Monthly Archives: January 2025

Pope at Audience: We must protect all little ones and never tolerate abuse

15/01/2025

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

In the last audience we spoke about children, and today too we will talk about children. Last week we focused on how, in his work, Jesus repeatedly spoke of the importance of protecting, welcoming and loving the little ones.

Yet, even today in the world, hundreds of millions of minors, despite not being of the minimum age to undergo the obligations of adulthood, are forced to work and many of them are exposed to particularly dangerous work; not to mention the boys and girls who are slaves to trafficking for prostitution or pornography, and forced marriages… Read more »

Pope Francis’ autobiography ‘Hope’ hits bookshelves in 80 countries

15/01/2025

Pope Francis’ widely-anticipated autobiography ‘Hope’ hits bookshelves in 80 countries this Jubilee, and includes narrated memories, anecdotes, photos, and elements offered personally to readers.

Pope Francis’ greatly-anticipated autobiography ‘Hope’ has hit bookshelves on Tuesday, 14 January 2025, in 80 countries globally.

The text, written firsthand by the Pope but with the collaboration of Italian writer Carlo Musso, is also made available to English-speaking readers in the United States through the publisher Random House, and in the UK, through the publisher Viking… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 15th January 2025, 9:30am

15/01/2025   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: 15th January

15/01/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hebrews 2:14-18
Psalm: 104 (105):1-2,3-4,6-7,8-9

Gospel: Mark 1:29-39

On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.
Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them… Read more »

Teaching with authority and freedom – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Live-in Parish Priests

14/01/2025   Annunciation Church, Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm żewġ karatteristiċi li n-nies raw f’Ġesù fil-ġrajja li smajna fl-Evanġelju llum, u li jagħtuna messaġġ sabiħ għall-ħajja u l-ħidma tagħna.

L-ewwel nett, il-kelma tiegħu, it-tagħlim tiegħu. Kien tagħlim b’awtorità. In-nies kienu jisimgħu lil ħafna mexxejja reliġjużi ta’ dak iż-żmien, imma f’Ġesù raw xi ħadd speċjali, differenti sew milli kienu jafu. Mingħand Ġesù semgħu kelma li verament setgħet tmexxihom fil-ħajja tagħhom… Read more »

Vatican recommends 4 films for the Jubilee of Hope

14/01/2025

Hekk kif f’lejlet il-Milied, il-Papa Franġisku nieda l-Ġublew tat-Tama, il-Vatikan qed jipproponi erba’ films sabiex wieħed jarahom matul is-sena.

Id-Dekasteru tal-Evanġelizzazzjoni fil-Kurja Rumana mmexxi direttament mill-Papa Franġisku bħala Prefett tal-imsemmi dekasteru, jieħu ħsieb jippromwovi x-xandir tal-Evanġelju kif ukoll jagħraf iwieġeb il-mistoqsijiet fundamentali tal-evanġelizzazzjoni fid-dinja.

L-espert tal-Knisja fil-qasam ċinematografiku Mons. Dario Viganò għażel erba’ films li jistgħu jakkumpanjaw lill-pellegrini tat-tama matul is-sena tal-Ġublew… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 14th January 2025, 9:30am

14/01/2025   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: 14th January

14/01/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hebrews 2:5-12
Psalm: 8:2a & 5,6-7,8-9

Gospel: Mark 1:21b-28

Jesus came to Capernaum with his followers, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.

In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? … Read more »

Fishers of men – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

13/01/2025   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Sajjieda tal-bnedmin” (Mk 1:17). Din hija l-espressjoni li Ġesù juża fl-Evanġelju, u li aħna issa midħla tagħha, imma meta Ġesù użaha hawnhekk, ma kinux jitkellmu dak iż-żmien fuq “sajjieda tal-bnedmin”. Hawnhekk għamel is-sejħa lil Xmun u ħuh Indrì, li kienu sajjieda, u qalilhom biex jiġu warajh u jagħmilhom sajjieda tal-bnedmin, u lil Ġakbu wkoll u lil Ġwanni li wkoll kienu fid-dgħajsa… Read more »

Teen Klabb celebrates ten years of supporting adolescents

13/01/2025

Ritratti: Mark Magro

Il-membri ta’ Fondazzjoni Kenosis iċċelebraw l-10 anniversarju ta’ Teen Klabb b’quddiesa ċċelebrata mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi fil-Knisja ta’ Sant’Ursola fil-Belt Valletta u djalogu mal-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna fiċ-Ċentru Santu Rokku.

Fondazzjoni Kenosis għandha l-għan li tippromwovi l-valuri Kattoliċi permezz tal-Faith Formation u Teen Klabb. B’mod prattiku Kenosis tfittex li tipprovdi ambjent fejn tfal u adoloxxenti minn oqsma differenti tal-ħajja jistgħu jitrawmu u jiġu appoġġati spiritwalment… Read more »