Monthly Archives: August 2025

The courage of faith: when we feel the weight of good and evil – The Archbishop

Mass on the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

17/08/2025   The Church of St Paul’s Shipwreck, St Paul's Bay

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ħa noħodkom ftit lura fiż-żmien, meta Ġesù kellu 40 jum u l-ġenituri tiegħu ħaduh fit-tempju, skont il-Liġi, “biex jippreżentawh lill-Mulej” (Lq 2:22). Dakinhar kien hemm Xmun fit-Tempju u malli ra lil din it-tarbija, qal: “għajnejja raw is-salvazzjoni” (Lq 2:30). Imma waqt li sejjaħ lil din it-tarbija “d-dawl tal-ġnus, il-glorja ta’ Iżrael” (ara Lq 2:32), ħares lejn ommu u qalilha: “sejf jinfidlek ruħek” (Lq 2:35)… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 17th August 2025, 9:30am

17/08/2025   The Church of St. Paul’s Shipwreck, St. Paul's Bay

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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: 17th August

17/08/2025

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10
Psalm: 39(40):2,3,4,18
Second Reading: Hebrews 12:1-4

Gospel: Luke 12:49-53

Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! … Read more »

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 »

In Mary of Nazareth, we recognize our own history: the history of the Church, immersed in the common lot of humanity

Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

15/08/2025   Pontifical Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova,Castel Gandolfo, Italy

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today is not Sunday, yet we celebrate in another way the Paschal Mystery of Jesus, which changed the course of history. In Mary of Nazareth, we recognize our own history: the history of the Church, immersed in the common lot of humanity. By taking flesh in her, the God of life — the God of freedom — has conquered death… 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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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 »