Monthly Archives: October 2024

News from the Synod: Mediterranean Assembly to listen to migrants

19/10/2024

Photo: Vatican News

Hekk kif il-laqgħat tal-Assemblea Sinodali f’Ruma ġa qabżu n-nofs, fis-sessjoni tal-bieraħ filgħodu ġiet proposta l-idea ta’ “assemblea ekkleżjali Mediterranja” biex tagħti widen għall-vuċijiet tal-migranti. Il-parteċipanti sinodali esprimew gratitudni lejn ir-rwol tal-Knejjes li qed jilqgħu l-migranti u faħħru l-inizjattivi maħduma flimkien bl-għan li jissapportjaw din il-missjoni.

Fost it-temi diskussi kien hemm l-attenzjoni għaż-żgħażagħ u lejn dawk b’diżabbiltajiet, b’tamiet għal rabtiet isħaħ bejn il-Kurja Rumana u l-komunitajiet lokali… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 19th October 2024, 9:30am

19/10/2024   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: 19th October

19/10/2024

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23
Psalm: 8:2-3a,4-5,6-7

Gospel: Luke 12:8-12

Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God. Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven… Read more »

Be defenders of life – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the Armed Forces Day

18/10/2024   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Agħmel il-ħila u qawwi qalbek; tibżax u titħawwadx għax il-Mulej, Alla tiegħek, ikun miegħek kull fejn tmur” (Ġoż 1:9).

Għeżież membri tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta, dan il-kliem meħud mill-Ewwel Qari mill-Ktieb ta’ Ġożwè huwa l-awgurju tiegħi llum lil kull wieħed u waħda minnkom f’dan il-jum speċjali. Nixtieq li din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tkun għalikom inkoraġġiment – tgħinkom biex tqawwu qalbkom għax il-Mulej jakkumpanjakom fil-ħidma tagħkom hekk importanti… Read more »

The future of European workers currently discussed by commission led by Bishop Galea-Curmi

“We want to ensure that everyone in Europe finds dignity in their work”

18/10/2024

Ritratt: COMECE

Kummissjoni mmexxija mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi qed taħdem fuq dokument li jitkellem dwar l-isfidi attwali u tal-futur li qed jaffaċċjaw il-ħaddiema fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Il-Kummissjoni għall-Affarijiet Soċjali tifforma parti mill-Konferenza tal-Isqfijiet tal-Unjoni Ewropea (COMECE), li l-Isqof Awżiljarju hu membru tagħha.

Il-membri tal-kummissjoni li huma esperti fuq il-politika soċjali u jinħatru għal terminu ta’ ħames snin, bħalissa qed jaħdmu fuq dan id-dokument b’rabta mal-missjoni Ewropea tagħhom li jindirizzaw il-kundizzjonijiet tal-ħaddiema fl-Ewropa, il-faqar u l-ġustizzja ekoloġika u ekonomika… Read more »

Mission as a tireless going out to invite others to the Lord’s banquet – Pope Francis

Message by Pope Francis for Missionary Day 2024

18/10/2024

Go and invite everyone to the banquet (cf. Mt 22:9)

Dear brothers and sisters!

The theme I have chosen for this year’s World Mission Day is taken from the Gospel parable of the wedding banquet (cf. Mt 22:1-14). After the guests refused his invitation, the king, the main character in the story, tells his servants: “Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find” (v… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 18th October 2024, 9:30am

18/10/2024   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 October

18/10/2024

Saint Luke, Evangelist – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Tim 4: 10-17b
Psalm: 144: 10-13. 17-18

Gospel: Lk 10: 1-9

In those days, the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.  … Read more »

Pope to G7 on Inclusion and Disability: However different, we are all the same

17/10/2024

(VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)

Pope Francis urges global leaders at the G7 on Inclusion and Disability to prioritise the dignity, inclusion, and empowerment of persons with disabilities, emphasising justice, universal accessibility, and solidarity.

Addressing Ministers of the G7 Inclusion and Disability Summit, in the Vatican on 17 October, Pope Francis expressed deep gratitude for their commitment to building a more just and inclusive world… Read more »

Order St Martin’s Bags in aid of charity

17/10/2024

Loop.mt bdiet tieħu l-ordnijiet għall-boroż tradizzjonali ta’ San Martin.

Waħda mit-tradizzjonijiet marbutin mal-festa ta’ dan il-qaddis hija bla dubju l-borża ta’ San Martin. Tradizzjonalment, kienet tkun borża taċ-ċarruta mimlija bi frott differenti u bi ħbejża ħelwa. Maż-żmien beda jiżdied ukoll il-ħelu.

Filwaqt li l-festa liturġika ta’ San Martin hija nhar il-11 ta’ Settembru, fiż-żona tal-Baħrija din il-festa se tiġi ċċelebrata nhar l-10 ta’ Novembru 2024, fejn issir il-fiera annwali b’bosta attivitajiet tradizzjonali… Read more »