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The crowd is not necessarily right – Bishop Galea-Curmi

25/09/2020 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-istħarriġ li għamel Ġesù mad-dixxipli tiegħu, biex jara n-nies x’jaħsbu fuq min kien, jidher li ma tax wisq riżultati tajbin. Id-dixxipli rrapportawlu li kien hemm min qed jgħid li hu Ġwanni l-Battista, oħrajn Elija, u oħrajn wieħed mill-profeti. Il-maġġoranza kbira ma kinux jafu sew min kien – u kienu żbaljati.

U meta staqsa mbagħad lilhom, lid-dixxipli, u Pietru qallu: “Inti l-Messija ta’ Alla” – risposta tajba – Ġesù mal-ewwel spjega kif għandu jifhem il-kelma ‘Messija’: li hu kien se jbati ħafna, jiċħduh, joqtluh u fit-tielet jum iqum… Read more »

The Seminary Vocations Centre celebrates the closure of its pastoral year

19/09/2020 Seminary Vocations Centre, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

F’għeluq is-sena pastorali taċ-Ċentru Vokazzjonijiet tas-Seminarju, is-seminaristi organizzaw attivitajiet differenti għall-adolexxenti u ż-żgħażagħ, li saru fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù.

L-attivitajiet intemmu b’laqgħa ta’ diskussjoni mal-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna li matulha ż-żgħażagħ iddiskutew temi attwali li jolqtuhom fil-ħajja ta’ kuljum, fosthom il-fidi llum, il-valur tal-ħajja u kif nagħrfu s-sejħa ta’ Alla.

Wara din id-diskussjoni l-Arċisqof iċċelebra quddiesa fil-ġonna tas-Seminarju li fiha ħadu sehem il-ġenituri taż-żgħażagħ u l-adolexxenti… Read more »

Our hearts rot when we are unable to show mercy – The Archbishop

22/09/2020 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Bħalma smajna fl-introduzzjoni għall-quddiesa, Ġesù llum jindika l-familja ġdida tiegħu. Ma nistgħux nifhmu dan il-kliem bħala ċaħda ta’ ommu Marija u tal-familja tiegħu li x’aktarx kienet tgħix Nazaret f’dawk li l-Evanġelju jsemmi bħala ħutu. Imma nifhmu li l-komunità Nisranija baqgħet tiftakar din ir-reazzjoni tiegħu meta xi ħadd qallu: “Ommok u ħutek”, li ġejjin mil-laħam, “qegħdin hawn barra u jridu jarawk” (Mt 8:20).

“Ommi u ħuti huma dawk li jisimgħu l-Kelma ta’ Alla u jagħmlu li jgħid hu” (Mt 8:21)… Read more »

“A mother shows us God’s love which is beyond comprehension” – The Archbishop

Mass on the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

20/09/2020 The Chapel of Our Lady of Providence, Siġġiewi

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Nibda billi nagħti żewġ informazzjonijiet mid-dinja ta’ żmien Ġesù biex niftiehmu u anke nifhmu ħafna iżjed din il-parabbola, din l-istorja li jirrakonta l-Mulej fl-Evanġelju tal-lum meħud mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Mattew kapitlu 20.

Is-siegħa tax-xogħol jew il-ġurnata tax-xogħol fi żmien Ġesù pjuttost kienet magħmula minn 12-il siegħa mis-sitta ta’ filgħodu sas-sitta ta’ filgħaxija. Il-jum kien jinqasam fi tnax-il siegħa u għalhekk meta l-Evanġelju jgħidilna t-tielet siegħa jiġi d-disgħa ta’ filgħodu; is-sitt siegħa tiġi nofsinhar, id-disa’ siegħa tiġi t-tlieta ta’ waranofsinhar, il-ħdax-il-siegħa tiġi xi l-ħamsa ta’ waranofsinhar, propju jkun għad baqa’ siegħa xogħol… Read more »

The language of love is the one that will help you understand – The Archbishop

Mass on the closure of the Seminary Vocations Centre pastoral year

19/09/2020 The Seminary, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Jiena naħseb li l-omelija għamluha ż-żgħażagħ illejla. Ovvjament applikaw din il-parabbola straordinarja ta’ Ġesù għall-kwestjoni tal-vokazzjonijiet, kulħadd għandu l-vokazzjoni tiegħu, is-sejħa tiegħu.

Il-ħlas huwa l-istess, ix-xogħol se jkun differenti, it-toqol forsi wkoll differenti (ara Mt 20:1-16). Ġesù qed jgħallimna lezzjoni importanti ħafna. Il-qalb tajba tiegħu taf tfixkilna għax ma tikkalkulax kif nikkalkulaw aħna. Imma jien naħseb li min hu missier u l-ommijiet hawnhekk, bl-imħabba lejn uliedhom jitgħallmu jressqu l-qalb tagħhom ħafna qrib lejn dik ta’ Alla… Read more »

Before God, equality never eliminates diversity – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass for the memorial of St Joseph of Copertino, a religious and patron saint of students preparing for exams

18/09/2020 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fl-Evanġelju llum għandna stampa tal-missjoni ordinarja ta’ Ġesù, dak li hu l-aktar essenzjali fil-missjoni ta’ Ġesù, u allura anke fil-missjoni tal-Knisja, tagħna bħala dixxipli tiegħu.

Innutaw ftit. Ġesù jxandar l-Evanġelju tas-saltna ta’ Alla. Dak hu l-iktar importanti. Kif kien spjega Ġesù: “Alla hekk ħabb lid-dinja li ta lil Ibnu l-waħdieni biex kull min jemmen fih… ikollu l-ħajja ta’ dejjem” (Ġw 3:16)… Read more »

The cross of Jesus is a reflection of every virtue – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

14/09/2020 The Church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu), Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Għall-pagani kien mezz ta’ tortura, għal-Lhud kien saħta. Is-salib, għalina li nemmnu f’Ġesù, huwa sinjal ta’ fidwa u ta’ glorja.

Dak li qegħdin niċċelebraw llum, din il-festa antika li taf l-oriġini tagħha mill-preżenza ta’ Elena f’Ġerusalemm fis-seklu 4, imbagħad fit-tentattivi li terġa’ tinstab ir-relikwa tas-salib fit-8 seklu, meta reġgħet intilfet fid-disa’ seklu, huma fatti storiċi imma jesprimu wkoll fidi li tibqa’ għal dejjem… Read more »

Full respect towards equality in diversity

A statement by the Bishops of Malta and Gozo on the draft Equality Bill

15/09/2020

In Parliament, two Bills are presently being discussed with the aim of promoting equality and working towards eradicating all forms of discrimination in all sectors of society.

In favour of equality and against all forms of discrimination

The Church is obliged to join in the efforts being made in favour of equality and the eradication of all forms of discrimination in our country… Read more »

“A monument of mercy” – The Archbishop on the 55th anniversary of id-Dar tal-Providenza

13/09/2020 Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi

During a Thanksgiving Mass on the occasion of the 55th Anniversary of the founding of Dar tal-Providenza, Archbishop Charles Scicluna decribed the Siġġiewi Home as a “monument of mercy”. He added that its founder, Dun Mikiel Azzopardi, greeted the first residents at the home mercifully not because they were pitiful but because he wanted the loving care for the residents to mirror the loving care that God has for mankind… Read more »

There is nothing more progressive and liberal than protecting human life – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass organised by the LifeNetwork Foundation in memory of abortion victims around the world

13/09/2020 The Chapel of the Annunciation, limits of Rabat

Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Today, we are commemorating the precious human lives which were cut short during their development, and thus could not be born. They never had the opportunity to show the world their potential. We mourn the loss of these unborn lives, because human life should always be cherished. Their loss is a great loss for us all. It is not only a loss for those who believe in Christ, but also a loss for all those who, in one way or another, value human life from its conception… Read more »