Yearly Archives: 2025

“Many foreign adults are seeking baptism” – Marsascala Parish Priest

Around 1,000 people attended the feast of Santo Niño

20/01/2025

Il-Kappillan ta’ Wied il-Għajn Fr Luke Cutajar stqarr li fil-parroċċa tagħhom qed ikun hemm ħafna adulti barranin li qed ifittxu li jiskopru aktar dwar il-fidi tagħhom u jitgħammdu fosthom Ċiniżi, Filippini u Pakistani. Oħrajn jirċievu s-sagrament tal-Griżma f’età kbira.

Hu qal dan meta kien qed jieħu sehem fil-programm What’s On Newsbook li jixxandar mit-Tnejn sal-Ġimgħa wara l-bullettin tal-12pm fuq RTK103.

Din kienet is-seba’ darba li ġiet iċċelebrata l-festa ta’ Santo Niño f’Wied il-Għajn… Read more »

Weekend seminar for local superiors

20/01/2025

The Delegation of Malta and Gozo organised a weekend seminar for local superiors and members of the administration at the DĦS Conference Centre. The seminar commenced on Friday, 17th January, and concluded on Sunday, 19th January 2025.

The programme featured a session led by Ms Maria McNamara on the theme: Principles of Leadership, as well as a presentation by the Superior General on Servant Leadership… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Where we are lacking, the Lord responds abundantly

19/01/2025   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

The Gospel of today’s liturgy (Jn 2:1-11) tells us about Jesus’ first sign, when He turns water into wine during a wedding feast in Cana, in Galilee. It is an account that foreshadows and encapsulates the whole of Jesus’ mission: on the day of the coming of the Messiah – so said the prophets – the Lord will prepare “a feast of … choice wines” (Is 25:6) and “the mountains shall drip with the juice of grapes” (Am 9:13); Jesus is the Bridegroom who brings the “good wine”… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 20th January 2025, 9:30am

20/01/2025   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: 20th January

20/01/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hebrews 5:1-10
Psalm: 109 (110):1,2,3,4

Gospel: Mark 2:18-22

The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to Jesus and objected, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? … Read more »

Hospice Malta opens St Michael Hospice, a palliative care complex that champions life and dignity

19/01/2025

St Michael Hospice in Santa Venera was inaugurated today, enabling Hospice Malta to expand its dedicated palliative services to over 1,500 patients annually, while continuing to uphold its fundamental values of care, compassion and dignity.

This is a milestone for Hospice Malta, which first opened its doors in 1989, and will enhance palliative care in Malta through its expanded community services, improved facilities, for day therapy and inpatient services, as well as educational facilities… Read more »

“Celebrating life, not death” – Archbishop’s message at the inauguration of St Michael Hospice

Mass on the inauguration of St Michael Hospice

19/01/2025   St Michael Hospice, Santa Venera

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

The First Reading from the Prophet Isaiah gives us the general theme of the readings today, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.  It is a lovely message for the occasion we are celebrating today. The Lord insists that our relationship with Him is a love relationship. “For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you” (Is 62:5)… Read more »

Sunday Mass and the inauguration of St Michael Hospice – 19th January 2025, 9:30am

19/01/2025   St Michael Hospice Chapel, Santa Venera

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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: 19th January

19/01/2025

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 62:1-5
Psalm: 95:1-2a,2b-3,7-8a,9-10ac
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Gospel: John 2:1-11

In those days, there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 

When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? … Read more »

Faith, hope and love – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

17/01/2025   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Merfugħ minn erbgħa min-nies” (Mk 2:3e). Hekk jiddeskrivi San Mark fl-Evanġelju tiegħu lil dan il-mifluġ li ħadu quddiem Ġesù, u jenfasizza li dawn kienu n-nies li ħadu lil dan il-mifluġ għand Ġesù. Nafu li ma setgħux idaħħluh minħabba l-folla, u għalhekk fetħu toqba fis-saqaf u daħħluh minn hemm quddiem Ġesù.

Ħa nħarsu l-ewwel lejn dawn l-erbgħa min-nies. X’jolqotna fihom? … Read more »