Monthly Archives: May 2023

For Jesus the worst sin is not accepting him as your saviour – The Archbishop

Mass with the new priests

16/05/2023   The Shrine of Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ħafna drabi staqsejt lili nnifsi: imma dawn it-tliet kelmiet ta’ Ġesù dwar l-iżball tad-dinja, xi jfissru eżattament? Għax il-Mulej jgħid li meta jiġi l-Ispirtu s-Santu, meta jingħata l-Ispirtu s-Santu jipperswadina dwar l-ideat żbaljati li għandha d-dinja dwar tliet affarijiet. U rrid nammetti li ħafna drabi ninduna li anke jien naqa’ f’dan l-iżball għax qiegħed fid-dinja u kultant nittieħed mill-ispirtu tad-dinja… Read more »

Dun Mikiel Azzopardi remembered on the 36th anniversary of his death

16/05/2023

“Dun Mikiel responded with his heart full of love to bring into the open the persons with disability and provide them with a home: Id-Dar tal-Providenza.” 

Fr Frans Abdilla, Ecclesiastical Assistant of the Malta Catholic Action (MCA), said this during his homily whilst concelebrating mass to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the death of Dun Mikiel, the founder of the Home. Fr Abdilla said a response shouldn’t be given with an argument but with the heart… Read more »

Pope at Regina Caeli: We are God’s beloved children

14/05/2023   Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

The Gospel for today, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, speaks to us about the Holy Spirit, whom Jesus calls the Paraclete (cf. Jn 14:15-17). Paraclete is a word that comes from Greek, which means both consoler and advocate [editor’s note: the word also means ‘lawyer’ in Italian] at the same time… Read more »

Live: Mass with new priests – 16th May 2023, 9:30am

16/05/2023   The Sanctuary of Our Lady, Mellieħa

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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 May

16/05/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 16:22-34
Psalm: 137 (138):1-2a,2bc-3,7c-8

Gospel: John 16:5-11

Jesus said to his disciples: “Now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I told you this, grief has filled your hearts. But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go… Read more »

The measure of how much we truly love him – Bishop Galea-Curmi

14/05/2023   Parish Church, Balzan

Photo by Jasmine Carter L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għal darbtejn f’din is-silta qasira fl-Evanġelju llum, Ġesù jirrepeti l-istess ħaġa. Jgħid: “Jekk tħobbuni, ħarsu l-kmandamenti tiegħi” (Ġw 14:15); u ftit wara: “Min iżomm il-kmandamenti tiegħi u jħarishom, dak hu li jħobbni” (Ġw 14:21).

Għaliex Ġesù jenfasizza daqshekk l-imħabba lejh u kif għandha tintwera din l-imħabba lejh? L-ewwel nett, dan hu kliem li qed jgħid fl-Aħħar Ċena, ftit qabel il-passjoni u l-mewt tiegħu, fl-aħħar mumenti ta’ ħajtu… Read more »

Malta Conference on European Cathedrals on ‘the equilibrium between conservation and spirituality’

15/05/2023

On Thursday 11th and Friday 12th May 2023 the St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation held the second European Cathedrals Conference, at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta. The focus of this year’s conference “The Equilibrium between Conservation and Spirituality”, is an important theme that highlighted the need to strike a balance between preserving the historical and cultural significance of cathedrals and their artefacts whilst simultaneously ensuring that their spiritual significance remains relevant to contemporary society… Read more »