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The Sunday Gospel: 5th December

05/12/2021

Second Sunday of Advent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Baruch 5:1-9
Psalm: 125(126):1-2ab,2cd-3,4-5,6
Second Reading: Phil 1:4-6,8-11

Gospel: Lk 3:1-6

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 

He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”  Read more »

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More courses offered by the Institute of Pastoral Formation

03/12/2021

Minn Jannar li ġej, l‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali se joffri l‑kors ‘Art and Faith: The Way of Beauty’ bl‑għan tal‑kors hu li jgħin lill‑istudent japprezza, jevalwa u jidħol fid‑dettall 
tax‑xogħol artistiku u fuq kollox, iħajru jħares lejn l‑arti mill‑istess lenti tal‑artist li għamilha u jipprova jifhem kif fiha jista’ jara wkoll is‑sbuħija ta’ Alla.

Dan il‑kors hu mmirat għal dawk iż‑żgħażagħ u l‑adulti li tinteressahom l‑arti bħala mezz biex jirriflettu, jitolbu u jiddjalogaw mal-oħrajn fuq is‑sbuħija u l‑messaġġ ta’ diversi opri tal‑arti… Read more »

Let’s be of help for so many people in need – The Archbishop

01/12/2021   The temporary offices of Malta Comunity Chest Fund, Valletta

Il-President ta’ Malta George Vella u l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna żaru l-uffiċini temporanji tal-Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation fil-Belt Valletta. L-Arċisqof qal li l-kontribut konkret tal-Knisja f’Malta b’solidarjetà mal-valuri tal-Community Chest Fund, hu appell biex kulħadd jikkopera u jagħti milli jista’.

Il-fondazzjoni kellha tiċċaqlaq minħabba l-proġett ta’ restawr li qed isir bħalissa minn Heritage Malta fil-Palazz tal-Gran Mastru, fejn għandha l-uffiċini uffiċjali tagħha fis-sular ta’ isfel… Read more »

Live: Funeral mass of Fra’ Matthew Festing

03/12/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

The funeral mass of the 79th Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta will be celebrated by his Eminence Silvano Maria Cardinal Tomasi C.S., Special Delegate of his Holiness Pope Francis to the Sovereign Order Of Malta

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament… Read more »

Rushed Parliamentary debate creating a very weak regulatory framework for cannabis

Government MPs should be allowed a free vote on cannabis law

01/12/2021

Caritas Malta, OASI Foundation, the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Church Schools’ Association have expressed their strong disappointment at the attitude shown by Government side during yesterday’s discussion at committee stage.

Despite numerous reasonable and balanced amendments proposed by the organisations, the Government side refused to consider any of the suggestions and remained adamant to pass a very weak regulatory framework which risks leaving a massive negative impact on our society, especially among children, youths and the most vulnerable… Read more »

St Andrew was entrusted with Jesus’ most important thoughts – The Archbishop

30/11/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Fil-festa ta’ Sant’Andrija nisimgħu l-Evanġelju tas-sejħa tiegħu skont San Mattew. L-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann jagħtina episodju ħelu meta Indrì jisma’ lil Ġwanni l-Battista jsejjaħ lil Ġesù l-Ħaruf t’Alla li jneħħi d-dnubiet tad-dinja u jmur għand Xmun u jgħidlu li sabu l-Messija u hu Xmun li jintroduċi lil Pietru lil Ġesù skont l-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann (Ġw 1:41-42).

Hawnhekk għandna l-mument meta t-tnejn li huma: Xmun u ħuh Indrì jissejħu minn Ġesù b’dik l-istedina: “Ejjew warajja” (Mt 4:19)… Read more »

Maltese Bishop George Frendo resigns as archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës in Albania

01/12/2021

Ritratt: argumentum.al

Il-Papa Franġisku aċċetta t-talba tal-Isqof George Frendo biex jirriżenja minn arċisqof ta’ Tirane-Durres fl-Albanija. L-Isqof George Frendo din is-sena għalaq 75 sena.

Il-liġi kanonika tgħid li isqfijiet djoċesani huma mitluba jissottomettu r-riżenja tagħhom lill-Papa meta jagħlqu 75 sena.

L-Isqof Frendo kien inħatar Isqof Awżiljarju ta’ Tirane-Durres fl-2006 mill-Papa Benedittu XVI, u għaxar snin wara kien inħatar arċisqof tal-istess djoċesi mill-Papa Franġisku… Read more »

Fr Annett: a respected exemplary man – The Archbishop

Mass on the 10th anniversary of the demise of Bishop Annetto Depasquale

29/11/2021   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

“Immorru ferħana f’dar il-Mulej” (S 121). L-aħħar jum ta’ Dun Annett bħal-lum 10 snin, kien jum imqalleb ta’ tbatija kbira għalih imma aħna nafuh u nirrispettawh fil-memorja tiegħu għas-serenità tiegħu, għall-ferħ tiegħu li kien jiġi minn bniedem li jaf jitgħallem jistrieħ fir-rieda ta’ Alla, li l-għan ta’ ħajtu kienet l-ubbidjenza lejn ir-rieda tal-Mulej. U t-tbissima ġentili tiegħu kienet mera ta’ din ir-ruħ retta u dixxiplinata, kif jgħidu l-Ingliżi ‘to a fault’, bħalma kienet il-lealtà tiegħu lejn is-superjuri tiegħu f’kull ċirkustanza u t-tbatija tiegħu kienet ukoll ġejja minn hemmhekk… Read more »

Only speak the word

29/11/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“…Int għid kelma biss u l-qaddej tiegħi jfiq”. Din hi t-talba li għamel iċ-ċenturjun lil Ġesù, meta mar isibu, jitolbu jfejjaq lill-qaddej tiegħu li kien batut ħafna. Hawn għandna ġrajja tassew sabiħa li tgħidilna ħafna affarijiet sbieħ għal ħajjitna. Nixtieq li nħarsu kemm lejn iċ-ċenturjun, kif ukoll lejn Ġesù, u naraw x’jgħallmuna permezz ta’ din il-ġrajja.

Iċ-ċenturjun kien bniedem li kellu responsabbiltà kbira… Read more »