 16th October

16/10/2022

The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Exodus 17:8-13
Psalm: 120 (121):1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8
Second Reading: 2 Tim 3:14 – 4:2

Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.

He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being… Read more »

Fr Elija sowed seeds of hope wherever he went – the Franciscan Provincial

15/10/2022   The Parish Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, St Paul's Bay

“Patri Elija Vella kien strument f’idejn Alla li li permezz tiegħu ħalla xmajjar kbar ta’ grazzji fuq in-nies,” qal Patri Colin Sammut, il-Provinċjal Franġiskan li mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-ħajja ta’ Patri Elija Vella.

Fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar dalgħodu ngħatat l-aħħar tislima lill-patri maħbub li miet fl-età ta’ 81 sena t-Tnejn li għadda. Il-quddiesa kienet iċċelebrata mill-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna.

“Elija żera’ ż-żerriegħa tat-tama kull fejn mar… Read more »

EU Bishops appeal for peace in Ukraine and in the whole of Europe

Statement of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE)

14/10/2022   Brussels

Mgr Franz-Josef Overbeck, Vice-President of COMECE commenting on the 2022 Autumn Plenary Assembly 

Gathered in Brussels on 12-14 October 2022, the Plenary Assembly of the Bishop Delegates of the EU Episcopates makes a strong appeal to Russia to immediately suspend the hostilities against Ukraine and to all parties to work towards a solution to the conflict. They also encourage strong EU cohesion. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi attended as the delegate for the Maltese Episcopal Conference​… Read more »

We find liberty when we become servants – Archbishop

Mass on the beginning of the pastoral work of Fr Bertrand Vella OFM Cap. as parish priest of San Ġwann parish

07/10/2022   The Parish Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, San Ġwann

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Sliem għalik, mimlija bil-grazzja, il-Mulej miegħek,” (Lq 1:28). It-tislima tal-Arkanġlu Gabriel titnissel fuq fommna fit-talba tar-Rużarju: Sliem għalik, Marija, mimlija bil-grazzja, il-Mulej miegħek. Din it-tislima li aħna nlissnu għal ħamsin darba; hija tislima li tingħata wkoll lill-komunità li tiskopri Alla kemm iħobbha: Sliem għalik, il-Mulej miegħek,” (Lq 1:28). Il-komunità hija mimlija bil-grazzja għax hi mħaddna mill-ħniena tal-Mulej. Fil-każ tal-Verġni Marija, aħna nemmnu li ‘mimlija bil-grazzja’, hi proprju mill-bidu tal-eżistenza tagħha, fil-ġuf ta’ ommha Anna; mit-tnissil tagħha bla tebgħa… Read more »