Monthly Archives: June 2026

The Gospel of the day: 23rd June

23/06/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Kings 19:9b-11,14-21,31-35a,36
Psalm: 47 (48):2-3a,3b-4,10-11

Gospel: Matthew 7:6,12-14

Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces. Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.”

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many… Read more »

Our Lady of the Lily: a flower for our time – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass on the feast of Our Lady of the Lily

21/06/2026   The Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary, Imqabba

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Inġbarna biex nagħtu ġieħ lill-Madonna tal-Ġilju, titlu sabiħ tal-Verġni Mqaddsa Marija, li jeħodna direttament fil-qalba tal-Evanġelju. Il-ġilju mhuwiex fjura qawwija. Ma jiddominax il-pajsaġġ. Ma jimponi ruħu fuq ħadd. U madankollu, is-sbuħija, is-safa u l-fwieħa tiegħu għamluh wieħed mis-simboli l-aktar għeżież fit-tradizzjoni Nisranija.

Meta l-Knisja tqiegħed il-ġilju ma’ Marija, tkun qed tgħidilna xi ħaġa importanti dwar min hi Marija, u dwar min aħna msejħin inkunu… Read more »

The volleyball marathon in aid of Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza between 16th and 18th July

22/06/2026

Photo: BOV

Is‑16‑il edizzjoni tal‑BOV Volleyball Marathon b’risq Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza se ssir bejn il‑Ħamis 16 ta’ Lulju u s‑Sibt 18 ta’ Lulju 2026 u, għall‑ewwel darba, se tittella’ fil‑Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre (MFCC) f’Ta’ Qali.

Il‑maratona se tiġi inawgurata mill‑President ta’ Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono, il‑Ħamis 16 ta’ Lulju fis‑6.30pm u tintemm fil‑11.00pm tas‑Sibt 18 ta’ Lulju 2026.

40 plejer, magħżula wara sitt ġimgħat ta’ taħriġ, se jiffurmaw ħames timijiet u se jilagħbu l‑volleyball bla waqfien għal aktar minn 53 siegħa, mhux għall‑qligħ personali iżda biex isostnu kawża ġusta… Read more »

That which remains – Bishop Galea-Curmi

22/06/2026   Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Ftit ġranet ilu kien hemm l-aħbar li għall-ewwel darba hemm bniedem iddikjarat uffiċjalment triljunarju. X’ikun triljunarju? Aħna nafu li hemm min hu miljunarju, biljunarju; u triljunarju  jfisser li jkollok tnax-il żero wara l-ewwel numru.

Din kienet aħbar li għamlet naqra agħa. Imma meta naqraw dal-kliem ta’ Ġesù, nindunaw kemm bniedem jista’ jkollu, u jkollu ħafna, imma l-aktar importanti mhuwiex dan fil-ħajja, anzi wieħed irid joqgħod attent fejn jidħol il-flus, il-ġid, u l-proprjetà… Read more »

Mgr Scerri participates in the Ecumenical Dialogue with the Orthodox

22/06/2026   Pannonhalma, Hungary

Mgr Prof. Hector Scerri, President of the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission, and member of the International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, took part in the latest encounter of the Coordination Committee of the same Commission. The meeting took place in the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma in Hungary between 15 and 19 June 2026. The subject of the Dialogue was the Infallibility of the Pope in the context of the Infallibility of the Church… Read more »

Thanksgiving and Joy – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass at the inauguration of the restoration of St Joseph's Chapel

22/06/2026   The Archbishop’s Palace, Valletta

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Today is a day of thanksgiving and joy. We gather to celebrate the restoration and inauguration of this small chapel, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the Archbishop’s Palace – a sacred place that has witnessed prayer, silence, and the faithful service of generations.

The Chapel project draws attention to two Bishops of Malta – the Maltese Bishop Baldassare Cagliares, who built the palace and its chapel in 1622, commissioning a little-known but important artist to paint the titular altar painting of The Holy Family with the young St John the Baptist; and the French Bishop Paul Alpheran de Bussan, whose aesthetic sensibilities led him in the 1730s to update the archiepiscopal palace in the High Baroque idiom. 

Through the care and dedication of expert hands and minds, and the patronage of a French donor, Madame Marie-Amèlie Gleizes-Dewavrin – to whom we are so grateful – the beauty of this chapel has been renewed… Read more »

Pope tells Christians to respond to hatred with love

22/06/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Message by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

In today’s Gospel reading (Mt 10:26-33), Jesus sends the disciples out on their mission and addresses them with this exhortation: “What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops” (v. 27).

He draws a parallel between what we hear “in private,” namely, what is in the secret of our hearts, and what we are called to proclaim to everyone… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 22nd June 2026, 9:30am

22/06/2026   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: 22nd June

22/06/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Kings 17:5-8,13-15a,18
Psalm: 59 (60):3,4-5,12-13

Gospel: Matthew 7:1-5

Jesus said to his disciples: “Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.

Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? … Read more »

Sunday Mass – 21st June 2026, 9:30am

21/06/2026   The Parish Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, 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 »