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Annunciation of the Lord – Solemnity
Readings of the day
First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10
Psalm: 39:7-11
Second Reading: Hebrews 10:4-10
Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Riedu jixħtuh minn hemm fuq għal isfel” (Lq 4:29). Hekk naqraw illum fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa fuq dawn in-nies li kienu semgħu lil Ġesù fis-sinagoga, imbagħad qabdu u ħarġuh minn hemm, ħaduh fuq xifer ta’ rdum biex jixħtuh minn hemm fuq għal isfel. Kien attentat ta’ qtil. Riedu jeliminawh lil Ġesù, imma kif smajna fl-Evanġelju, jidher li Ġesu ħarbilhom.
X’kienet din ir-reazzjoni ħarxa għall-kliem ta’ Ġesù? … Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Ma hemm ebda kelma mniżżla fl-Evanġelju li qal San Ġużepp. Imma l-ħajja tiegħu tgħajjat aktar minn kull kelma li seta’ jgħid. Nixtieq li nirriflettu fuq ix-xhieda ta’ fidi, ta’ tama, u ta’ mħabba li naraw fil-ħajja tiegħu.
Naħseb li din ix-xhieda tiegħu hija ta’ għajnuna għal kull wieħed u waħda minna, kif ukoll għall-komunità parrokkjali tal-Iklin, intom u tiċċelebraw l-għoxrin sena parroċċa… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Għandna fl-Evanġelju llum żewġ ġrajjiet li kienu għamlu ħafna ħoss fi żmien Ġesù. Waħda minnhom il-ġrajja tal-massakru li għamel Pilatu, meta kien qatel numru ta’ nies mill-Galilija b’vendikazzjoni, aktarx meta kienu qed joffru s-sagrifiċċju tagħhom; u l-oħra meta waqa’ t-Torri ta’ Silwam u qatel tmintax-il ruħ. Dawn il-ġrajjiet kienu impressjonaw lin-nies, u diversi kienu jaħsbu dak iż-żmien li jekk tiġrilek xi xi ħaġa ħażina bħal dawn it-traġedji, it-tort huwa tiegħek… Read more »
Group photos of the COMECE bishops taken during the 2024 autumn plenary assembly held in Brussels. (Photo: Ada Lushi/COMECE)
Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi, together with other bishop delegates from the Episcopates of the European Union, will convene in Nemi (Italy) for the COMECE Spring Assembly. The event, scheduled to take place from 26 to 28 March 2025, will focus on renewing Europe’s internal unity and its commitment to being a global actor for peace… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
The parable in today’s Gospel tells us about the patience of God, who urges us to make our life a time of conversion. Jesus uses the image of a barren fig tree, which has not borne the anticipated fruit and which, nevertheless, the farmer does not want to cut down: he wants to fertilize it again since “it may bear fruit in the future” (Lk 13:9)… Read more »
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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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 2 Kings 5:1-15a
Psalm: 41 (42):2,3; 42 (43):3,4
Gospel: Luke 4:24-30
Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth: “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Din is-silta mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa, tagħtina ftit il-mod kif Ġesù jaħseb fuq dak li qed jiġri madwaru. Huwa jirreferi għaż-żewġ traġedji ta’ żmienu: vendikazzjoni vjolenti ta’ Pilatu, li meta xi nies mill-Galilija għamlu rvell, jordna l-qtil tagħhom bi vjolenza kbira. Ġesù juża din l-espressjoni qawwija: “ħallat demmhom mad-demm tal-vittmi tas-sagrifiċċji tagħhom” (Lq 13:1). X’aktarx, qabduhom u qatluhom waqt li kienu qed joffru sagrifiċċju lil Alla; x’aktarx dawn kienu mis-setta taz-Zeloti, setta li kienet tirvella kontra l-ħakma Rumana… Read more »
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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 »
