Monthly Archives: October 2024

Appreciation for missionaries’ work around the world

17/10/2024

Żgħażagħ Maltin waqt esperjenza ta’ volontarjat u missjunarja fl-Etijopja

Nhar il-Ħadd, 20 ta’ Ottubru 2024, niċċelebraw il-Ġurnata Missjunarja, bit-tema meħuda mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Mattew: “Morru u stiednu lil kulħadd għall-ikla tal-festa” (ara Mt 22:9).

L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi ħeġġeġ lill-arċiprieti u kappillani kollha, u lill-provinċjali tal-ordinjiet reliġjużi f’Malta biex nuru apprezzament fil-parroċċi tagħna lejn tant missjunarji li tul is-snin marru fl-artijiet tal-missjoni.

“Għad hemm tant missjunarji, anke jekk ħafna minnhom f’età avvanzata, li għadhom jagħtu qalbhom u l-enerġija kollha tagħhom biex iwasslu l-ferħ tal-Evanġelju u jgħinu anke materjalment u soċjalment lill-eluf kbar ta’ nies f’ħafna pajjiżi… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 17th October 2024, 9:30am

17/10/2024   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: 17th October

17/10/2024

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ephesians 1:1-10
Psalm: 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4,5-6

Gospel: Luke 11:47-54

The Lord said: “Woe to you! You build the memorials of the prophets whom your ancestors killed. Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building.

Therefore, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and persecute’ in order that this generation might be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who died between the altar and the temple building… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Faith frees us from thinking everything ends here

16/10/2024   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

With today’s catechesis, we will move on from what the Holy Spirit revealed to us in the Holy Scripture to how He is present and active in the life of the Church, in our Christian life.

In the first three centuries, the Church did not feel the need to give an explicit formulation of her faith in the Holy Spirit… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 16th October 2024, 9:30am

16/10/2024   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: 16th October

16/10/2024

Readings of the day

First Reading: Galatians 5:18-25
Psalm: 1:1-2,3,4 & 6

Gospel: Luke 11:42-46

The Lord said: “Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others. Woe to you Pharisees! You love the seat of honour in synagogues and greetings in marketplaces… Read more »

The leading energy and the ultimate goal – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Homily on the profession of perpetual vows of Sr Margaret Barnabas

13/10/2024   Daughters of the Sacred Heart, Fleur de Lys

Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, today we gather with great joy to witness and celebrate a profound moment of grace — the profession of perpetual vows of Sr Margaret Barnabas. Today, she stands before us, before the Superior General of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart and her fellow religious, and, more importantly, before God, to make a total, commitment to a life of poverty, chastity, and obedience… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 15th October 2024, 9:30am

15/10/2024   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: 15th October

15/10/2024

Readings of the day

First Reading: Galatians 5:1-6
Psalm: 118 (119):41,43,44,45,47,48

Gospel: Luke 11:37-41

After Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home. He entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal. The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: True wealth lies in being loved by God

13/10/2024   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Dear brothers and sisters, good Sunday!

The Gospel of today’s liturgy (Mk 10, 17:30) tells us about a rich man who encounters Jesus and asks Him: “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (v. 17). Jesus invites him to leave everything and follow Him, but the man, sorrowful, goes away because, as the text says, “he had great possessions” (v… Read more »