Monthly Archives: August 2025

Saint Mary – Mother of hope – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Mother Mary

15/08/2025   St Mary's Church, Mqabba

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Kien proprju 75 sena ilu, fl-1 ta’ Novembru, li l-Papa Piju XII, bil-Kostituzzjoni Appostolika tiegħu Munificentissimus Deus, iddikjara d-domma li Marija ġiet imtellgħa s-sema bir-ruħ u l-ġisem. Għalhekk dis-sena hi sena tassew speċjali, anniversarju li qegħdin infakkru llum fis-Solennità ta’ Santa Marija.

Illum inġbarna b’ferħ kbir biex mhux biss niċċelebraw avveniment tal-passat, iżda nipparteċipaw fir-realtà tal-glorja ta’ Marija issa fis-sema… Read more »

“One can never say: God has given up on me” – Fr Josef

16/08/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, ġiet diskussa t-tixbiha tan-nagħġa l-mitlufa fejn Fr Josef Mifsud qal li wieħed żgur qatt ma jista’ jgħid li Alla qata’ qalbu minnu.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Josef Mifsud u Daniela Borg. The Handbook jixxandar kuljum fuq RTK103 fil-05.30, fis-12:40, fis-19.20 u fid-21.30, kif ukoll fuq Facebook permezz tal-paġna The Handbook… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 16th August 2025, 9:30am

16/08/2025   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: 16th August

16/08/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Joshua 24:14-29
Psalm: 15 (16):1-2a & 5,7-8,11

Gospel: Matthew 19:13-15

In those days, little children were being brought to Jesus in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those who brought them; but Jesus said,

“Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” And he laid his hands on them and went on his way.  … Read more »

The love and obedience of Mary: the daily path to God – The Archbishop

Mass on the Feast of St Mary

15/08/2025   St Mary's Parish Church, Gudja

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Imbierka inti fost in-nisa, imbierek il-frott tal-ġuf tiegħek, Ġesù” (Lq 1:42).

Dawn il-kliem li lissnet Eliżabetta u li smajna fl-Evanġelju tal-lum jiġbru s-sinifikat profond ta’ din il-festa solenni li qiegħda tiġi ċċelebrata llum madwar id-dinja: l-Assunta – it-Tlugħ fis-Sema ta’ Marija ta’ Nazaret, Omm l-Iben t’Alla magħmul bniedem.

Il-ħarsa, il-ħaddejn u x-xufftejn ta’ Marija

Imbierka inti fost in-nisa, imbierka l-ħarsa ta’ għajnejk – il-ħarsa li iltaqet mal-ħarsa tal-messaġġier tal-Mulej, l-Arkanġlu Gabriel, meta għamillek proposta tremenda: li ssir Omm Alla… Read more »

Mass on the Feast of St Mary – 15th August 2025, 9:00am

15/08/2025   St Mary's Parish Church, Gudja

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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 August

15/08/2025

Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Revelation 11: 19a; 12:1-6a,10ab
Psalm: 44:10bc,11-12ab,16
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26

Gospel: Luke 1:39-56

Mary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,
cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb… Read more »

“We have to sort out our priorities” – Fr Josef

14/08/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Fr Josef Mifsud qal li tajjeb li nirriflettu ta’ spiss u ngħarblu ħalli npoġġu l-prijoritajiet tagħna f’posthom.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Josef Mifsud u Daniela Borg. The Handbook jixxandar kuljum fuq RTK103 fil-05.30, fis-12:40, fis-19.20 u fid-21.30, kif ukoll fuq Facebook permezz tal-paġna The Handbook.

Silta mill-qari tal-lum
Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Mattew – Mt 17, 22-27
Meta daħal id-dar, Ġesù, bla ma ħallieh jitkellem, staqsieh: “Int x’jidhirlek, Xmun? … Read more »

Pope at Audience: Sincere sorrow can open door to conversion and joy

13/08/2025   Paul VI Audience Hall, the Vatican

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. III. The Passover of Jesus. 2. The betrayal. “Surely it is not I?” (Mk 14,19)

Dear brothers and sisters,

Let us continue our journey in the school of the Gospel, following Jesus’ steps in the final days of his life. Today we will pause at an intimate, dramatic, yet also profoundly true scene: the moment at which, during the Passover supper, Jesus reveals that one of the Twelve is about to betray him: “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me” (Mk 14:18)… Read more »

Pope Leo returns to Castel Gandolfo for Assumption holiday weekend

14/08/2025

Photo: Vatican News

The Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Leo XIV returned to Castel Gandolfo by car on Wednesday afternoon.

The Pope stayed at the papal summer residence in the hilltop town near Rome for several days in July. 

While there, he celebrated Mass in the local parish of St. Thomas of Villanova, visited the Vatican Observatory, and met with various local residents… Read more »