Yearly Archives: 2022

The Sunday Gospel: 22nd May

Sixth Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 15:1-2,22-29
Psalm: 66 (67):2-3,5,6 & 8
Second Reading: Revelation 21:10-14,22-23

Gospel: John 14:23-29

Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me… Read more »

Easter to Pentecost Reflections – Sixth Sunday of Easter

Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Gospel: Jn 14:23-29

Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me… Read more »

New Chief Executive Officer for the St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation

Tonio Mallia is the new Chief Executive Officer of the St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation, succeeding Cynthia de Giorgio who led the Foundation’s management since 2007. The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation thanked Ms de Giorgio for her work towards the conservation of this national monument to its pristine condition. Ms de Giorgio will continue her role as curator.

Mr Mallia served as Director of Procurement and Contracts at the University of Malta between 2010 and 2021, and Director Materials Management and Logistics for Mater Dei Hospital, St Luke’s Hospital and Boffa Hospital, and he served as Business Development Consultant for different organisations, besides other roles in nursing, the healthcare profession, and care for the elderly… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 21st May

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 16:1-10
Psalm: 99 (100):1-2,3,5

Gospel: John 15:18-21

Jesus said to his disciples: “If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you… Read more »

The commandment of love – Bishop Galea-Curmi

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Dan hu l-kmandament tiegħi: li tħobbu lil xulxin…”. Hekk jgħid Ġesù fil-bidu u fl-aħħar ta’ din is-silta qasira mill-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann. Hawnhekk qiegħed fid-diskors tal-Aħħar Ċena. Qed jagħmel din l-enfasi li dan hu l-kmandament tiegħu: “Dan hu li qiegħed nikkmandakom: li tħobbu lil xulxin”.

Forsi domanda li nagħmlu hi: kif jista’ jikkmanda l-imħabba? Kif tista’ tikkmanda lil xi ħadd biex iħobb? … Read more »

‘Flimkien’ magazine is back in Maltese households and online

Minn din il-ġimgħa l-Flimkien beda jerġa’ jitqassam f’160,000 dar f’Malta f’format ġdid stampat u se jkun ukoll online. Dan tħabbar dalgħodu waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof fil-Furjana, fejn ingħataw dettalji dwar it-tnedija mill-ġdid tal-pubblikazzjoni Flimkien.

Il-Flimkien, li ilu jitqassam fid-djar u fil-parroċċi għal dawn l-aħħar 17 sena, jinħareġ mill-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani li huwa ffurmat mill-kappillani tal-parroċċi f’Malta… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 20th May 2022, 9:30am

  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: 20th May

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 15:22-31
Psalm: 56 (57):8-9,10-12

Gospel: John 15:12-17

Jesus said to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing… Read more »

For the greater glory of God and for the good of others – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the 500th anniversary of the conversion of St Ignatius of Loyola

  St Ignatius College, Ħal Qormi

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-istorja ta’ San Injazju hi storja ħafna drabi drammatika. Dan kien bniedem b’ambizzjoni kbira u ried li jkun suldat tajjeb, suldat li lest għal kull battalja. Aħna nafu li l-bidu tal-konverżjoni tiegħu jmur lura għal battalja minnhom – il-battalja ta’ Pamplona, fi Spanja viċin ħafna ta’ Franza – fejn San Injazju kien qed jiġġieled u jagħmel ħiltu fil-battalja, imma mbagħad intlaqat minn balla ta’ kanun li tertqitlu siequ l-leminija u anke feriet ix-xellugija… Read more »