December 2023 Archives

Monthly Archives: December 2023

Pope at Audience – Without the Holy Spirit, all zeal is vain and falsely apostolic

06/12/2023 Paul VI Audience Hall, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters,

In the last catecheses we saw that the proclamation of the Gospel is joy, it is for everyone, and it is addressed to today. Now let us discover a final essential characteristic: it is necessary that the proclamation takes place in the Holy Spirit. Indeed, to “communicate God”, the joyful credibility of the testimony, the universality of the proclamation and the timeliness of the message are not enough… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 7th December 2023, 9:30am

07/12/2023 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: 7th December

07/12/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 26, 1-6
Psalm: 117 (118):1 & 8-9,19-21,25-27a

Gospel: Matthew 7:21,24-27

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”

Saint of the day: Saint Ambrose, bishop & doctor of the Church Read more »

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The Down Syndrome Association awarded this year’s Mgr Mikiel Azzopardi Prize

06/12/2023

The Down Syndrome Association Malta is this year’s winner of the Mons Mikiel Azzopardi Award. This was announced by Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza, during a vocal and instrumental concert by the band of the Armed Forces of Malta. H.E. the President of Malta Dott. George Vella, in the presence of Auxiliary Bishop, Mgr Joseph Galea-Curmi, presented the award to representatives of the Down Syndrome Association… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 6th December 2023, 9:30am

06/12/2023 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

The Gospel of the day: 6th December

06/12/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 25:6-10a
Psalm: 22 (23):1-3a,3b-4,5,6

Gospel: Matthew 15:29-37

At that time: Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he cured them… Read more »

Caritas Malta to hold Christmas lunch again

Preparations underway for the eighth edition of the Christmas Lunch at the Curia

05/12/2023 The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Għat‑tmien sena Caritas Malta qed tistieden lil dawk il‑persuni li jinsabu weħidhom jew m’għandhomx il‑mezzi sabiex din is‑sena jqattgħu Milied b’dinjità u jiġu jieklu flimkien għall‑ikla tal‑Milied fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof fil‑Furjana.

Is‑sena li għaddiet, madwar 500 persuna nġabru fil‑Kurja u qattgħu jum il‑Milied flimkien hekk kif darba fis‑sena, il‑Kurja tinbidel f’restorant kbir u ssir post ta’ laqgħa fejn tilqa’ lill‑fqir u lil min għaddej mit‑tbatija… Read more »

I am not worthy – Bishop Galea-Curmi

04/12/2023 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Ma jistħoqqlix li tidħol taħt is-saqaf tiegħi” (Mt 8:8). Dan hu l-kliem li ċ-ċenturjun jgħid lil Ġesù, u ninnutaw mal-ewwel li jixbaħ ħafna l-kliem li aħna ngħidu fil-quddiesa, propju qabel it-tqarbin. Aħna ħadnieh, naturalment, mill-kliem miċ-ċenturjun, u ngħidu: “Mulej, ma jistħoqqlix li tidħol taħt is-saqaf tiegħi”. Iċ-ċenturjun qal hekk lil Ġesù għax ma ħassux denn li Ġesù jmur id-dar – għalhekk “taħt is-saqaf” tad-dar tiegħu… Read more »

Eyes open – Bishop Galea-Curmi

03/12/2023 Parish Church, Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm kelma waħda li jgħidha Ġesù fl-Evanġelju llum u jirrepetiha tliet darbiet u li fiha tiġbor il-messaġġ l-aktar importanti fil-kelma ta’ Alla llum. Ġesu jgħid: “ishru” (Mk 13:33.35.37).

Xi tfisser tishar? Aħna l-kelma “sahra” nużawha l-aktar għal min jaħdem iktar milli hu normalment mitlub minnu fix-xogħol tiegħu, min jagħmel overtime. Imma l-kelma “ishru” hawn għandha tifsira partikulari, li hi t-tifsira li Ġesù stess jagħti meta jgħid: “Kunu għajnejkom miftuħa” (Mk 13:33)… Read more »

Choosing the path of love – The Archbishop

Mass on the first Sunday of Avdent

03/12/2023 The Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Kif għidtilkom fil-bidu, b’dan l-Evanġelju qed nibdew nisimgħu b’wieħed mill-erba’ ħbieb tagħna, li tawna Evanġelju, Aħbar it-Tajba. Dawn l-erbat iħbieb huma: Mattew, Mark, Luqa u Ġwanni. Dawk li aħna ngħidulhom evanġelisti, għax tawna l-Aħbar it-Tajba, tawna l-Evanġelju ta’ Ġesù. Din is-sena bdejna naqraw siltiet mill-Evanġelju tal-ħabib tagħna San Mark. Is-simbolu ta’ San Mark hu ljun bil-ġwienaħ. Peress li San Mark kiteb evanġelju qasir, l-iqsar wieħed, allura matul din is-sena wkoll nisimgħu siltiet mill-ħabib l-ieħor tagħna, Ġwanni l-Evanġelista… Read more »