News from the Church in Malta
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-10
Psalm: 1:1-2,3,4 u 6
Gospel: Luke 16:19-31
Jesus said to the Pharisees: “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“O Alla, int tagħtina l-aqwa xhieda tas-setgħa tiegħek bla tarf billi taħfrilna u tħenn għalina.” Din it-talba hija talba antika, sa mis-seklu tmienja, u hija talba li ngħiduha proprju fil-Liturġija (Kolletta, 26 Ħadd tas-sena). Hija talba li tesprimi b’mod sabiħ ħafna kif il-maħfra ta’ Alla, il-ħniena li hu juri magħna, mhijiex turija ta’ dgħufija tiegħu, imma tas-setgħa tiegħu bla tarf.
Għalhekk nifhmu l-kliem ta’ Ġesù meta jgħid illum fl-Evanġelju: “Ħennu, bħalma hu ħanin Missierkom” (Lq 6:36)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Dan l-Evanġelju, għalina li magħżula b’responsabbiltà fil-komunità, huwa spunt ta’ riflessjoni u eżami tal-kuxjenza. Bil-Kelma tiegħu, il-Mulej jixtieq inaddafna minn kull pretenzjoni, minn kull għatx jew regħba għad-dinjità u għall-poter, u jrid ifakkarna fil-missjoni ta’ vera: “Il-kbir fostkom għandu jkun il-qaddej tagħkom” (Mt 23:11).
Aħna llum qegħdin infakkru u nitolbu b’suffraġju ta’ ragħaj tagħna, maħbub, li qeda l-poplu tiegħu għal snin twal… Read more »
To follow up on Pope Francis’ visit to Malta, the Archdiocese of Malta is launching a project titled: rethink.mt: Rethink culture.
rethink.mt is a space for respectful dialogue on complex issues shaping Maltese culture. Supported by the Vicariate for Evangelisation and hosted by Justice & Peace –Malta, discussions will take place with various people active in Maltese society about the kind of culture we are hoping to build together… 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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jeremiah 18:18-20
Psalm: 30 (31):5-6,14,15-16
Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 1:10,16-20
Psalm: 49 (50): 8-9,16bc-17:21 u 23
Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12
Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Hu propju l-każ li nifhmu dak li jgħid is-saċerdot meta jaqra l-Evanġelju fil-quddiesa: “Bit-tagħlim tal-Evanġelju nitnaddfu minn dnubietna”. Għaliex din il-kelma ta’ Ġesu hi diretta lilna li nipprietkaw, li nitilgħu fuq il-pulpti, nibda l-ewwel wieħed minni nnifsi. U l-Mulej qed jistaqsini: ‘Imma, ħabib, inti l-missjoni li aċċettajt għalfejn qiegħed tħaddimha? Biex tidher? Biex jgħidulek eċċellenza? Biex tkun Arċisqof ta’ Malta? … Read more »
Photo by Yaroslav Shuraev L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Malta ma għandniex muntanji, naslu sal-għoljiet. Imma min ġieli tela’ fuq muntanja, bil-mixi jew b’xi mezz ta’ trasport, jaf kemm il-muntanja tagħtik sensazzjoni ta’ kobor, ta’ xi ħaġa ’l fuq mill-bqija. Hu għalhekk li l-muntanja, kemm-il darba fl-Iskrittura, insibuha bħala l-post tal-laqgħa speċjali ma’ Alla, fejn Alla juri lilu nnifsu, fejn ikun hemm esperjenza speċjali u qawwija ta’ Alla… Read more »
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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 »
