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The Sunday Gospel: 26th December

26/12/2021

The Holy Family – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Sam 1, 20-22.24-28
Psalm: 83 (84), 2-3. 5-6. 9-10
Second Reading: 1 Jn 3, 1-2, 21-24

Gospel: Lk 2, 41-52

Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Assuming that he was in the group of travellers, they went a day’s journey… Read more »

Pope at Urbi et Orbi: Christmas invites us to dialogue, unity, peace

25/12/2021   The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Christmas!

The Word of God, who created the world and who gives meaning to history and to humanity’s journey, became flesh and came to dwell among us. He came like a whisper, like the murmur of a gentle breeze, to fill with wonder the heart of every man and woman who is open to this mystery… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 25th December

25/12/2021

The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 52:7-10
Psalm: 97(98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4,5-6
Second Reading: Hebrews 1:1-6

Gospel: Jn 1:1-18

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being… Read more »

Blessed the Lord who saves us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

24/12/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

L-innu ta’ Żakkarija, magħruf bħala l-Benedictus, hu innu sabiħ ħafna li bih Żakkarija juri l-gratitudni lejn Alla, u jfaħħru għax “ġie jżur u jifdi lill-poplu tiegħu”. U f’dan l-innu wkoll iħabbar li Ġwanni l-Battista, ibnu, kellu jkun dak li “jħejji t-triq għall-Mulej”, kif kien ħabbar fit-Testment il-Qadim il-Profeta Isaija. Dan l-innu jiġi ftit wara l-innu l-ieħor sabiħ tal-Magnificat, fejn hi Marija li tfaħħar lil Alla għal dak li għamel magħha, u tifraħ bis-salvazzjoni tiegħu… Read more »

Church offers support for stranded migrants

23/12/2021

Photo by Fiona Alihosi (Sea-Eye)

The Church in Malta through the Migrants Commission, Justice and Peace Commission and JRS, strongly urge the national authorities to take immediate action and ensure that the asylum seekers currently stranded at sea are rescued and disembarked at a safe port.

Over 220 children, women and men rescued by the Sea Eye a week ago in Malta’s search and rescue area are still stranded at sea, in worsening weather conditions, after Malta refused to provide them with a port of safety… Read more »

European Churches respond to Pope’s appeal for migrants and refugees

23/12/2021

Pope Francis’ appeal to European leaders to take action to safeguard the dignity and human rights of migrants and refugees is unanimously upheld and welcomed by Churches, religious congregations and Catholic organizations.

Speaking during this last General Audience before Christmas, Pope Francis appealed to European leaders to take joint action and find solutions to protect and promote migrants and refugees arriving on the continent… Read more »

Live: Midnight Mass and Christmas Day Mass

23/12/2021   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

Għada, l-24 ta’ Diċembru, fil-10:45pm jibda l-uffiċċju tal-qari li matulu ssir il-prietka tat-tifel, kif ukoll programm ta’ għanjiet tal-Milied. F’nofsillejl l-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fis-Solennità tat-Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina. Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tixxandar live fuq TVM, knisja.mt u Newsbook.mt.

Fil-25 ta’ Diċembru, l-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fis-Solennità tat-Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina… Read more »

Seeking the face of Christ in everyone, especially the marginalised

22/12/2021

In preparation for the Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ought to ask ourselves whether we respect and live in harmony with creation, as well as whether we exercise the gifts we received in the sacraments of baptism and confirmation, where we received the fullness of the Holy Spirit of the Lord.

We need to allow the Spirit to lead us in the second year of the ecclesial process of One Church, One Journey, that was launched at the last Diocesan Assembly with the theme A Church that listens is a Church that welcomes, and that is in line with the synodal journey leading to the Synod of Bishops that will be held in 2023… Read more »

St Ġorġ Preca and the true Christmas spirit

21/12/2021

Baby Jesus Procession in Żejtun on the 24th of December 1959

In the early days of December 1921, when Fr Ġorġ Preca shared his inspiration to organise a ‘demonstration’ with the statue of Baby Jesus on Christmas Eve, he may not have imagined that such a manifestation would continue to become a cherished tradition, as it has been for the past 100 years.

Fr Ġorġ presented his idea to the members of the Ħamrun centres of the Society of Christian Doctrine, which he himself had founded in 1907 and later became popularly known as the M.U.S.E.U.M… Read more »