Monthly Archives: June 2025

Pope at Angelus: No armed victory can compensate for the pain of mothers, the fear of children or stolen futures

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

22/06/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

Today, in many countries, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi, is being celebrated, and the Gospel recounts the miracle of the loaves and fishes (cf. Lk 9:11-17).

In order to feed the thousands of people who came to listen to him and to ask for healing, Jesus invited the Apostles to bring him what little they had; he then blessed the loaves and fishes, and told them to distribute them to everyone… Read more »

Pope at Corpus: Blessed are those who become witnesses of His love

Mass on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

22/06/2025   St John Lateran Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, it is wonderful to be in the presence of Jesus. The Gospel passage we just heard attests to this; it recounts how the crowds spent long hours listening to him speak about the Kingdom of God and seeing him heal the sick (cf. Lk 9:11). Jesus’ compassion for the suffering shows us the loving closeness of God, who comes into our world to save us… Read more »

Julian Fenech awarded 2025 Pope John XXIII Prize for Goodness

23/06/2025

Julian Fenech, li jmur fl-Iskola Primarja STC Annibale Preca Ħal Lija, huwa r-rebbieħ tal-Premju Papa Ġwanni XXIII għat-Tjubija 2025. Huwa ġie mressaq għal dan il-premju mill-kap tal-iskola, is-Sur Lawrence Darmanin.

Waħda mill-aktar kwalitajiet notevoli ta’ Julian hija d-dedikazzjoni tiegħu lejn studenti bi bżonnijiet speċjali u dawk minn kulturi differenti. Hu dejjem lest jaħdem magħhom, speċjalment meta jkun hemm xogħol fi gruppi.

Julian huwa eżempju ta’ xi jfisser li tkun ta’ qalb tajba… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 23rd June 2025, 9:30am

23/06/2025   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: 23rd June

23/06/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 12:1-9
Psalm: 32 (33):12-13,18-19,20 & 22

Gospel: Matthew 7:1-5

In those days, Jesus told his disciples, “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. 

Why do you see the speck in your neighbour’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?  … Read more »

On the feast of the Eucharist we pray that we remain a culture that heals, not kills – The Archbishop

22/06/2025   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“U kulħadd kiel u xeba’ u l-bċejjeċ tal-ħobż li kien fadal ġabruhom fi tnax-il qoffa” (Lq 9:17). Aħna qegħdin nagħmlu festa lil Ewkaristija tal-Mulej, l-ikel li jimla’ l-qalb tagħna bil-paċi u l-ferħ, li jagħtina tassew risposta għall-ġuħ kbir li hemm fil-qalb tagħna għall-imħabba, għall-għatx kbir li hemm fil-qalb ta’ kull wieħed u waħda minna għall-paċi u l-hena tassew. “Kulħadd kiel u xeba’” (Lq 9:17)… Read more »

Sunday Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi and the Jubilee of Associations and Movements – 22nd June 2025, 9:30am

22/06/2025   St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

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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: 22nd June

22/06/2025

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Gen 14:18-20
Psalm: 109 (110):1,2,3,4
Second Reading: 1 Cor 11:23-26

Gospel: Lk 9:11b-17

Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured. As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, “Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”

He said to them, “Give them some food yourselves.” They replied, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people.” Now the men there numbered about five thousand… Read more »

Treasure of my heart – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

20/06/2025   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Teżori f’din id-dinja” (Mt 6:19) u “Teżori fis-sema” (Mt 6:20). Dan hu l-kuntrast li jagħmel Ġesù fl-Evanġelju llum, li jibda bil-kelma qawwija “tgeddsux” – “Tgeddsux għalikom teżori f’din id-dinja” (Mt 16:9). X’jiġifieri meta Ġesù jgħid “tgeddsux”? Ma jridniex naħdmu, nirsistu, għalina u għall-familja tagħna? Le, mhux dan qed jgħid Ġesù, anzi lilna jagħtina l-messaġġ li huwa importanti li aħna naħdmu, nirsistu, biex inġibu ’l quddiem il-ħajja tagħna, tal-familja tagħna, u dawk ta’ madwarna… Read more »

The Eucharist is central to every feast – The Archbishop

Mass on the Jubilee of External Feasts

21/06/2025   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan l-Evanġelju minn San Luqa magħżul għal dawn il-ġranet li fihom niċċelebraw il-festa tal-Ġisem u d-Demm ta’ Ġesù, jispjegalna r-realtà kbira tal-Ewkaristija li hi l-qofol ta’ kull festa li nagħmlu. Meta ssir it-tħabbira tal-Għid fis-6 ta’ Jannar fl-Epifanija, jew inkella fil-Ħadd qrib l-Epifanija bħalma nagħmlu Malta u Għawdex, dakinhar fin-Noveritis jitħabbar l-Għid il-Kbir u hemm din il-frażi kull nhar ta’ Ħadd: il-komunità Nisranija tiltaqa’ biex tiċċelebra l-mewt u l-qawmien tal-Mulej… Read more »