Yearly Archives: 2025

We choose the real good that remains – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Thanksgiving mass celebrated on the 25th anniversary of the Priestly Ordination of five priests and the 7th anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Mgr Joseph Galea-Curmi

  The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Ilbieraħ ommi għalqet 25 sena mill-mewt tagħha, minn meta għaddiet għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem. Wieħed mill-messaġġi għeżież li dejjem tatni, lili u lill-familja kollha, u għamlet dan iktar b’ħajjitha milli sempliċiment bil-kelma, kien proprju dak li Ġesù jsemmi fl-Evanġelju tal-lum: fittex li tistagħna quddiem Alla; fittex l-ewwel dak li jibqa’, mhux dak li jgħaddi.

Għażlu li jistagħnu quddiem Alla

Illum qed niċċelebraw il-25 sena mill-Ordinazzjoni Presbiterali ta’ dawn il-ħames saċerdoti, li għandhom l-anniversarju ftit ġimgħat oħra.  Dak inhar tal-Ordinazzjoni għamlu din l-għażla kbira u sabiħa għal ħajjithom: li jfittxu li jkunu ta’ Alla, li jistagħnew quddiemu, li jqiegħdu l-ewwel dak li jibqa’, mhux dak li jgħaddi, u jagħtu xhieda b’ħajjithom ta’ dan… Read more »

Wealth as a tool of love, not as a throne of pride – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass on the 18th Sunday of the year

  Bon Pastur Chapel, Balzan

Photo: Wealth Architects Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me” (Lk 12:13). 

The Gospel passage opens with what seems like a simple, even just, request: a man asks Jesus to intervene in a family dispute over inheritance. But Jesus does not respond the way the man expects. He refuses to arbitrate in this dispute, and instead redirects the man’s concern… Read more »

The Pope at Angelus: Bring this joy, this enthusiasm to the whole world

Dear friends,

The Lord Jesus is present among us and within us: all things and all people in the Eucharist. United with him, we wish to offer up a huge “thank you” to the Father for the gift of these days of your Jubilee. It has been an outpouring of grace for the Church and for the whole world! This has been possible through the participation of each one of you… Read more »

The Pope: The encounter with the risen Christ transforms our lives, enlightens our affections, desires and thoughts

Youth Jubilee Mass

  Tor Vergata, Italy

Dear young people,

After last night’s Prayer Vigil, we gather again today to celebrate the Eucharist, the Sacrament of the Lord’s total gift of himself to us.  We can imagine ourselves today retracing the journey made on Easter evening by the disciples on the road to Emmaus (cf. Lk 24:13-35): they set out from Jerusalem frightened and disappointed, convinced that, after Jesus’ death, there was nothing more to expect, nothing in which to place their hope… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 4th August 2025, 9:30am

  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: 4th August

Readings of the day

First Reading: Numbers 11:4b-15
Psalm: 80 (81):12-13,14-15,16-17

Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick.  … Read more »

Jesus’ simple words have a great effect on our conscience – The Archbishop

  The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hemm Kelma ta’ Ġesù llum li tispjegalna x’jinkwetah. Meta jitkellem fuq ir-regħba, jitkellem fuq xi ħadd li mhux ifaddal – għax li tfaddal huwa għaqal – imma li jfaddal għalih nnifsu biss. “Iftħu għajnejkom u ħarsu rwieħkom minn kull regħba” (Lq 12:15).  Meta dak li tagħmel, tagħmlu biss għalik innifsek. “Iblah li int!” (Lq 12:20). “Hekk jiġrilu min jiġma’ l-ġid għalih innifsu bla ma jistagħna quddiem Alla” (Lq 12:21)… Read more »

“Community gives you a taste of the beauty that is given” – Fr Mario Mangion

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Fr Mario Mangion qal li komunità, kemm dik parrokkjali kif ukoll waħda żgħira, tagħtik l-opportunità li tgħix ġo familja u tingħata lill-oħrajn.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Mario Mangion u Matthew Gauci. 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 HandbookRead more »

Sunday Mass – 3rd August 2025, 9:30am

  Mġarr Parish Church

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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: 3rd August

The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23
Psalm: 89 (90):3-4,5-6,1213,14 & 17
Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-5,9-11

Gospel: Luke 12:13-21

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

Then he told them a parable… Read more »