Yearly Archives: 2023

New course in Scripture Studies

Bursaries of €2,000 for studies in Theology and other pastoral fields

19/07/2023

For the 2023-2024 academic year, the Foundation for Theological Studies of the Archdiocese of Malta will be offering 10 bursaries to individuals who wish to pursue further studies in theology and pastoral fields within the Faculty of Theology.

The bursaries will be distributed according to these criteria:

Don’t give up, you are not alone – Bishop Galea-Curmi to Mt Carmel Hospital residents

Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel

14/07/2023   Mt Carmel Hospital, Attard

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Omm ta’ Ġesù, ħu ħsiebi int, kun ommi tul is-snin”. Dan hu l-kliem li għadna kif kantajna fl-innu tad-dħul għall-quddiesa, u hu l-kliem li jfisser b’mod sabiħ ħafna l-festa li qed niċċelebraw illum tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, patruna ta’ dan il-post.

Rigal kbir fil-mument tal-akbar tbatija

Għadna kif rajna fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann, lil Ġesù fuq is-salib, fl-aktar mumenti diffiċli ta’ tbatija għall-ħajja tiegħu… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 19th July 2023, 9:30am

19/07/2023   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: 19th July

19/07/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Exodus 3:1-6,9-12
Psalm: 102 (103):1-2,3-4,6-7

Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27

At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 

All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.  Read more »

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A choice without compromises – Bishop Galea-Curmi

17/07/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Taħsbux li jiena ġejt inġib il-paċi fuq l-art” (Mt 10:34). Dan huwa li jgħid Ġesù llum fl-Evanġelju skont San Mattew, lill-appostli tiegħu, u kif nisimgħu dil-kelma żgur li ninħasdu. Dan mhuwiex Ġesù li dejjem nassoċjawh mal-paċi, sa minn meta twieled? Niftakru l-anġli jħabbru lir-rgħajja: “Paċi fl-art lill-bnedmin li jogħġbu lilu” (Lq 2:14) – li jogħġbu lil Alla. Ġesù nnifsu fil-Beatitudnijiet, kien qal: “Ħenjin dawk li jġibu l-paċi, għax huma jissejħu wlied Alla” (Mt 5:9)… Read more »

The Lord, who is just and merciful, knows our heart – The Archbishop

18/07/2023

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan l-Evanġejlu qawwi mill-kapitlu 11 ta’ San Mattew jikkonfrontana bir-responsabbiltà li għandna. Il-Mulej juri ħniena magħna. Ġesù jgħid: “Il-ħafna mirakli li kien għamel fihom” (Mt 11:20). Jitkellem dwar l-indiema, jitkellem dwar il-predikazzjoni tiegħu “kieku l-mirakli li saru fikom” (Mt 11:21).

Aħna midħla ta’ Ġesù; aħna nafu ħafna bil-qawwa tiegħu u din il-ħaġa hi privileġġ u hi faraġ imma wkoll hi responsabbiltà… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 18th July 2023, 9:30am

18/07/2023   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: 18th July

18/07/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Exodus 2:1-15a
Psalm: 68 (69), 3.14.30-31.33-34

Gospel: Matthew 10: 20-24

In those days, Jesus began to reproach the cities in which most of his deeds of power had been done, because they did not repent. “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 in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 

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

We trust everything in the hands of the Virgin Mary – Archbishop

16/07/2023   Is-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Din is-sena, aħna u niċċelebraw il-festa solenni ta’ Sidtna Marija taħt it-titlu sabiħ tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, għandna fostna r-relikwa tal-labtu li jlibbes lil San Ġwanni Pawlu II. Ta’ żagħżugħ, skopra d-devozzjoni lejn il-Madonna, mgħallma minn San Luiġi Grignion Maria de Montfort, u Karol Wojtyla, ta’ żagħżugħ, ikkonsagra ruħu lill-Madonna. Il-Formola tal-Konsagrazzjoni li kkompona San Luiġi Grignion Maria de Montfort – jafuh ħafna dawk li huma midħla tal-Legion of Mary – tibda b’dawn iż-żewġ kelmiet: ‘Totus Tuus’, – ‘Jiena kollni tiegħek’… Read more »

Let us be careful – Bishop Galea-Curmi

14/07/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Oqogħdu attenti mill-bnedmin!” (Mt 10:17) Dan huwa l-kliem li jgħid Ġesù lill-appostli tiegħu llum, fl-Evanġelju skont San Mattew. Jgħid dan il-kliem mhux biex inissel il-biża’ jew l-ansjetà fl-appostli tiegħu, imma biex jgħinhom ħalli jagħrfu joqogħdu attenti.

Hawnhekk Ġesù jsemmi erba’ tipi ta’ annimali, b’mod figurattiv, u jwassal messaġġ tajjeb ħafna permezz tagħhom, messaġġ li nistgħu nifhmuh. Jgħid: “qed nibgħatkom bħal nagħaġ qalb l-ilpup” (Mt 10:16)… Read more »