Monthly Archives: March 2023

Forgiveness and commitment against evil – Bishop Galea-Curmi

27/03/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Int, imma, xi tgħid?” (Ġw 8:5) Din hija l-mistoqsija li l-kittieba u l-Fariżej għamlu lil Ġesù fit-tempju meta ħadulu quddiemu mara li kienet inqabdet fl-adulterju. Hemmhekk lil Ġesù riedu jonsbuh. Din mhijiex mistoqsija sinċiera, biex jieħdu l-parir tiegħu, biex jaraw x’jaħseb. Imma proprju kif jgħid l-Evanġelju, “biex iġarrrbuh” (Ġw 8:6). Ir-raġuni hi li l-Liġi ta’ Mosè kienet tgħid – bħalma nsibu fil-Ktieb tal-Levitiku (20:10) u d-Dewteronomju (22:22) – li nies bħal dawn għandhom iħaġġruhom… Read more »

Taking care of one another is also paternity – Archbishop

19/03/2023   Saint Joseph's Parish Church, Birkirkara

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Waqt li qed nisma’ dan l-Evanġelju llejla fostkom, intom u tiċċelebraw il-50 anniversarju minn meta l-predeċessur tiegħi, Mons. Mikiel Gonzi, waqqaf lil din il-komunità Nisranija bħala Parroċċa, smajt din il-frażi u ftakart fikom b’mod speċjali. Il-Fariżej riedu jkunu jafu eżattament min kien dan ir-raġel imfejjaq minn Ġesù, u sejħu lill-ġenituri tiegħu. “Dan, li intom qegħdin tgħidu li twieled agħma, dan binkom? … Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 29th March 2023, 9:30am

29/03/2023   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: 29th March

29/03/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Daniel 3:14-20,91-92,95
Psalm: Daniel 3:52,53-54,55-56

Gospel: John 8:31-42

Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone… Read more »

Participate during the week of sacrifice organised by SAS

28/03/2023

The Social Assistance Secretariat (SAS) of the Malta Catholic Action is organizing the Week of Sacrifice between the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on Friday 31st March and Good Friday the 7th of April 2023. 

For this year’s campaign the theme chosen is “Do not turn away” which is an excerpt from the Gospel of St. Matthew; “Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.” (Mt… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 28th March 2023, 9:30am

28/03/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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: 28th March

28/03/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm: 101 (102):2-3,16-18,19-21

Gospel: John 8:21-30

Jesus said to the Pharisees: “I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.” So the Jews said, “He is not going to kill himself, is he, because he said, ‘Where I am going you cannot come’?” He said to them, “You belong to what is below, I belong to what is above… Read more »

Lenten Reflections: Oil

27/03/2023

“L-Ispirtu tal-Mulej fuqi, għax hu kkonsagrani.” Luqa 4:18

Fil-ħames Ħadd tar-Randan nisimgħu dwar ir-rakkont tal-qawmien ta’ Lazzru. 

Iż-żejt huwa simbolu tal-fejqan u l-qawwa tal-Ispirtu s-Santu. Fil-kultura Lhudija, iż-żejt kien jintuża biex jippreparaw il-ġisem għad-difna. Insibu wkoll li fit-Testment il-Ġdid, id-dixxipli kienu jużaw iż-żejt biex ifejqu l-morda, li fil-Knisja Kattolika għadna nagħmluha sal-lum bis-sagrament tal-griżma tal-morda għax nemmnu li ż-żejt imqaddes isaħħaħ l-ispirtu u l-ġisem, kif ukoll jaħfer id-dnubiet. 

Naraw ukoll li ż-żejt kien jintuża għal dawk magħżulin minn Alla, bħal meta l-profeta Samwel dilek lil David biex ikun re… Read more »

A new team of priests for Chaplaincy at Mater Dei hospital

27/03/2023

In recent months, the Province of Capuchin Friars passed on the responsibility for the pastoral work carried out at Mater Dei Hospital to the Archdiocese of Malta.  Archbishop Charles Scicluna appointed a team of priests to continue providing 24‑hour pastoral support from Monday to Sunday at the hospital. The Chaplaincy team now consists of Fr Louis Farrugia, Fr Reuben Vella and Fr Reuben Deguara, as well as Fr René Camilleri as coordinator of this work… Read more »