Monthly Archives: February 2025

Pope at Audience: The humble and poor bear witness to Jesus’ birth

12/02/2025

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

In our Jubilee journey of catechesis on Jesus, who is our hope, today we will reflect on the event of his birth in Bethlehem.

The Son of God enters history as our travelling companion, and begins to travel while still in His mother’s womb. The evangelist Luke tells us that as soon as He was conceived, He went from Nazareth to the house of Zechariah and Elizabeth; and then, at the end of the pregnancy, from Nazareth to Bethlehem for the census… Read more »

Sister Rose, one of the founders of the Servants of the Cenacle passes away

"I have always kept priests close to my heart" - in her final interview with Newsbook Malta.

12/02/2025

Ritratt: Miguela Xuereb, fiċ-ċirku Qaddejja taċ-Ċenaklu

Tħabbret il-mewt ta’ waħda mill-fundaturi tal-Qaddejja taċ-Ċenaklu Sr Rose Zammit li kienet laqgħet din is-sejħa biex tinfetaħ id-Dar tal-Kleru u sservi t’għajnuna għas-saċerdoti anzjani.

60 sena ilu hi kienet qalet “iva” u aċċettat din il-missjoni flimkien mal-fundatur Monsinjur Salv. Grima u erba’ Qaddejja Oħra taċ-Ċenaklu.

Hi kienet tat l-aħħar intervista tagħha lil Newsbook Malta meta kien qiegħed iżur din id-dar, is-sena li għaddiet biex ifakkar is-60 anniversarju mit-twaqqif ta’ din id-dar… Read more »

Dear Paul

12/02/2025

Daqs jumejn ilu Malta u Għawdex, li lanqas int ma ħlomt li kellek tinkalja magħhom, regħdu kullimkien b’sinjal ta’ festa lilek. Il-qniepen tal-knejjes tagħna ma waqfux idoqqu bil-ferħ f’jum il-festa ta’ meta nkaljat ruħek ma’ xtutna.

Pawlu, Pawlu, li l-Mulej biddillek ismek minn Sawlu. Għadni niftakar wieħed mill-Patrijiet tagħna, Alla jaħfirlu, jgħidlek b’dak il-leħen solenni tiegħu: Pawlu Sawlu! Dan ismek li kien iriegħed il-kunvent tal-Furjana fejn kont student għal sitt snin sħaħ… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 12th February 2025, 9:30am

12/02/2025   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: 12th February

12/02/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 2:4b-9,15-17
Psalm: 103 (104):1-2a,27-28,29bc-30

Gospel: Mark 7:14-23

Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person, but the things that come out from within are what defile.”

When he got home away from the crowd his disciples questioned him about the parable… Read more »

Miraculous Crucifix ‘Ta’ Ġieżu’ exhibited in Gozo for the Jubilee of Hope

11/02/2025

Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex

Fl-okkażjoni tal-Ġublew tat-Tama u l-bidu tar-Randan Imqaddes, se jinġieb f’Għawdex il-Kurċifiss Mirakoluż u devot magħruf bħala “Ta’ Ġieżu”, meqjum fil-Knisja Franġiskana ta’ Santa Marija ta’ Ġesù fil-Belt Valletta.

Bejn il-Ġimgħa s-7 u l-Ħadd 9 ta’ Marzu, il-Kurċifiss Ta’ Ġieżu se jkun espost għall-qima fil-Knisja tal-Patrijiet Franġiskani f’Għajnsielem, fejn fl-ewwel lejl, il-knisja tibqa’ miftuħa għall- adorazzjoni u l-qima tal-fidili.

Nhar il-Ħadd 9 ta’ Marzu, l-ewwel Ħadd tar-Randan, fl-4pm, l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex Anton Teuma se jmexxi Pellegrinaġġ Penitenzjali Ġubilari bix-xbieha tal-Kurċifiss Mirakoluż, mill-Knisja ta’ Sant’Antnin ta’ Padova għal quddiem il-Knisja Arċipretali tal-Madonna ta’ Loretu, f’Għajnsielem, li għalih hu mistieden il-poplu kollu ta’ Alla… Read more »

Do not fear, for I am with you

Mass of the Jubilee of the Sick and those who care for them

11/02/2025   The Minor Basilica of Christ the King, Paola

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“La tibżax, għax miegħek jien! La titħassibx, għax Alla tiegħek jien! Jiena nwettqek, jiena ngħinek; inwieżnek bil-leminija rebbieħa tiegħi!” (Iżaija 41:10)

Dan il-kliem li jgħid il-Mulej, li nsibuh fil-Ktieb tal-Profeta Iżaija, hu l-messaġġ li nixtieq inwassal lil kull wieħed u waħda minnkom hekk kif niċċelebraw il-Ġublew tal-persuni morda, u dawk li jikkurawhom u jieħdu ħsiebhom. Hu kliem ta’ tama, u fi kliem San Pawl: “It-tama ma tqarraqx bina” (Rum 5:5)… Read more »

Why is that, Paul?

Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap

11/02/2025

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta

X’fettillek Pawl minn fost tant gżejjer
Fettillek taħbat ma’ Gżiritna?
Tgħid biex mas-snin tibqa’ tfakkarna
Fil-wirt għażiż li ħallejtilna?

X’fettillek Pawl tiġi hawn fostna
Meta Kreta kienet l-aqwa tort?
Tgħid biex tiftħilna dawl għajnejna
Li mingħajr Kristu ngħixu fit-tort?

X’fettillek Pawl toqgħod tinqala’
Tissogra ħajtek fuq il-ġifen? … Read more »

Society of Christian Doctrine holds annual general meeting

11/02/2025

Between Saturday, 8th and Sunday, 9th February 2025, the Delegation of Malta and Gozo of the Society of Christian Doctrine (SDC) organised the AGM for the year 2025. Over these two days, the administrative report of the delegation for the year 2024 was discussed, while the Delegate of the Superior General shared a reflection on the way forward regarding the apostolate.

On Sunday morning, Mass was celebrated by Fr Kevin Schembri, the Ecclesiastical Assistant of the SDC… Read more »

Jubilee of the Sick and those who care for them – 11 February 2025, 10am

11/02/2025   The Minor Basilica of Christ the King, Paola

Għin lill‑Arċidjoċesi twettaq il‑missjoni tagħha Agħti Donazzjoni »

Segwi l-qari tal-Quddiesa tal-lum hawnhekk.

Talba għat-Tqarbina tax-Xewqa

Ġesù, jiena nemmen li Inti tinsab tabilħaqq fis-Sagrament tal-Ewkaristija. 
Irrid inħobbok fuq kollox u fuq kulħadd.
Inti taf li nixtieq nirċevik ġewwa fija.
Imma ġaladarba bħalissa ma nistax nilqgħek ġewwa fija sagramentalment,
nitolbok li tiġi fija spiritwalment.
Ejja għandi Ġesù tiegħi, biex jiena niġi għandek… Read more »