Yearly Archives: 2025

On the feast of the Eucharist we pray that we remain a culture that heals, not kills – The Archbishop

  St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“U kulħadd kiel u xeba’ u l-bċejjeċ tal-ħobż li kien fadal ġabruhom fi tnax-il qoffa” (Lq 9:17). Aħna qegħdin nagħmlu festa lil Ewkaristija tal-Mulej, l-ikel li jimla’ l-qalb tagħna bil-paċi u l-ferħ, li jagħtina tassew risposta għall-ġuħ kbir li hemm fil-qalb tagħna għall-imħabba, għall-għatx kbir li hemm fil-qalb ta’ kull wieħed u waħda minna għall-paċi u l-hena tassew. “Kulħadd kiel u xeba’” (Lq 9:17)… Read more »

Sunday Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi and the Jubilee of Associations and Movements – 22nd June 2025, 9:30am

  St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

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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 Sunday Gospel: 22nd June

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Gen 14:18-20
Psalm: 109 (110):1,2,3,4
Second Reading: 1 Cor 11:23-26

Gospel: Lk 9:11b-17

Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured. As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, “Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”

He said to them, “Give them some food yourselves.” They replied, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people.” Now the men there numbered about five thousand… Read more »

Treasure of my heart – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Teżori f’din id-dinja” (Mt 6:19) u “Teżori fis-sema” (Mt 6:20). Dan hu l-kuntrast li jagħmel Ġesù fl-Evanġelju llum, li jibda bil-kelma qawwija “tgeddsux” – “Tgeddsux għalikom teżori f’din id-dinja” (Mt 16:9). X’jiġifieri meta Ġesù jgħid “tgeddsux”? Ma jridniex naħdmu, nirsistu, għalina u għall-familja tagħna? Le, mhux dan qed jgħid Ġesù, anzi lilna jagħtina l-messaġġ li huwa importanti li aħna naħdmu, nirsistu, biex inġibu ’l quddiem il-ħajja tagħna, tal-familja tagħna, u dawk ta’ madwarna… Read more »

The Eucharist is central to every feast – The Archbishop

Mass on the Jubilee of External Feasts

  St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan l-Evanġelju minn San Luqa magħżul għal dawn il-ġranet li fihom niċċelebraw il-festa tal-Ġisem u d-Demm ta’ Ġesù, jispjegalna r-realtà kbira tal-Ewkaristija li hi l-qofol ta’ kull festa li nagħmlu. Meta ssir it-tħabbira tal-Għid fis-6 ta’ Jannar fl-Epifanija, jew inkella fil-Ħadd qrib l-Epifanija bħalma nagħmlu Malta u Għawdex, dakinhar fin-Noveritis jitħabbar l-Għid il-Kbir u hemm din il-frażi kull nhar ta’ Ħadd: il-komunità Nisranija tiltaqa’ biex tiċċelebra l-mewt u l-qawmien tal-Mulej… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV to spend summer holidays in Castel Gandolfo

Photo: Vatican Media (main square of Castel Gandolfo)

Pope Leo XIV will resume the tradition of spending some time in Castel Gandolfo during the summer holidays.

According to a statement published by the Prefecture of the Papal Household on Tuesday, the Holy Father will spend two separate periods in the hilltop town near Rome.

He will spend half of July at the papal residence and then return for the holiday of the Feast of the Assumption on August 15… Read more »

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

  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 June

Readings of the day

First Reading:  2 Cor 12:1-10
Psalm:  33 (34):8-9,10-11,12-13

Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34

Jesus said to his disciples: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat (or drink), or about your body, what you will wear… Read more »

Praying for the Eucharist to be what leads us to heaven – The Archbishop

Mass on the 450th anniversary from the foundation of the confraternities of the Holy Sacrament

  St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Ħsieb żgħir ispirat minn dan l-Evanġelju li juri kemm Ġesù mhux biss interessat fil-fejqan tagħna imma anke fin-nutriment tagħna. “Agħtuhom intom x’jieklu” (Lq 9:13).

F’dan il-kmand hemm ukoll il-misteru kbir tal-Ewkaristija li qed niċċelebraw. Il-qawwa li Ġesù poġġa fil-knisja tiegħu li l-ġisem u d-demm tiegħu jingħata bħala ikel u xorb spiritwali. “Agħtuhom intom x’jieklu” (Lq 9:13).

Ejjew nitolbu biex l-Ewkaristija tkun l-ikel li jmexxina lejn is-sema… Read more »

Concerns voiced by disability advocates on embryo screening and euthanasia practice

Photo by RDNE

As the Maltese Federation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (MFOPD), we are deeply concerned about the growing trend in some EU countries to expand euthanasia and assisted dying legislation in ways that may endanger the dignity and rights of persons with disabilities.

While euthanasia is often framed as a personal choice in the face of unbearable suffering, international experience has shown that persons with disabilities can be disproportionately affected… Read more »