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To be truly happy – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

13/02/2022   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Wieħed mill-kummenti li spiss nisimgħu hu li l-Knisja – meta ngħid il-Knisja, jiġifieri aħna lkoll li nemmnu fi Kristu – trid timxi maż-żminijiet. Dan hu veru f’ħafna affarijiet, li l-Knisja trid tagħraf tadatta dak li għandu jkun adattat għaż-żminijiet. Imma kultant dan il-kumment jingħad f’sens ieħor: jiġifieri li f’dak li aħna nemmnu, għandek tħares lejn kif in-nies qegħdin jgħixu, u timxi ma’ dan; jekk illum qed jaħsbu hekk, tibda taħseb bħalhom; jekk illum qed jgħixu hekk, tibda tagħmel bħalhom… Read more »

“Those who caution you are merciful ” – The Archbishop

Mass on the sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

13/02/2022   The Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, San Pawl tat-Tarġa, Naxxar

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù jħares lejn kotra kbira ta’ dixxipli tiegħu u ġemgħa kbira ta’ nies; fosthom jara ħafna foqra, nies bil-ġuħ, qed jara ħafna nies imnikktin bil-ħajja. Nistgħu ngħidu li jekk illum ikollu jiġi l-Mulej jerġa’ jiltaqa’ magħna, aħna li ħafna drabi għandna diversi tip ta’ faqar u ta’ ġuħ, forsi nsofru wkoll xi inġustizzja.

Qed isejħilna ‘imberkin’. Xi ħaġa stramba biex tifhimha għaliex ħadd f’sensih mhu se jsejjaħ il-ġuħ, in-niket, il-faqar bħala barka fihom infushom… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 13th February

13/02/2022

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-8
Psalm: 1:1-2,3,4,6
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12,16-20

Gospel: Luke 6:17,20-26

And He came down with them and stood on a stretch of level ground. A great crowd of His disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon… Read more »

Speak plainly – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on World Day of the Sick

11/02/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Qabad jitkellem sewwa”. Dan hu li qrajna fl-Evanġelju skont San Mark fuq dan ir-raġel li ma kienx jisma’ u ma kienx jitkellem sew, u ħaduh għand Ġesù biex ifejqu. Kien fl-inħawi tad-Dekapoli, u Ġesù ħarġu għalih waħdu minn qalb il-folla, u fejqu b’mod li dan beda jisma’ u jitkellem.

Kienet esperjenza tassew kbira għal dan ir-raġel! L-Evanġelju jgħid li “widnejh infetħulu, l-irbit ta’ lsienu nħall, u qabad jitkellem sewwa”… Read more »

Conference highlights migration challenges in Mediterranean

11/02/2022

A conference organized Thursday by the Italian Bishops ahead of a meeting of Mayors and Bishops of the Mediterranean region (23–27 February) highlights the joint efforts between Church and civil authorities to combat the challenge of migration in countries bordering the Mediterranean.

The meeting of the Bishops and Mayors of the Mediterranean region will be held from 23 – 27 February in Florence, ending with a visit of Pope Francis on the last day… Read more »

The love that Paul taught us is built on our encounter with Jesus – the Archbishop

Mass on the solemnity of St Paul's Shipwreck

10/02/2022   The Collegiate of St Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Fit-talba ta’ din il-festa għażiża, illum tlabna hekk bħala Maltin u Għawdxin: ‘Inti għoġbok, Mulej, li l-Appostlu Missierna San Pawl jara l-għarqa biex jiġi fostna u jxandrilna l-fidi, agħmel li nibqgħu dejjem irroddu ħajr għat-tħabrik u l-imħabba li hu wera magħna’.

Fir-riflessjonijiet tiegħi ta’ din is-sena nixtieq nieqfu ftit fuq il-frażi ‘l-imħabba li Pawlu wera magħna’ għax għan kbir ta’ din il-festa tant għażiża għalina hi propju li rroddu ħajr lil Alla tal-imħabba li wera magħna Pawlu ta’ Tarsu… Read more »

Every cloud has a silver lining – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the eve of the solemnity of St Paul's Shipwreck

09/02/2022   The Collegiate of St Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Bil-Malti għandna espressjoni li tgħid: “Kull deni ħudu b’ġid”. Ma nafx minn liema żmien ilna ngħiduha f’Malta, meta bdiet din l-espressjoni, imma żgur li l-ġrajja tan-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl turina proprju dan.

Hawnhekk naraw ġrajja li fil-bidu tagħha, u għal ħafna jiem, kienet ta’ deni kbir; maltempata kbira, tempesta li mhux biss tellfet id-direzzjoni ta’ fejn kienu sejrin – il-ġifen kien sejjer naħa u l-maltempata ġarritu n-naħa l-oħra – imma tant kienet qawwija li, jgħid il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli, “tlifna kull tama li nsalvaw”… Read more »

Apostolic Journey by Pope Francis to Malta

10/02/2022   The Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta

Accepting the invitation of the President of the Republic of Malta, the civil authorities and the Catholic Church of the country, His Holiness Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Malta from 2 to 3 April 2022.

The Pope will visit Valletta, Rabat, Floriana and Ħal Far, and the island of Gozo. The programme and further details of the journey will be published at a later stage… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 10th February

10/02/2022

The Apostle St Paul, Patron of Malta – Solemnity

Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 14:3-7
Psalm: 107:21-31
Second Reading: Acts 27:16-44; 28:1-10

Gospel: Mark 16:15-20

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;  they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”  

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.  And they went out and proclaimed the good news everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that accompanied it… Read more »

Have our beautiful traditions replaced the Word of God? – The Archbishop

08/02/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ma noqogħdux niskandalizzaw ruħna bil-Fariżej u l-kittieba. Ejjew inqisu li dan il-kliem Ġesù qiegħed jgħidu lilna. Nistaqsu lilna nfusna: aħna li għandna tant tradizzjonijiet u sbieħ, u tant aħna kburin bihom, imma dawn ħadu post il-Kelma t’Alla, ħadu post l-Evanġelju ta’ Ġesù? Jien nista’, pereżempju, inżeffen l-istatwi tal-qaddisin, imbagħad nidgħi? Nagħmel festa tal-qaddisin, imbagħad għandi lanzita, bir-rispett kollu, daqshiex għal ħija jew għal oħti… Read more »