News from the Church in Malta
Brothers and sisters, good morning!
Today I would like to speak to you about my Apostolic Journey in Budapest and in Slovakia, which came to an end exactly a week ago, last Wednesday. I would summarize it as follows: it was a pilgrimage of prayer, a pilgrimage to the roots, a pilgrimage of hope… Read more »
Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna
The passage from the First Letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to Timothy from today’s first reading, is particularly relevant to us Maltese and Gozitans as we celebrate this anniversary of Independence Day 2021. In this passage, Saint Paul addresses his disciple who was chosen to be the leader, the head of a community. He was a young man filled with enthusiasm… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Ix-xbieha li juża Ġesù fl-Evanġelju llum żgur mhijiex diffiċli biex nifhmuha. Hu l-musbieħ, u Ġesù qed jgħid li l-iskop tal-musbieħ hu li jdawwal. Mela int ma tqegħdux f’xi post moħbi, jew tgħattih, imma f’post prominenti biex jista’ jagħti d-dawl lill-kamra jew il-post fejn tkun.
X’irid jurina Ġesù b’din ix-xbieha? Hi l-kelma ta’ Alla li għandha tkun dawl għal ħajjitna… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Kemm tiddejjaq meta ma jifhmukx, speċjalment jekk ikunu ħbieb ta’ ġewwa. Tħoss għafsa ta’ qalb! Hekk ġralu Ġesù fil-ġrajja li smajna fl-Evanġelju.
Imma iktar u iktar kienet iebsa għal Ġesù meta hu ntebaħ li mhux biss ma fehmuhx – meta kien qed jitkellem fuq li se jbati, joqtluh u mbagħad iqum mill-mewt – imma li bejniethom, waqt li hu kien qed jitkellem fuq dan, huma kienu qed jitkellmu fuq xi ħaġa eżatt il-kontra… Read more »
Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
When a new human life starts, it cannot be seen. There are a few cells in the womb. These cells do not only have the potential of life, but they are, in fact, a human life that has started. Over time, these cells increase and continue growing. A new human life is developing, even though it is still unseen… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Għat-tieni darba Ġesù jkellem lid-dixxipli tiegħu dwar il-persekuzzjoni li kellu jgħaddi minnha u juża kliem li jħawwadhom lid-dixxipli: “Bin il-bniedem se jingħata f’idejn il-bnedmin u joqtluh; u meta jkun maqtul, wara tlitt ijiem iqum mill-mewt” (Mk 9:31). Din il-ħaġa tħassibhom, ma fehmux dan il-kliem. Għaliex Profeta li kien qed jgħaddi mil-Lhudija għall-Galililija jgħallem, ifejjaq, ikeċċi x-xjaten, jitkellem dwar il-maħfra, dwar it-tjubija, il-ħlewwa u l-ħniena – kellu jingħata f’idejn il-bnedmin u joqtluh? … Read more »
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Wisdom 2, 12.17-20
Psalm: 53 (54), 3-4.5.6.8
Second Reading: James 3, 16 – 4, 3
Gospel: Mk 9, 30-37
In those days, Jesus and his disciples went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest.
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.” Read more »
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L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
San Luqa jurina lil Ġesù jdur l-ibliet u l-irħula, jipprietka u jxandar l-Evanġelju tas-Saltna ta’ Alla. Mill-bidu tal-missjoni tiegħu, Ġesù kien ċar li hu ma ġiex għal poplu wieħed, jew għal lokalità waħda, imma biex l-Evanġelju jixtered qalb popli differenti, u għalhekk kien idur l-ibliet u l-irħula.
Hawnhekk, lil Ġesù ma narawhx waħdu, imma narawh flimkien mat-tnax u xi nisa – li San Luqa jsemmihom hawn – u xi wħud oħra, li kienu miegħu… Read more »
Tliet entitajiet tal‑Knisja li jmexxu djar residenzjali għat‑tfal se jaħdmu flimkien fuq proġett li se jkompli jtejjeb il‑ħajja tat‑tfal u l‑adolexxenti li jgħixu fid‑djar tal‑Knisja. Dan il‑proġett se jsir b’investiment ta’ €250,000 li 80% minnhom se jkunu kofinanzjati minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea u l‑bqija se jiġu ffinanzjati mill‑Knisja. Minn din ir‑riċerka se jibbenefikaw mhux biss it‑tfal iżda wkoll il‑professjonisti li jaħdmu magħhom. Fil‑preżent, f’dawn id‑djar tal‑Knisja jgħixu 72 tifel u tifla li ġejjin minn ċirkustanzi diffiċli fil‑familja, u li ġew fdati lill‑Knisja mill‑Istat għall‑kura u l‑ħarsien tagħhom… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Ordna b’kelma, u l-qaddej tiegħi jfiq”. Dan hu dak li qalu l-ħbieb taċ-ċenturjun meta ġew ħdejn Ġesù, hu u riesaq lejn id-dar taċ-ċenturjun. Dan kien diġà bagħat qabel lil xi wħud mix-xjuħ tal-Lhud li għamlu talba ħerqana lil Ġesù biex ifejjaq lil dan il-qaddej, li kien għażiż ħafna għaċ-ċenturjun. Tolqtok kif dawn il-Lhud kellhom stima lejn dan iċ-ċenturjun li ma kienx wieħed mill-poplu Lhudi imma, fi kliemhom stess, kien benefattur tagħhom – fil-fatt bnielhom is-sinagoga – u kienu jirrispettawh ħafna… Read more »
