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Conquerors with him – Bishop Galea-Curmi

30/05/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Agħmlu l-qalb: jiena rbaħt id-dinja”. Dan hu l-kliem ta’ Ġesù fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann, fid-diskors tal-Aħħar Ċena, meta hu jfittex li jagħmel kuraġġ lid-dixxipli tiegħu. Jgħidilhom li se jbatu – “fid-dinja tbatu jkollkom. Iżda agħmlu l-qalb: jien irbaħt id-dinja”. Ma kienx l-ewwel darba li Ġesù jitkellem, anke fl-istess diskors tal-Aħħar Ċena, fuq it-tbatija li kellhom jgħaddu minnha d-dixxipli tiegħu.

Imma jgħidilhom aktar Ġesù… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 31st May

31/05/2022

Visitation of the Virgin Mary – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-18
Psalm: 12:2-6

Gospel: Luke 1:39-56

In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb… Read more »

Let’s celebrate the reality that God is with us – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord

29/05/2022   The Old Church of Our Saviour, Ħal Lija

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Aħna l-bnedmin nassoċjaw it-tluq ta’ xi ħadd għażiż ma’ mument ta’ niket. Niftakarni ċkejken immorru l-ajruport kull darba li kienu jiġu l-qraba tagħna msefrin biex narawhom sejrin. Fi tfuliti kont tista’ titla’ fil-gallerija biex tarahom anke telgħin l-ajruplan u kien ikun mument ta’ qsim il-qalb. Daqskemm kien ikun kbir il-ferħ li tilqa’ lil xi ħadd li ilek ma tarah, daqshekk kien ikun ta’ swied il-qalb u ta’ tbatija l-mument li terġa’ tinfired minn xi ħadd għażiż… Read more »

Joy that no one takes from us – Bishop Galea Curmi

27/05/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

✠ Joseph Galea-Curmi   
    Isqof Awżiljarju

“Il-ferħ tagħkom ħadd ma jeħodhulkom” (Ġw 16:22). Dan hu li jgħid Ġesù lid-dixxipli tiegħu, fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann. Hawnhekk qiegħed fl-Aħħar Ċena. Jolqotna dan il-kliem, kif jitkellem fuq il-ferħ meta hu l-waqt ta’ dwejjaq, ta’ niket, u mument iebes ħafna għal Ġesù. Fil-fatt, ftit wara Ġesù kien se jkun arrestat, imbagħad jgħaddi mill-passjoni u mill-mewt tiegħu.

Hawnhekk jgħid lid-dixxipli tiegħu: “intom għad tibku u tingħu… għad iġarrbu n-niket”… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 29th May

29/05/2022

Ascension of the Lord – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 1:1-11
Salm: 46 (47):2-3,6-7,8-9
Second Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23

Gospel: Luke 24:46-53

And he said to them, “Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem… Read more »

Using our wealth to continue the Lord’s mission – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Charity

27/05/2022   The Collegiate of St Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-ewwel instint ta’ Marija wara t-tħabbira tal-anġlu, fir-rakkont li jagħtina Luqa, hu “li qamet u marret tħaffef lejn l-għoljiet, f’belt tal-Lhudija” (Lq 1:39) biex tiltaqa’ ma’ Eliżabetta. L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna jibda b’dan il-mument, b’din id-deċiżjoni ta’ Marija. Nafu u niftakru li l-anġlu Gabrijel lil Marija taha sinjal; li dak li kien qed jgħidilha, u dak li kienet wegħedha, mhux biss kien iseħħ imma kien ser iseħħ bil-qawwa ta’ Alla… Read more »

Forsaken – an art exhibition inspired by poetry

26/05/2022   Caritas Community Centre, Ħamrun

Wara sentejn Caritas Malta se ttella’ wirja ta’ arti ispirata mill-poeżija ta’ Michael Boffa. Matul il-wirja se jitnieda wkoll il-ktieb tal-poeżiji Forsaken, li jġorr l-istess isem tal-wirja u li jinkludi x-xogħlijiet artistiċi abbinati mal-poeżiji ta’ Boffa.

Il-poeżiji ta’ Boffa nkitbu f’mumenti diffiċli li kien għaddej minnhom u jirriflettu l-emozzjonijiet li kien qed iħoss f’dak iż-żmien. Dawn il-poeżiji, 30 b’kollox, ingħaddew f’idejn 10 artisti u kull poeżija ġiet interpretata f’xogħol ispirat mill-istess poeżija… Read more »

Help of Christians – Bishop Galea-Curmi

24/05/2022   The Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus (St Patrick), Tas-Sliema

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-festa ta’ Marija Għajnuna tal-Insara hi festa li issa ilha żmien twil tiġi ċċelebrata fil-Knisja. Dejjem kienet marbuta mal-għajnuna li Marija tagħti lill-Knisja, lilna lkoll, fid-diffikultajiet tal-ħajja tagħna.

Fil-fatt kien għamilha festa l-Papa Piju VII li kien ntefa’ l-ħabs fi Franza minn Napuljun, u meta rritorna lura minn Franza, wasal Ruma proprju fl-24 ta’ Mejju 1814. U ried li mis-sena ta’ wara, dakinhar tkun iċċelebrata l-festa ta’ Marija Għajnuna tal-Insara, bi gratitudni lejn Marija u l-għajnuna tagħha fi żmien diffiċli… Read more »

Malta’s first hospice complex heading steadily towards completion

25/05/2022

Works on Malta’s first hospice complex for palliative care services are nearly complete. The project is expected to become fully operational by end 2023. The Board of Governors and Chief Executive Officer of the National Development and Social Fund (NDSF) visited the premises and witnessed the extensive works that have been completed over the past months.

Located in the former Adelaide Cini Institute in Santa Venera, the 11,000sqm complex was previously owned by the Church but was formally handed over to Hospice Malta in 2019… Read more »

Having Jesus as a friend sets you free – The Archbishop

24/05/2022   The Archbishop's Seminary Church, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù donnu għandu ħerqa kbira biex ma jibqax magħna u din hi xi ħaġa stramba għax aħna tant inħobbuh u hu tant iħobbna, li nixtiequ li jkun dejjem magħna u aħna nkunu miegħu.

Ir-risposta hi li Ġesù, għalkemm ma narawhx bħalma naraw lil xulxin, xorta għadu magħna u fil-fatt jibagħtilna lill-Ispirtu s-Santu li hu jsejjaħlu d-‘difensur’ propju biex jibqa’ magħna… Read more »