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Rejection, commitment and perseverance – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

26/06/2022 The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

Hemm tliet kelmiet li jiġbru din il-ġrajja li smajna llum fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, fejn lil Ġesù nsibuh b’rieda sħiħa miexi lejn Ġerusalemm. Huma kelmiet li huma ta’ għajnuna għalina li rridu nkunu dixxipli ta’ Ġesù, u nimxu warajh.

Hemmhekk ma laqgħuhx

L-ewwel nett il-kelma ‘rifjut’. Naqraw fl-Evanġelju l-kliem “Hemmhekk ma laqgħuhx”. Dan hu x’ġaralu Ġesù meta hu u sejjer lejn Ġerusalemm, ried jgħaddi f’raħal tas-Samarija… Read more »

The Lord comes with the power of his mercy – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of the birth of St John Baptist

26/06/2022 St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Huma diversi l-mumenti meta fit-talb tal-Knisja nsibu lil Ġwanni, it-tifel ta’ Żakkarija u ta’ Eliżabetta bħala l-protagonist jew wieħed mill-protagonisti. Illum qed niċċelebraw it-twelid tiegħu imma l-ewwel darba li niltaqgħu miegħu, għadu tarbija fil-ġuf, fil-festa tal-Viżitazzjoni, meta Marija maret iżżur il-qariba tagħha Eliżabetta. It-tarbija li kellha Eliżabetta fil-ġuf, li llum niċċelebraw it-twelid tagħha, qabżet bil-ferħ malli semgħet il-vuċi ta’ Marija ssellem lil Eliżabetta, xi ħaġa li Eliżabetta stess tgħid: “Malli smajt it-tislima tiegħek, it-tarbija li għandi fil-ġuf qabżet bil-ferħ” (Lq 1:44)… Read more »

The sad fate of unwanted human beings – Bishop Galea-Curmi

26/06/2022

Message by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Over 380 so-called “normal” human embryos have been cryopreserved since the embryo freezing law came into effect in 2018. The fate of these embryos is still uncertain. The recently proposed Bill to introduce pre-implantation genetic testing for monogenic diseases (PGTM) involves the testing of early embryos to detect particular genetic diseases. Embryos found to carry these genetic variants are to be frozen indefinitely… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 26th June

26/06/2022

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Kings 19:16b,19-21
Psalm: 15 (16):1-2a & 5,7-8,9-10,11
Second Reading: Gal 5:1,13-18

Gospel: Luke 9:51-62

When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem… Read more »

12 residents completed successfully Caritas’ drug rehabilitation programme

25/06/2022 San Blas Therapeutical Centre, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

Iċ-ċerimonja ta’ gradwazzjoni ta’ 12-il resident li lestew b’suċċess il-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid-droga, organizzata minn Caritas Malta u li saret ilbieraħ filgħaxija fiċ-Ċentru Terapewtiku ta’ San Blas f’Ħaż-Żebbuġ. It-tema taċ-ċerimonja ta’ din is-sena kienet: ‘Inħarsu ’l Quddiem’, b’referenza għall-pandemija imma wkoll għall-għanijiet li ta’ kuljum irridu naħdmu għalihom sabiex jagħtu sens lil ħajjitna.

Fil-messaġġ tiegħu, l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna qal li “waħda milll-affarijiet li tolqotni meta nisma’ l-esperjenzi tar-residenti hawnhekk hija kemm jitkellmu mill-qalb u kemm japprezzaw il-fatt li din il-mixja għallmithom mod ġdid kif jaħsbu u jħobbu”… Read more »

“We should be gentle and humble in heart” – The Archbishop at Caritas graduation ceremony

12 people graduate from Caritas Malta rehabilitation programme

24/06/2022 San Blas Therapeutic Centre, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-ewwel nett nixtieq insellem lil kull wieħed u waħda minnkom b’mod speċjali lilek Eċċ. President tar-Repubblika, lill-Onorevoli Ministri, grazzi ħafna tal-preżenza ġentili tagħkom. Imma tislima kbira ħafna tmur lill-istaff kollu tal-Caritas. Grazzi ħafna lilek, Anthony, tal-kliem tiegħek ċar ħafna li hemm bżonn naħsbu ħafna fuqu. Imma grazzi anke lilek Dun Charles Cordina, li naf kemm hi għal qalbek il-missjoni li twassal il-qalb tal-Knisja f’tant ambjenti li aħna qaddejja tagħhom… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 25th June

25/06/2022

Immaculate Heart of Mary – Memorial
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 61:9-11
Psalm: 1 Samuel 2:1.4-8

Gospel: Luke 2:41-51

Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it… Read more »

Watch: Maltese families representing the Church in Malta in Rome

24/06/2022

Il-Familja Cassar u Claudio Laferla f’Ruma

Żewġ familji Maltin bħalissa jinsabu f’Ruma biex jirrappreżentaw lill-Knisja f’Malta waqt il-Laqgħa Dinjija tal-Familja (World Meeting of Families) li tintemm nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, 26 ta’ Ġunju 2022.

Il-Familja Cassar u l-Familja Laferla qed jattendu l-Laqgħa Dinjija tal-Familja li ssir kull tliet snin u l-ewwel darba li saret kienet fl-1994 fuq xewqa tal-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II. Il-koppja Mark Anthony u Nadia Cassar ilhom miżżewġin 14-il sena u għandhom żewġt itfal, Julia u Louisa… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 24th June

24/06/2022

Sacred Heart of Jesus – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-16
Psalm: 22 (23):1-3a,3b-4,5,6

Gospel: Luke 15:3-7

Jesus addressed this parable to the Pharisees and scribes: “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? … Read more »

No need to introduce abortion to save the mother – Archbishop

Mass on the Solemnity of the birth of St John the Baptist

23/06/2022 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Aħna nagħmlu tliet festi għat-twelid ta’ xi ħadd matul is-sena ta’ talb tal-Knisja fis-Sena Liturġika. Infakkru b’ferħ kbir it-twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu fil-25 ta’ Diċembru. Infakkru t-twelid ta’ Sidtna Marija fit-8 ta’ Settembru. Imma festa antika oħra hi t-twelid ta’ Ġwanni. Dawn huma t-tliet festi li fihom infakkru t-twelid ta’ personaġġ. Ġeneralment il-qaddisin infakkruhom fl-anniversarju tal-mewt tagħhom jew f’anniversarju importanti fil-ħajja tagħhom; imma qatt fl-anniversarju tat-twelid tagħhom… Read more »