Monthly Archives: July 2025

Youth exchange between ŻAK Mġarr and Azione Cattolica Casale Monferrato

22/07/2025

This month, Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika (ŻAK) Imġarr hosted a youth group from Azione Cattolica Casale Monferrato, Italy, for a week-long exchange entitled “Sodi fit-Tama – Solidi nella Speranza – Firm in Hope”. Following the theme of Pope Francis’ Jubilee of Hope, the programme offered participants a meaningful experience exploring the many dimensions of hope through creativity, reflection, community engagement and shared faith… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 22nd July 2025, 9:30am

22/07/2025   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: 22nd July

22/07/2025

First Reading: Song of Songs 3:1-4a
Psalm: 62:2-6,8-9

Gospel: John 20:1-2,11-18

On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” But Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping… Read more »

We welcome his signs – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

21/07/2025   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Nisel ħażin u infidil” (Mt 12:39). Dan hu l-kliem li, kif rajna fl-Evanġelju skont San Mattew, Ġesù jgħid lill-kittieb u lill-Fariżej. Hu kliem iebes dan, kliem aħrax! Speċjalment meta tara t-talba li għamlu huma, li għall-bidu tidher talba magħmula b’edukazzjoni: “Xtaqna kieku naraw sinjal mingħandek” (Mt 12:38). 

Għaliex din ir-reazzjoni ta’ Ġesù? Għax, fil-fatt, jekk tara dan li jiġi qabel dis-silta minn San Mattew, tara li Ġesù kien għamel diversi sinjali… Read more »

Take summer to savour moments of reflection – The Pope

20/07/2025   The Cathedral of St. Pancras (Albano), Rome

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

I am very happy to be here to celebrate today’s Eucharist in this beautiful Cathedral. As you know, I was supposed to be here on 12 May, but the Holy Spirit worked in a different way. But I am truly pleased to be with you and in the spirit of fraternity and Christian joy, I greet all of you here present, His Eminence, as well as the Bishop of the Diocese, and the authorities present… Read more »

Pope speaks with Palestinian President, urges respect for Humanitarian Law

21/07/2025

Photo: Ahram Online

Amid continuing violence in the Holy Land, Pope Leo XIV held a telephone conversation on Monday morning with Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine.

According to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office, the Pope received the call from President Abbas during which they discussed recent developments in theconflict in the Gaza Strip and violence in the West Bank… Read more »

Volleyball Marathon raises €632,000 in aid of id-Dar tal-Providenza

21/07/2025

Players during the Volleyball marathon

€632,153 were raised by the end of the 53-hour BOV Volleyball Marathon at midnight Sunday, 20th July 2025.

Forty players went through fifty-three hours of non-stop volleyball. The Marathon started on Friday evening when it was officially inaugurated by H.E.  Dr Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta and continued since then.

Mgr Martin Micallef, Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza, thanked the people of Malta and Gozo, that once again responded with so much generosity to the call for fundraising for the Home through the Volleyball Marathon… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 21st July 2025, 9:30am

21/07/2025   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: 21st July

21/07/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Exodus 14:5-18
Psalm: 15:1-2,3-4,5-6

Gospel: Matthew 12:38-42

In those days, some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so for three days and three nights the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth.  … Read more »

We condemn the destruction of innocent people – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

19/07/2025   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Tikkundannaw lil min hu bla ħtija” (Mt 12:7). Dan hu l-kliem li jgħid Ġesù lill-Fariżej – hi akkuża li qed jagħmlilhom – meta huma għamlu lment fuq id-dixxipli tiegħu. Ġesù kien għaddej bil-mixi minn għalqa miżrugħa, u d-dixxipli tiegħu, billi ħadhom il-ġuħ, bdew jaqtgħu s-sbul mill-għalqa, u jikluh. U l-Fariżej ilmentaw ma’ Ġesù fuq dak li kienu qed jagħmlu d-dixxipli. Ma kienx minħabba li huma kienu qegħdin jaqtgħu s-sbul mill-għalqa u jikluh, għax dak kien permess mil-liġi Lhudija (Dewt 23:25), imma għax dan kien qed jagħmluh f’Jum is-Sibt… Read more »