Yearly Archives: 2024

A day of prayer and fasting: The Church in Malta unites with Pope Francis in global prayer for peace

07/10/2024

Today, Monday, October 7, the parishes, religious communities, movements, and groups within the Church, along with families and Christians across Malta and Gozo, are called to unite in response to Pope Francis’ invitation. The Holy Father has asked for a day of prayer, particularly the Rosary, and fasting, for peace in the world and the success of the Jubilee of Hope 2025.

The invitation was extended by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi to all archpriests, parish priests, and provincials of religious orders in Malta… Read more »

Archdiocese requests suspension of Villa Schinas application

07/10/2024

Photo: Google

The Archdiocese of Malta has requested the commercial partner entrusted with the restoration of Villa Schinas in Tas-Sliema to suspend with immediate effect the current planning application within the grounds of the property.

The development proposed by the commercial partner on a section of the property not connected to villa itself was intended to provide accommodation for students since Villa Schinas has been earmarked as an educational establishment… Read more »

Lasallian colleges in Malta move towards co-education

07/10/2024

From next year, De La Salle College and Stella Maris College, including St Benild School, will
move towards a co-educational setting. The transformation shall take place over an 11-year
period.

In the 2025/26 scholastic year, the Year 1 intake will be divided equally between boys and
girls at all the Lasallian schools. Entry will take place through the usual procedure of the
Church School ballot, which is organised nationally by the Secretariat for Catholic Education… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Children are God’s greatest blessing

06/10/2024   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Dear brothers and sisters, good Sunday!

Today, in the Gospel of the liturgy (cf. Mk 10:2-16), Jesus speaks to us about marital love. As they have already done on some other occasions, some Pharisees ask him a provocative question about a controversial issue: a husband’s divorce from his wife. They would like to drag him into a quarrel, but he does not let them… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 7th October 2024, 9:30am

07/10/2024   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: 7th October

07/10/2024

Our Lady of the Rosary
Readings of the day

First Reading: Galatians 1:6-12
Psalm: 110 (111):1-2,7-8,9 u 10c

Gospel: Luke 10:25-37

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself.” He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?”

Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho… Read more »

“Do not stop them” – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass on the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

06/10/2024   Chapel of Our Lady of Victories, Ħ'Attard

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm sentenza li hija ripetuta llum, tissemma fl-ewwel qari mill-ktieb tal-Ġenesi, kif ukoll fl-Evanġelju skont San Mark: “Għalhekk ir-raġel iħalli lil missieru u ’l ommu, u  jingħaqad ma’ martu, u t-tnejn isiru ġisem wieħed” (Ġen 2:24; Mk 10:7).

Ġesù fl-Evanġelju jenfasizza li dan huwa l-pjan ta’ Alla għall-ħajja miżżewġa: li raġel u mara jingħaqdu flimkien u jsiru ħaġa waħda… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 6th October 2024, 9:30am

06/10/2024   Chapel of Our Lady of Victories, Attard

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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: 6th October

06/10/2024

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 2:18-24
Psalm: 127(128):1-2,3,4-5,6
Second Reading: Hebrews 2:9-11

Gospel: Mark 10:2-16

Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ 

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh… Read more »

Rebuild my church – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass for the workers of the Curia and of the Secretariat for Catholic Education.

04/10/2024   St. Publius Parish Church, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Franġisku, erġa’ ibni l-Knisja tiegħi”. Dan huwa l-messaġġ li rċieva San Franġisk ta’ Assisi wara żogħżija li kienet imqallba. Kien fittex ħafna affarijiet li jistgħu jimlewlu qalbu, imma qalbu ma kinetx mimlija b’dak li xtaq. Missieru riedu jkompli l-karriera tal-kummerċ, imma hu ma xtaqx. Darba minnhom, daħal fil-knisja antika ta’ San Damjan, u qagħad quddiem il-kurċifiss. Hemmhekk sema’ dan il-messaġġ: “Franġisku, m’intix qed tara li l-Knisja qiegħda tiġġarraf? … Read more »