Yearly Archives: 2022

“Dear Lord, I need you” – Praying with St George Preca on the 60th anniversary of his demise

Mass on the 60th anniversary of St George Preca's death

26/07/2022   Fra Diegu Chapel, Ħamrun

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Emmint, u għalhekk tkellimt” (2 Kor 4:13). Kemm hu sabiħ dan il-kliem li l-Appostlu Missierna San Pawl jgħid lill-Korintin, in-nies tal-belt fil-Ġreċja li jisimha Korintu. Lin-nies tal-belt ta’ Korintu, San Pawl kitbilhom żewġ ittri u is-silta li smajna proprju llum hija mit-tieni ittra li kiteb lin-nies ta’ Korintu. “U b’hekk fina taħdem il-mewt, imma fikom taħdem il-ħajja. Imma billi aħna għandna l-istess spirtu ta’ fidi li fuqu hemm miktub, ‘Emmint, u għalhekk tkellimt,’ aħna wkoll emminna, u għalhekk tkellimna, għax nafu li dak li qajjem lill-Mulej Ġesù lilna wkoll għad iqajjimna flimkien ma’ Ġesù” (2 Kor 4:12-14)… Read more »

Dun Ġorġ died 60 years ago

26/07/2022

L-ewwel Superjur Ġenerali, Eugenio Borg (Gege) jbus lil Dun Ġorġ mejjet

Minn sentejn ’l hawn is-26 ta’ Lulju hu marbut mal-Jum Dinji tan-Nanniet u l-Anzjani ċċelebrat fl-eqreb Ħadd fuq xewqa tal-Papa Franġisku. Dan għaliex f’din il-ġurnata l-Knisja fil-kalendarju tagħha tfakkar in-nanniet ta’ Ġesù, Sant’Anna u San Ġwakkin.

Imma għal Malta u b’mod speċjali għas-Soċjetà tal-Museum dan hu wkoll il-jum tal-anniversarju mill-mewt tal-fundatur… Read more »

One on the right and one on the left – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of St James

25/07/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Ordna li dawn iż-żewġ uliedi joqogħdu wieħed fuq il-lemin tiegħek u l-ieħor fuq ix-xellug fis-Saltna tiegħek” (Mt 20:21). Dan hu li talbet omm Ġakbu – li tiegħu qegħdin nagħmlu l-festa llum – u Ġwanni, dawn iż-żewġ aħwa. Talbet lil Ġesù biex iqegħidhom fl-aħjar postijiet: wieħed fuq il-lemin u l-ieħor fuq ix-xellug fis-Saltna tiegħu. Naraw kemm hu realistiku l-Evanġelju! Din l-omm riedet, għaż-żewġ uliedha, l-aħjar postijiet… Read more »

Climate change tops priorities in Catholic Education Secretariat’s new environmental policy

26/07/2022

The Secretariat for Catholic Education has approved its wide-ranging environmental policy, placing climate change as its key priority for the years ahead. Echoing Pope Francis’ belief that the world faces “the challenge of civilisation”, the policy argues that as an educational institution it has a responsibility to support, participate in, and where possible create initiatives that can help restore our ailing Earth… Read more »

Mass on the 25th anniversary of the founding of NAO

26/07/2022   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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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: 26th July

26/07/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jeremiah 14:17-22
Psalm: 78 (79):8,9,11 & 13

Gospel: Matthew 13:36-43

Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary –25th July 2022, 9:30am

25/07/2022   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 »

Gospel of the day: 25th July

25/07/2022

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15
Psalm: 125:1-6

Gospel: Matthew 20:20-28

The mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something. He said to her, “What do you wish?” She answered him, “Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom.” Jesus said in reply, “You do not know what you are asking… Read more »

Teach us to pray – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the Seventeeth Sunday in Ordinary Time

24/07/2022   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

Ix-xewqa li wrew id-dixxipli ta’ Ġesù meta qalulu “Mulej, għallimna nitolbu” (Lq 11:1) hi x-xewqa li għandu jkollna aħna lkoll bħala dixxipli ta’ Ġesù. Dan għax kontinwament f’ħajjitna hemm bżonn li nitgħallmu nitolbu.

Talb biex nipperswaduh

Kultant, fil-fatt, meta nitolbu, ikollna f’moħħna u f’qalbna xi ħaġa ftit differenti minn dak li Ġesù għallem lid-dixxipli tiegħu. Kultant it-talb tagħna jkun li aħna nafu diġà x’inhu l-aħjar, u mmorru quddiem il-Mulej biex nipperswaduh jaqbel magħna, biex hu jagħtina dak li nafu li għandna bżonn… Read more »

Teaching our children the alphabet of our faith – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of St Calcidonius

24/07/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ftit punti ħfief ispirati minn dan l-Evanġelju li hu profond ħafna, għandu ħafna tagħlim u naħseb importanti ħafna wkoll għalina u għall-ħajja tagħna spiritwali, il-ħajja Nisranija tagħna.

L-ewwel nett Ġesù jibda mill-eżempju. Se jgħallimna fuq it-talb imma l-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa ħafna drabi u anke fil-bidu ta’ din is-silta jgħidilna li Ġesù kien isib il-ħin biex jitlob. “Darba Ġesù kien qiegħed xi mkien jitlob”… Read more »