Yearly Archives: 2023

The Holy Spirit leads you to harmony, to unity – The Archbishop

25/05/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Kif indunajtu f’dawn il-jiem qegħdin naqraw siltiet mid-diskors ta’ Ġesù fl-aħħar ċena li nsibu fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann. Illum għandna dan il-kliem u din is-silta mill-kapitlu 17. Innutaw li f’din is-silta, għax f’siltiet oħra jissemma b’ismu, l-Ispirtu s-Santu ma jissemiex b’ismu imma nixtieq li nagħrfu l-ismijiet differenti tal-Ispirtu s-Santu f’din is-silta.

Ħin minnhom Ġesù jitkellem dwar il-glorja; il-glorja hi isem ieħor tal-Ispirtu s-Santu… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Are you a disciple of Christ?

24/05/2023


Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

In this series of catecheses that we are undertaking, we place ourselves in the school of some of the saints who, as exemplary witnesses, teach us apostolic zeal. Let’s recall that we are talking about apostolic zeal, which is what we must have in order to proclaim the Gospel.

Today we are going to find a great example of a saint of the passion for evangelization in a land far away, namely the Korean Church… Read more »

Diversity brings us together!

25/05/2023

Missio Malta celebrated World Diversity Day together with school children from the Mellieħa Primary School on Monday 15th May. The activity served to mark UNESCO’s World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, with the aim of highlighting the wealth of the world’s cultures and promoting peace through dialogue. 

“Just like a beautiful rainbow, composed of many beautiful colours, we like to think of our society and the different cultures that constitute it, as the elements that make us special and stronger together… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 25th May 2023, 9:30am

25/05/2023   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: 25th May

25/05/2023

Readings of the day

First reading: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11
Psalm: 15 (16):1-2a and 5,7-8,9-10,11

Gospels: John 17:20-26

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me… Read more »

Towards our heavenly home – Bishop Galea-Curmi

21/05/2023   Il-Kappella tal-Kongregazzjoni tal-Ulied tal-Qalb ta’ Ġesù, Mrieħel

Photo by Magda Ehlers L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Huma u jħarsu lejh, kien meħud ’il fuq, u sħaba ħadithulhom minn quddiem għajnejhom” (Atti 1:9). Dan hu li naqraw fl-Atti tal-Appostli, l-ispjega ta’ din il-ġrajja ta’ Tlugħ il-Mulej fis-Sema. Meta naraw ir-rakkont ta’ din il-ġrajja, u anke kultant pitturi li jġibu din il-ġrajja, qisu l-ewwel sensazzjoni li nħossu hija ta’ firda: Ġesù qiegħed mad-dixxipli, ikellimhom, jgħidilhom x’għandhom jagħmlu, u mbagħad jinfired minn magħhom, jitla’ ’l fuq u d-dixxipli jibqgħu  jħarsu ’l fuq. 

Imma, fil-fatt, aktar ma naqraw ’il quddiem l-Atti tal-Appostli stess, insibu li din il-firda kienet għal ftit mumenti… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 24th May 2023, 9:30am

24/05/2023   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: 24th May

24/05/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 20:8-38
Psalm: 68(67):29-30,33-35a,35b-36c

Gospel: John 17:11b-19

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying: “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are. When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled… Read more »

Video: ‘L-Għanja ta’ Ħabib’, a book of poems by the Archbishop, is launched

23/05/2023   The Archbishop's Palace, Mdina

Ftit tal-jiem ilu saret it-tnedija tal-ktieb il-ġdid tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, fil-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, l-Imdina. ‘L-Għanja ta’ Ħabib’ hu ġabra ta’ aktar minn 120 poeżija, b’analiżi ta’ Prof. Charles Briffa u ritratti ta’ Daniel Cilia.

Il-poeżiji jitfgħu raġġ dawl fuq il-ħajja tal-Arċisqof bl-ewwel poeżija tmur lura għall-1975 filwaqt li l-iktar poeżija reċenti nkitbet fl-2022. Kif jispjega l-Arċisqof stess fid-daħla tiegħu għall-ktieb, fil-poeżiji hu qed jaqsam mal-qarrejja l-lehma ta’ żgħożitu, il-ħolm, ix-xewqat, it-turufnament u l-faraġ tal-adolexxenza… Read more »

From sorrow to joy – Bishop Galea-Curmi

19/05/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Photo by Jill Wellington L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Għad iġġarrbu n-niket, imma n-niket tagħkom għad jitbiddel f’hena” (Ġw 16:20) Dan hu l-kliem li Ġesù jgħid lid-dixxipli tiegħu fl-Evanġelju llum. Dan huwa parti mid-diskors tal-Aħħar Ċena, meta Ġesù qed jitkellem kemm fuq it-tbatija tiegħu, il-passjoni u l-mewt – meta jgħid “intom għad tibku u tingħu” u “iġġarrbu n-niket” –  kif ukoll fuq il-qawmien tiegħu – meta jgħid: “in-niket tagħkom għad jinbidel f’hena”… Read more »