Yearly Archives: 2022

Pope at Audience: An examination of conscience helps us see our heart

05/10/2022   St Peter's Square at the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Let us continue to explore the theme of discernment. Last time we considered prayer, understood as familiarity and confidence with God, as its indispensable element. Prayer, not like parrots. No: prayer as familiarity and confidence with God; prayer of the sons of the Father; prayer with an open heart. We saw this in the last Catechesis… Read more »

Saints teach us extraordinary patience – The Archbishop

05/10/2022   Ghigo Community Residence

Aħna u niċċelebraw il-festa ta’ San Franġisk, nifhmu kemm huma importanti dawn iż-żewġ aspetti, li Ġesù kien isib fl-ambjent fejn seta’ jkun f’ambjent ta’ mistrieħ, mal-ħbieb. Kien japprezza żgur ix-xogħol ta’ Marta li kienet tnaddaf u ssajjar, imma apprezza wkoll l-atteġġjament ta’ Marija li tisimgħu b’ħerqa u bi mħabba kbira.

San Franġisk jgħallimna dawn iż-żewġ aspetti. Lil uliedu spiritwali, lil ħbieb tiegħu qalilhom: ‘Oħorġu u pprietkaw, meta jkun hemm bżonn użaw il-kliem… Read more »

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

05/10/2022   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: 5th October

05/10/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Galatians 2:1-2,7-14
Psalm: 85 (86):3-4,5-6,9-10

Gospel: Luke 11:1-4

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”

He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come… Read more »

The need for citizens to feel respected in the face of justice – The Archbishop

Mass on the opening of the Forensic Year 2022

03/10/2022   St John's Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Eċċellenza, għażiż President tar-Repubblika, Mr Speaker, Onor. Ministru, Kap tal-Oppożizzjoni, imma fuq kollox ukoll lilek Onor. Prim Imħallef, membri kollha tal-Ġudikatura, intom u tibdew sena forensi ġdida, sena ta’ ħidma fil-Qrati tal-Ġustizzja, l-Evanġelju tal-lum jagħtina ħjiel ta’ x’għandha tkun il-missjoni tagħkom. Il-parabbola li aħna nafuha bħalha dik tas-Samaritan it-tajjeb, hi instigata minn wieħed minnkom, minn għaref tal-Liġi. Jiena jogħġobni ħafna dan it-titlu: ‘bniedem tal-Liġi li huwa għaref’ u nawgura li kull min hu espert u tgħallem iħaddem il-Liġi jkollu wkoll l-għerf mhux biss ix-xjenxa għax ix-xjenza tajba, imma l-għerf jagħti r-ruħ lix-xjenza… Read more »

Media for the service of humankind

03/10/2022   The Church of the Immaculate Conception (Sarria), Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-istorja tas-Samaritan it-Tajjeb, li jgħid Ġesù fl-Evanġelju llum, hija storja qawwija u li tmur għall-qalba tal-ħajja tagħna Nisranija. Hija storja li Ġesù biha wieġeb il-mistoqsija li għamillu wieħed għaref tal-liġi wara li kien semma li l-qofol tal-liġi hu li tħobb lil Alla u li tħobb il-proxxmu tiegħek bħalek innifsek. Il-mistoqsija kienet: “Il-proxxmu tiegħi min hu?” (Lq 10:29)

Bidel il-mistoqsija

X’għamel Ġesù? … Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 4th October 2022, 9:30am

04/10/2022   Ghigo Community Residence, Għaxaq

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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: 4th October

04/10/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Galatians 1:13-24
Psalm: 138 (139):1-3,13-14ab,14c-15

Gospel: Luke 10:38-42

Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? … Read more »

Pope at Angelus: How much blood must still flow for us to realize that war is never a solution, only destruction?

02/10/2022   St Peter's Square at the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

The course of the war in Ukraine has become so serious, devastating and threatening, as to cause great concern. Therefore, today I would like to devote the entire reflection before the Angelus to this. Indeed, this terrible and inconceivable wound to humanity, instead of healing, continues to shed even more blood, risking to spread further… Read more »