Monthly Archives: September 2024

New courses for liturgical music animation and choral singing by the Academy of Sacred Music

Courses begin in November 2024 and February 2025

30/09/2024

The Academy of Sacred Music Francesco Azopardi of the Archdiocese of Malta is offering a variety of courses designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of individuals involved in music ministry within the Church.

The courses for the academic year 2024-2025 include Animating Liturgy, tailored for those currently involved in or aspiring to participate in liturgical animation (starting in November 2024); The Organ in the Liturgy, intended for organists already serving or planning to serve in parishes and wishing to strengthen their knowledge of the organist’s ministry (starting in February 2025); the Christian songwriting programme Ħarbex (starting in February 2025); and Singing during Liturgy for priests (starting in May 2025)… Read more »

“Too many people are being killed in the Middle East every day” – Pope Francis

29/09/2024   King Baudouin Stadium (Brussels)

I thank the Archbishop for his kind words. I express heartfelt gratitude to Their Majesties the King and Queen, as well as to Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, for their presence and hospitality in these days.

Likewise, I extend my gratitude to all who, in many ways, have worked together to organize this Visit. In a special way, I thank the elderly and the sick who have offered their prayers… Read more »

50th anniversary of Monsignor Joseph Mercieca’s Episcopal Ordination

30/09/2024

L-Isqof Emeritu Ġużeppi Mercieca ġie ordnat isqof bħal-lum 50 sena ilu. Huwa kien ġie kkonsagrat isqof nhar id-29 ta’ Settembru tal-1974, xahrejn wara li ġiet ippubblikata n-nomina tiegħu b’mod uffiċjali.

L-Isqof Mercieca li dak iż-żmien kien iservi f’Ruma, ġie mgħarraf li ntagħżel biex jassisti lill-Arċisqof ta’ Malta Mons. Mikiel Gonzi bħala Isqof Awżiljarju. Hu kien għad kellu biss 45 sena.

Mons… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 30th September 2024, 9:30am

30/09/2024   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: 30th September

30/09/2024

Readings of the day

First Reading: Job 1:6-22
Psalm: 16 (17):1,2-3,6-7

Gospel: Luke 9:46-50

An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus realised the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his side and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me… Read more »

New parish priest for Mġarr parish

29/09/2024

Archbishop Charles Scicluna has appointed Fr Sean Abela as the parish priest of the Parish of the Assumption of Our Lady, Mġarr. The Archbishop thanks Fr Noel Vassallo for this administrative work in this parish.

Fr Sean Abela was born on 17th August 1992. He began his journey to the priesthood at the Archbishop’s Seminary in Tal-Virtù in Rabat and read for a degree in Philosophy and Theology at the Faculty of Theology, at the University of Malta… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 29th September 2024, 9:30am

29/09/2024   Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ħamrun

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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 Sunday Gospel: 29th September

29/09/2024

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Numbers 11:25-29
Psalm: 18(19):8,10,12-13,14
Second Reading: James 5:1-6

Gospel: Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48

In those days, John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.  … Read more »

It does not depend on the popular consensus – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

27/09/2024   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Ikkmandahom u qalilhom ħafna biex ma jgħidu lil ħadd b’dan” (Lq 9:21). Dan hu l-kliem li naqraw fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa fuq Ġesù li lid-dixxipli tiegħu qalilhom b’insistenza biex ma jgħidu lil ħadd. Għalxiex kien qed jgħid hawnhekk? Għal meta Pietru qallu: “Inti l-Messija ta’ Alla” (Lq 9:20). Hemmhekk Ġesù insista – hawn jgħidlek “ikkmandahom u qalilhom ħafna” – biex ma jgħidu lil ħadd b’dan… Read more »

At the roots of our pastoral commitment – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

25/09/2024

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Tahom qawwa u setgħa” (Lq 9:1). Fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, meta Ġesù jsejjaħ lit-tnax madwaru, l-Evanġelju jgħidilna li “tahom qawwa u setgħa”. Kien hu li sejħilhom, kien hu li tahom qawwa u setgħa, kien hu li bagħathom imbagħad ixandru s-Saltna ta’ Alla, ifejqu l-morda, ikeċċu x-xjaten.

Minnu ġejja l-qawwa

Hawn diġà għandna messaġġ tassew importanti għalina lkoll li naħdmu fi ħdan il-Knisja għalikom li intom operaturi pastorali f’diversi oqsma ta’ din il-parroċċa tal-Iklin… Read more »