Yearly Archives: 2023

He did as he was ordered to do – Bishop Galea-Curmi

20/03/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Ġużeppi, meta qam, għamel kif ordnalu l-anġlu tal-Mulej” (Mt 1:24). Hekk naqraw fl-Evanġelju skont San Mattew illum, f’din is-solennità ta’ San Ġużepp. F’din is-sentenza, nistgħu ngħidu li għandna l-ġabra tal-ħajja ta’ San Ġużepp, l-iktar ħaġa essenzjali, il-kobor tiegħu: il-fatt li hu għamel kif ordnalu l-Mulej.

Hawnhekk fl-Evanġelju naraw – u mhux biss hawn imma diversi drabi meta jidher Ġużeppi – li hu jkollu pjan u jitħarbatlu, jisfrattalu.  Meta hu sar jaf li Marija kienet tqila, u ma kinux joqogħdu flimkien, beda jaħseb x’se jagħmel… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 21st March 2023, 9:30am

21/03/2023   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: 21st March

21/03/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 47:1-9,12
Psalm: 45 (46):2-3,5-6,8-9

Gospel: John 5:1-3a,5-16

There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes. In these lay a large number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled.

One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years… Read more »

Lenten Reflections: The Light

20/03/2023

“Jiena d-dawl tad-dinja. Min jiġi warajja ma jimxix fid-dlam, iżda jkollu d-dawl tal-ħajja.” Ġwanni 8:12

Fir-raba’ Ħadd tar-Randan jissemma l-fejqan ta’ raġel għama minn twelidu. Fil-Malti nużaw il-frażi “nieqes mid-dawl”. Interessanti kif bil-Grieg, il-lingwa li t-Testment l-Ġdid inkiteb biha, il-kelma ‘dawl’ hi ‘phos’. Apparti li tirreferi għal dawl fiżiku, bħad- dawl tax-xemx jew id-dawl tal-lampa, tirreferi wkoll għall-għerf u l-verità. Il-kelma għami, bil-Grieg hi ‘tuphlos’ u tirreferi wkoll għal xi ħadd dgħajjef spiritwalment, jew nieqes mill-intelliġenza… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 20th March 2023, 9:30am

20/03/2023   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: 20th March

20/03/2023

Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Samuel 7:4-5a,12-14a,16
Psalm: 88:2-5,27,29
Second Reading: Romans 4:13,16-18,22

Gospel: Matthew 1:16,18-21,24a (or Luke 2:41-51a)

Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about… 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 »

Real things are seen through the heart – The Archbishop

Mass on the fourth Sunday of Lent

19/03/2023   The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Fgura

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Illum qegħdin naqraw dan l-Evanġelju, li hu pjuttost twil, allura l-omelija trid tkun qasira biex inpattu naqra. Ħsieb qasir ispirat propju minn dan id-djalogu u qawwi bejn ħafna protagonisti. Imma nnutaw Ġesù, u hekk jibda dan l-Evanġelju, “kien għaddej u jilmaħ raġel għama minn twelidu” (Ġw 9:1). ’Il quddiem nirrealizzaw ukoll li dan l-għama minn twelidu, peress li ma setax jaħdem, kien emarġinat fis-soċjetà, kien tallab, hekk kien jgħix… Read more »

Two new parish priests and one archpriest appointed

19/03/2023

Dun Roderick Camilleri

Three new parish priests have been appointed for Ħaż-Żabbar Parish, Paola Parish, and Birkirkara’s Santa Marija church.

Archbishop Charles Scicluna appointed Fr Roderick Camilleri as the parish priest of the Church of Our Lady of Graces in Ħaż-Żabbar, Fr David Borg as the parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Paola; and Fr Evan Caruana as the parish priest of St Mary’s Church in Birkirkara… Read more »