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God always fills our lives with what is best – Bishop Galea-Curmi

08/10/2023 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Ma nafx kemm minnkom midħla ta’ għalqa ta’ dwieli. Jiena m’iniex, avolja jogħġobni l-frott tal-għalqa tad-dwieli. Imma naħseb ħafna minna, jekk m’aħniex imdaħħlin fl-industrija tal-inbid jew għandna xi għalqa bħal din, m’aħniex midħla. Għalhekk forsi, ma tantx nistgħu nifhmu kemm kienet fil-fatt tfisser l-għalqa tad-dwieli fi żmien Ġesù, u anke qablu, għall-poplu Lhudi. Kienet tassew xi ħaġa għażiża. Għalhekk fil-fatt l-ewwel qari, mill-Ktieb tal-Profeta Iżaija, jgħid: “Ħa ngħanni lill-maħbub tiegħi l-għanja ta’ mħabbtu għall-għalqa tad-dwieli tiegħu” (Iż 5:1)… Read more »

Mass on Sunday – 8th October 2023, 9:30am

08/10/2023 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 Sunday Gospel: 8th October

08/10/2023

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 5:1-7
Psalm: 79 (80):9,12,13-14,15-16,19-20
Second Reading: Philippians 4:6-9

Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower… Read more »

Calling what is bad by its name – Bishop Galea-Curmi

06/10/2023 Saint Publius Parish Church, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Ħażin għalik” (Lq 10:13). Din il-kelma llum nisimgħuha darbtejn fl-Evanġelju. Jgħidha Ġesù għal żewġt ibliet – Korożajn u Betsajda. Magħhom, bi kliem ieħor imma li jfisser l-istess, Ġesù jgħaqqad ukoll lil belt oħra, Kafarnahum.

Mhux l-ewwel darba li Ġesù tkellem b’din l-espressjoni “ħażin għalik”. Lill-Fariżej, għal diversi drabi, kien qalilhom “Ħażin għalikom”, prinċipalment minħabba l-ipokresija u l-wiċċ b’ieħor tagħhom… Read more »

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

07/10/2023 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: 7th October

07/10/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Baruch 4:5-12,27-29
Psalm: 68 (69):33-35,36-37

Gospel: Luke 10:17-24

The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you… Read more »

Ruffini on Synod: Church pausing to profoundly listen to one other

06/10/2023

Paolo Ruffini (Photo Vatican News) Paolo Ruffini, President of the Commission for Information of the Synodal Assembly, holds a briefing for journalists to explain the methodology of the Working Groups (Circuli Minores), and foresees press conferences after each module with Synod participants.

The Synod’s 35 working groups, or ‘circuli minores,’ began their work on Thursday, explained Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, who is serving as President of the Commission for Information, whose members will be elected on 9 October… Read more »

Laudate Deum: the Pope’s cry for a response to the climate crisis

06/10/2023

Pope Francis has published an Apostolic Exhortation building on his 2015 encyclical. We’re not reacting enough, he says, we’re close to breaking point. He criticises climate change deniers, saying that the human origin of global warming is now beyond doubt. And he describes how care for our common home flows from the Christian faith.

“’Praise God’ is the title of this letter. For when human beings claim to take God’s place, they become their own worst enemies.”

That’s how Pope Francis ends his new Apostolic Exhortation, published on the 4th October, the Feast of St Francis of Assisi… Read more »

Mass for Archbishop’s Curia and Secretariat for Catholic Education staff – 6th October 2023, 9:30am

06/10/2023 Saint Publius' Church, Floriana

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

The Gospel of the day: 6th October

06/10/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Baruch 1:15-22
Psalm: 78 (79):1-2,3-5,8,9

Gospel: Luke 10:13-16

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But at the judgement it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? … Read more »