Yearly Archives: 2023

3-year research project on youth volunteers concluded

At the end of November, Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika (ŻAK) hosted around 60 volunteers from Italy (Azione Cattolica Italiana), Romania (Acţiunea Catolică din România), Spain (Acción Católica General) and Malta (ŻAK Malta) for the final part of a three-year partnership research project entitled ‘Supporting Volunteers in Youth Organisations (SVYO)’, with the aim of discovering the underlying issues regarding the long-term commitment of young volunteers in these four Catholic Action organisations. 

The programme for these 3 days kicked off with a conference on Friday morning, where the results of the research were presented compiling results from the quantitative analysis together with the results from the qualitative part… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 17th December 2023, 9:30am

  Parish Church, Qrendi

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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: 17th December

Third Sunday of Advent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 61:1-2a,10-11
Psalm: Luke 1:46-48,49-50,53-54
Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

Gospel: John 1:6-8,19-28

A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to testify to the light… Read more »

Fr Eric Cachia nominated as Salesians Superior in Malta

Minn Awwissu tas-sena d-dieħla, Fr Eric Cachia se jservi bħala Superjur tal-Viċi Provinċja Sależjana Marija Għajnuna tal-Insara f’Malta għal perjodu ta’ sitt snin, bejn l-2024 u l-2030.

L-approvazzjoni ta’ Fr Eric Cachia ngħatat minn Fr Ángel Fernández Artime., ir-Rettur Maġġuri tas-Sależjani ta’ Don Bosco, waqt is-sessjoni plenarja tax-xitwa tal-Kunsill Ġenerali ta’ din l-ordni, bl-approvazzjoni tal-membri tal-Kunsill.

B’din in-nomina, Fr Eric se jsir it-tieni Superjur tas-Sależjani f’Malta, mindu l-komunità f’Malta kienet stabbilita bħala Viċi Provinċja tas-Sależjani, iddedikata lil Marija Għajnuna tal-Insara… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 16th December 2023, 9:30am

  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: 16th December

Readings of the day

First Reading: Sirach 48:1-4,9-11
Psalm: 79 (80):2ac & 3b,15-16,18-19

Gospel: Matthew 17:10-13

In those days, as Jesus descended the mountain, the disciples asked him, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” He replied, “Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things; but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they pleased… Read more »

Holy Land empty of pilgrims but full of hope and prayer

Life in Jerusalem and nearby cities since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas has changed utterly, especially for those who were economically dependent on pilgrims. People feel uncertainty and fear, says Father Željko Barbarić , a Franciscan priest currently serving in Jerusalem.

Father Željko Barbarić is a Franciscan friar from Bosnia and Herzegovina, currently serving in Jerusalem. He is bursar at the Terra Sancta College monastery and serves at the Monastery of Saint Saviour as a spiritual director… Read more »

You never get it right by them! – Bishop Galea-Curmi

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Kemm hu realistiku l-kliem ta’ Ġesù, u attwali, għax din hi esperjenza wkoll li narawha fi żmienna. Hawn Ġesù qed jgħid fuq ċerti nies li jilmentaw fuq kollox, u ma jogħġobhom xejn. Ġwanni l-Battista kien bniedem awster, anke f’li jiekol u jixrob, u fuqu qalu: “għandu fih xitan” (Mt 11:18). Għalihom kien stramb. Warajh ġie Ġesù, li kien jiekol u jixrob, u kien ukoll jiekol u jixrob mal-midinbin, u fuqu qalu: “Araw xi bniedem wikkiel u sakranazz, ħabib tal-pagani u l-midinbin” (Mt 11:19)… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 15th December 2023, 9:30am

  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: 15th December

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 48:17-19
Psalm: 1:1-2,3,4 & 6

Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19

Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ‘He is possessed by a demon… Read more »