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St Joseph: the savior of the Savior – The Archbishop

Closing Mass for the Year of St Joseph

07/12/2021   The Church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu), Rabat

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa li għadna kemm smajna, jiddeskrivi l-missjoni li jagħti Alla lill- Arkanġlu Gabrijel. Jibagħtu f’belt, “belt tal-Galilija, jisimha Nazaret” (Lq 1:26). Jibagħtu għand xebba, u din ix-xebba hi għarusa ta’ raġel “jismu Ġużeppi mid-dar ta’ David” (Lq 1:27). Innutaw, li l-ewwel deskrizzjoni tal-Madonna, mhux isimha, imma ta’ min kienet, “għand xebba, mgħarrsa ma’ raġel jismu Ġużeppi mid-dar ta’ David… Read more »

Cherishing her beauty – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of the Immaculate Conception

08/12/2021   The Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, Ħal Lija

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-festa għażiża tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni hi festa tas-sbuħija, festa tal-ġmiel. Alla ried li lil Marija jsalvaha, jeħlisha mid-dnub, sa mill-bidu nett ta’ ħajjitha. Għalhekk, meta nħarsu lejha hi għalina dan is-simbolu ta’ ġmiel, ta’ sbuħija.  

Nixtieq li naħsbu ftit x’tgħidilna din il-festa tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni għall-ħajja tagħna.

Grazzi ta’ dan il-ġmiel

L-ewwel nett turina li għandna nfaħħru u nirringrazzjaw lil Alla talli tana lil Marija, din li hi Immakulata Kunċizzjoni, Marija meħlusa mid-dnub sa mill-bidu… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 8th December

08/12/2021

Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Gen 3: 9-15.20
Psalm: 97: 1-4
Second Reading: Ephes 1: 3-6.11-12

Gospel: Lk 1: 26-38

In those days, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David… Read more »

53 organisations and academics petition Parliament to amend cannabis law

Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca among signatories in last-ditch attempt to protect children and young people

07/12/2021

Former President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca is among the signatories of a petition calling on Parliament to amend the cannabis reform bill before it is given its seal of approval.

This comes after the cannabis reform Bill cleared the committee stage on Tuesday, with no major amendments approved during four-hour session. The draft law is now expected to go through the Third Reading in parliament, which is a mere formality given government’s majority, before being signed into law by the President George Vella… Read more »

The shepherd with his sheep in the crib is an image of the Lord – The Archbishop

07/12/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Biex nipruvaw nifhmu t-tixbiha li jagħtina Ġesù llum, tajjeb ninnutaw kif jitkellem dwar Alla. “Hekk ukoll, anqas Missierkom li hu fis-semwwiet ma jrid li jintilef wieħed minn dawn iż-żgħar” (Mt 18:12).

Mela Alla għandu qalb ta’ missier għalina u biex nifhmu allura dan ir-raġel li jkollu 100 nagħġa u tintiliflu waħda minnhom, irridu nifhmu li dan ir-ragħaj hu missier, li għalih in-nagħaġ tiegħu huma wliedu… Read more »

Faith and Perseverance – Bishop Galea-Curmi

06/12/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Bil-Malti għandna espressjoni li tgħid “ma daħalx mill-bieb, daħal mit-tieqa”. F’dal-każ, ma daħħluhx mill-bieb, daħħluh mis-saqaf. Dan hu rakkont sabiħ li nsibu fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, u wkoll f’Evanġelji oħra, u hu rakkont li għandu ħafna x’jgħallimna. Hawn Ġesù kien qiegħed jgħallem, u kellu udjenza mħallta mhux ħażin, fosthom kien hemm għorrief tal-Liġi u Fariżej. Dawn kemm-il darba kienu semgħuh, u kienu qegħdin issa jisimgħuh jgħallem… Read more »

The difference between John the Baptist and Joseph – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Closing Mass for the Year of St Joseph

05/12/2021   The Church of St Joseph the Worker, Birkirkara

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Hemm kuntrast qawwi li jidher bejn San Ġwann il-Battista u San Ġużepp. San Ġwann il-Battista kien “leħen jgħajjat fid-deżert”. Kien leħen qawwi, leħen sod, li nstama’ minn ħafna. San Ġużepp ma kienx leħen jgħajjat, anzi kien leħen li lanqas jinstema’, għax fl-Evanġelju ma ssibx x’qal. San Ġwann il-Battista kien jiġbor ħafna nies madwaru, u lilhom iwassal il-messaġġ tat-tħejjija għall-Mulej. San Ġużepp, fil-ħajja tiegħu, insibuh biss fil-familja, ma’ Marija u Ġesù… Read more »

The mother of our city – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on Family Day

04/12/2021   The Collegiate of the Immaculate Conception, Bormla

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Int Marija l-isbaħ ġawhra, Inti l-Omm ta’ din il-belt”. Dan hu l-kliem sabiħ tal-Innu ‘Omm Beltna’, li intom tkantaw b’ferħ u b’għożża f’din il-parroċċa. Hu innu li jenfasizza l-preżenza ta’ Marija f’din il-belt iddedikata lilha.

Fl-Evanġelju tal-lum għadna kif smajna ġrajja speċjali fil-ħajja ta’ Ġesù fejn hi enfasizzata l-preżenza ta’ Marija. Hemm sentenza speċjali f’din il-ġrajja li tgħid hekk: “Omm Ġesù kienet hemm”… Read more »

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 »