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Becoming fully awake

Mass on the Second Sunday of Lent

13/03/2022 The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-ġrajja tat-Trasfigurazzjoni tal-Mulej fuq il-muntanja hi ġrajja li baqgħet stampata fil-moħħ u fil-qalb ta’ dawk it-tlett iħbieb ta’ ġewwa li Ġesù ħa miegħu – Pietru, Ġwanni u Ġakbu.

X’jiġri fuq din il-muntanja? Ġesù, jgħidilna San Luqa fl-Evanġelju, tela’ hemm bi skop: biex jitlob. U kien proprju huwa u jitlob li sseħħ bidla li jistgħu jarawha t-tlett iħbieb: fid-dehra ta’ wiċċu, u l-ilbiesi li saru ta’ bjuda li tgħammex… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 13th March

13/03/2022

Second Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 15:5-12,17-18
Psalm: 26(27):1,7-8,9,13-14
Second Reading: Philippians 3:17–4:1

L-Evanġelju: Luke 9:28b-36

Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem… Read more »

The Creative Voice that Does Not Shake

Launch of booklet written by survivors of domestic violence

11/03/2022 Il-Milja, Fondazzjoni Sebħ

The Creative Voice that does not Shake, a publication by the women survivors of domestic violence who reside at il-Milja, Fondazzjoni Sebħ, was launched on 8th March to commemorate Women’s Day. Through this publication these women have been given the space to express themselves through creative means including art, poetry, messages as well as prayer. This publication gave survivors the well-deserved space to express themselves and raise awareness about the abuse and violence… Read more »

The Lord is encouraging us to have faith in him – The Archbishop

10/03/2022 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù jkompli jgħallimna fuq it-talb; u jgħallimna l-fiduċja fuq it-talb. Ħafna drabi, meta jkollna sitwazzjoni diffiċli, bħalma hi din l-invażjoni terribbli u kiefra tal-Ukrajna; u aħna ngħidu ħa nitolbu. Dak li jkun jista’ jiddarras u jgħid: ‘issa x’se nagħmlu bit-talb, mela t-talb għandu xi saħħa kontra l-armamenti?’ Irridu nammettu li dawn iċ-ċirkostanzi jpoġġuni fi kriżi ta’ fidi. Iġagħluna nistaqsu: ‘Imma t-talb tagħna, għandu effett?’ Il-Mulej qed iqanqalna biex nagħmlu att ta’ fiduċja u ta’ fidi fih għax dak li m’aħniex kapaċi nagħmlu bir-rieda tajba tagħna u b’idejna; irid jieħu ħsiebu Hu… Read more »

Build on solid ground – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass with the graduates of the University of Malta

09/03/2022 St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Jum il-Gradwazzjoni hu jum ta’ ferħ u sodisfazzjon għalikom, għeżież ħbieb, u għal dawk kollha li akkumpanjawkom tul is-snin fil-korsijiet tagħkom. Hu ta’ sodisfazzjon akbar speċjalment meta tqisu tant xkiel u diffikultajiet li kellkom tħabbtu wiċċkom magħhom f’dawn l-aħħar sentejn minħabba l-pandemija, li ħarbtet il-ħajja ta’ ħafna u kienet ta’ dannu għas-saħħa mentali ta’ ħafna.

Nixtieq minn qalbi nifirħilkom u nifraħ magħkom… Read more »

Ilkoll Aħwa: Youth: our hope for the future

10/03/2022 Stella Maris Parish, Tas-Sliema

The second dialogue session of Ilkoll Aħwa is taking place on Friday 11th March with the theme chosen being ‘Youth: our hope for the future’ and will be led by Anthony Mifsud.

‘God is young!’ This affirmation by Pope Francis brings together his youthful vision. The youthful attributes of young people, he sees in God, and as a gift from God. This grounded call for hope is an attribute adults should not lose as they advance to later life stages… Read more »

Your graduation must also be a message of hope – The Archbishop

Mass with the graduates of the University of Malta

08/03/2022 St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Meta Ġesù jitkellem fuq Alla anke f’dan l-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna, jippreferi juża l-kelma ‘missier’: “Missierkom jaf x’teħtieġu” (Mt 6:8). “Jekk intom taħfru lill-bnedmin il-ħtijiet tagħhom, Missierkom li hu fis-smewwiet jaħfer lilkom ukoll” (Mt 6:14). Jalla lkoll kemm aħna għandna togħma tajba meta nisimgħu l-kelma ‘missier’. Forsi mhux dejjem hu l-każ imma nifhmu li l-paternità naturali u kull tip ta’ paternità oħra hi sejħa biex dak li jkun jieħu responsabbiltà imma fl-istess ħin jagħti libertà… Read more »

Prayers that bring us into an intimate relationship with the Lord – The Archbishop

08/03/2022 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù jagħtina tagħlim importanti għar-Randan, it-tagħlim fuq it-talb ujavżana li t-talb mhux kwistjoni ta’ tlablib, jew inkella repetizzjonijiet kontinwa ta’ formoli. Tgħiduli: ‘imma fit-talba tar-Rużarju, mhux hekk nagħmlu, għandna t-talba tas-Sliema u l-Qaddisa u ngħiduha għal 50 darba, pereżempju? Ir-Rużarju jekk issir xi ħaġa mekkanika m’għandux valur, imma r-Rużarju hu mezz kif jgħinna nimmeditaw u nitolbu fuq il-misteri tal-ħajja ta’ Ġesù u tal-Madonna… Read more »

We will be judged on how much we have loved – Bishop Galea-Curmi

07/03/2022 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fil-ktieb tal-Levitiku, kif qrajna fl-Ewwel Qari llum, il-Mulej ikellem lil Mosè u jgħidlu diversi liġijiet. Ħafna minnhom, kif rajna hawnhekk illum, jgħidu x’ma għandekx tagħmel – la tisraqx, tgħidx kliem b’ieħor, tqarraqx b’ħaddieħor, la taħlifx b’ismu bil-gideb, la żżeblahx l-isem ta’ Alla tiegħek, taħqarx lil għajrek, la tisħetx lil ħaddieħor, la tgħawwiġx fil-ħaqq li tagħmel, la tħarisx lejn l-uċuħ, tmurx ixxerred qlajja’ fuq niesek, tbiegħedx lil ħuk f’qalbek, iżżommx f’qalbek għall-oħrajn… Read more »

Pope at Angelus calls for humanitarian corridors in the Ukraine

06/03/2022 The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

The Gospel of the Liturgy today, first Sunday of Lent, takes us into the desert, where Jesus is led by the Holy Spirit, for forty days, to be tempted by the devil (cf. Lk 4:1-13). Jesus too was tempted by the devil, and He accompanies us, every one of us, in our temptations. The desert symbolizes the fight against the seductions of evil, to learn to choose true freedom… Read more »