Monthly Archives: March 2023

The Gospel of the day: 18th March

18/03/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hosea 6:1-6
Psalm: 50 (51):3-4,8-19,20-21ab

Gospel: Luke 18:9-14

Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector.

The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity – greedy, dishonest, adulterous – or even like this tax collector… Read more »

Confession is the biggest exorcism – Archbishop

16/03/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Forsi wieħed ta’ min jistaqsi għaliex nisimgħu dan l-Evanġelju propju f’dan l-istaġun tar-Randan. Ma nafx jekk kellkomx ix-xorti ssegwu l-liturġija sabiħa li għamilna fil-parroċċa ta’ San Ġorġ, Ħal Qormi, il-Ħadd li għadda, meta lil dawn ħutna li se jitgħammdu fl-Għid, lill-adulti, l-Isqof għamlilhom l-ewwel skrutinju; l-ewwel skrutinju: theżżiża ġejja mil-Latin ‘scrutare’, anke li tgħarbel, theżżeż biex tgħarbel. 

Waħda mit-talbiet ta’ dan l-ewwel skrutinju qabel il-Magħmudija tagħhom hija li huma jagħrfu ħtijjiethom – mhux qrara pubblika… Read more »

“Love each other” – The Archbishop returns to the primary school where he was taught

17/03/2023

L-Arċisqof ta’ Malta Charles Scicluna rritorna fl-Iskola Primarja ta’ San Bastjan, f’Ħal Qormi, fejn fost l-oħrajn iddedika kważi nofs siegħa għal sessjoni ta’ mistoqsija u tweġiba mat-tfal tal-iskola.

Kien f’din l-iskola li Charles Scicluna, dakinhar tifel ta’ ħames snin, beda l-vjaġġ edukattiv tiegħu, u baqa’ jistudja sakemm għalaq għaxar snin. F’din l-iskola, hu kellu l-opportunità li jiftakar fit-tfulija tiegħu, fejn kien jgħix u jqatta’ l-ġranet tiegħu bħala tifel f’Ħal Qormi, kif ukoll minn fejn bdiet il-vokazzjoni għal ħajja reliġjuża… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 17th March 2023, 9:30am

17/03/2023   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: 17th March

17/03/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hosea 14:2-10
Psalm: 81(80):6c-8a,8bc-9,10-11ab,14.17

Gospel: Mark 12:28b-34

One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”
Jesus replied, “The first is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 16th March 2023, 9:30am

16/03/2023   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: 16th March

16/03/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jeremiah 7:23-28
Psalm: 94 (95):1-2,6-7,8-9

Gospel: Luke 11:14-23

Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke and the crowds were amazed. Some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.” Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven… Read more »

Truth offends – Bishop Galea-Curmi

13/03/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Photo by Pixabay L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Kulħadd imtela bil-korla” (Lq 4:28). Dan hu li naqraw fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa fuq dawn in-nies li fis-sinagoga kienu qegħdin jisimgħu lil Ġesù. Hu jitkellem, u dawn in-nies jirrabjaw. Ma kienx biss li rrabjaw, jew forsi qalu xi kelma ta’ rabja, imma dawn saru vjolenti.  Lil Ġesù ħarġuh, ħaduh fuq xifer ta’ rdum ta’ għolja li fuqha kienet mibnija l-belt, u riedu jixħtuh minn hemm fuq għal isfel… Read more »