Yearly Archives: 2025

The Sunday Gospel: 26th October

26/10/2025

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Sirach 35:12-14,16-18
Psalm: 34(33):2-3,17-18,19,23
Second Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18

Gospel: Luke 18:9-14

Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity–greedy, dishonest, adulterous–or even like this tax collector… Read more »

“We sometimes do something not for its own benefit but according to what others think” – Abigail Zarb

25/10/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Abigail Zarb qalet li kultant tinkwieta li tagħmel xi ħaġa mhux għall-benefiċċju tagħha imma skont x’jaħseb ħaddieħor dwarha.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Malcolm Saliba u Abigail Zarb. 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 Luqa – Lq 7, 36-50
Wieħed mill-Fariżej stieden lil Ġesù biex jiekol miegħu; Ġesù daħal għand il-Fariżew u qagħad għall-ikel… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 25th October 2025, 9:30am

25/10/2025   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: 25th October

25/10/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Romans 8:1-11
Psalm: 23 (24):1-2,3-4ab,5-6

Gospel: Luke 13:1-9

Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices. He said to them in reply, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans? By no means! … Read more »

Public Talk by Trappist Bishop Erik Varden

24/10/2025

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The Trappist Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, will deliver a public talk entitled Living by Hope in a Time of Crisis on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at 7pm at the MUSEUM Auditorium, Blata l-Bajda.

Bishop Varden, a member of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance and author of several spiritual books, previously served as Abbot of Mount St Bernard Abbey in England before being consecrated bishop of Trondheim in Norway… Read more »

Unity in diversity – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Message during the celebration of the FORUM of Associations and Movements

22/10/2025   MUSEUM auditorium, Blata l-Bajda

Photo: LetterPile L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Nixtieq nirringrazzja ħafna lilkom lkoll, miġburin għal din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni flimkien. Nirringrazzja lill-FORUM, l-Eżekuttiv tal-FORUM, u lis-Superjur Ġenerali tas-Soċjetà tad-Duttrina Nisranija, MUSEUM, li laqagħna hawn. Kemm hu sabiħ li aħna miġburin hawnhekk, u ċert li San Ġorġ Preca, f’din l-okkażjoni sabiħa, jidħol għalina biex il-Mulej iberikna fil-ħidma tagħna lkoll ta’ evanġelizzazzjoni.

Hi okkażjoni ta’ ferħ u gratitudni kbira meta aħna miġburin hawnhekk, membri tal-movimenti, tal-gruppi u tal-għaqdiet lajkali kollha li jagħmlu parti importanti mill-ħajja tal-Knisja f’Malta… Read more »

St Carlo Acutis: An Athlete of the Spirit – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

23/10/2025   The Mediterranean College of Sport, Birkirkara

Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Carlo Acutis never played in the World Cup, never won a gold medal, and yet he has become a great inspiration for millions of young people. He was born in England, but spent most of his life in Italy. He died in 2006 at the age of only 15. On 7 September 2025, he was declared saint by the Church – the first millennial saint – because of his extraordinary love for Jesus, especially in the Eucharist, and the way he lived his life with joy and purpose… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 24th October 2025, 9:30am

24/10/2025   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: 24th October

24/10/2025

First Reading: Romans 7:18-25a
Psalm: 118 (119):66,68,76,77,93,94

Gospel: Luke 12:54-59

In those days, Jesus said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain’; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat’; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?  … Read more »

Signing of collective agreement between Church schools and MUMN regarding employees in the grades of Social Work

23/10/2025   Offices of the Secretariat for Catholic Education, Ħal Balzan

Photo: Archdiocese of Malta – Ian Noel Pace

Is‑Segretarjat għall‑Edukazzjoni Kattolika u l‑Union tal‑Infermiera u l‑Qwiebel (MUMN) iffirmaw ftehim kollettiv dwar l‑impjegati fil‑gradi tas‑social work. Dan hu mibni fuq l‑istess ftehim li ntlaħaq iktar kmieni din is‑sena bejn il‑Gvern u l‑MUMN għall‑gradi ekwivalenti li jaħdmu fis‑settur pubbliku.

Dan il‑ftehim il‑ġdid hu konformi mal‑ftehim li kien sar bejn is‑Santa Sede u r‑Repubblika ta’ Malta fl‑1991 li jistabilixxi li l‑impjegati kollha meħtieġa għas‑servizz edukattiv fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja għandhom jibbenefikaw mill‑istess kundizzjonijiet tax‑xogħol ta’ dawk li jaħdmu fl‑iskejjel statali… Read more »