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With a sincere heart – Bishop Galea-Curmi

23/08/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-kelma ‘ipokrezija’ ġejja minn kelma Griega li tfisser: tagħmel xena, tirreċta, tieħu sehem fit-teatrin. Maż-żmien, fit-teatrin kienu jagħmlu maskra – mhux bħal dik li qed nużaw bħalissa minħabba l-pandemija, imma maskra biex tgħatti l-wiċċ, u turi wiċċ b’ieħor, wiċċ differenti minn dak li jkollok.

Ġesù lill-Fariżej u lill-kittieba – almenu lil ħafna minnhom – jgħidilhom “uċuħ b’oħra”. Jgħidilhom li dak li huma jagħmlu minn barra hu mod, imma dak li hemm f’qalbhom hu differenti… Read more »

The choice is in our hands – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

22/08/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Dan l-aħħar rajt xi ftit kummenti li kultant issib online fuq il-mezzi soċjali dwar il-Knisja, speċjalment meta jqumu ċerti kwistjonijiet partikulari diskussi fis-soċjetà. Kien hemm, pereżempju: “il-Knisja antikwata”, “il-Knisja m’għandhiex iddaħħal rasha fir-ramel”, “il-Knisja trid taċċetta r-realtà”, “il-Knisja trid taċċetta li ż-żminijiet illum inbidlu, u għalhekk timxi maż-żminijiet” – u kummenti simili.

Hu veru, kif turina l-Istorja, li hemm bżonn dejjem aġġornament fil-ħajja tal-Knisja, speċjalment fil-ħidma pastorali tagħha; u dan sar, u qed isir, u hemm bżonn dejjem li jsir aktar… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 22nd August

22/08/2021

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Joshua 24, 1-2a,15-17,18b
Psalm: 33(34), 2-3,16-17,18-19,20-21,22-23
Second Reading: Ephes 5, 21-32

Gospel: Jn 6, 60-69

In those days, Jesus spoke about the bread of life. Many of his disciples heard him and said, “This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?” But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it, said to them, “Does this offend you? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless… Read more »

They go hand in hand – Bishop Galea-Curmi

20/08/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fi żmien Ġesù, l-għorrief tal-liġi kienu jħobbu jiddiskutu l-liġi, u d-dettalji tagħha. U fl-Evanġelju tal-lum riedu jdaħħlu lil Ġesù f’diskussjoni dwar liema hu l-kmandament il-kbir fil-liġi, fost il-ħafna li kellhom. Riedu lil Ġesù jagħżel wieħed.

X’jagħmel Ġesù? Ħa fil-fatt tnejn, kif smajna fl-Evanġelju – wieħed li nsibuh fil-ktieb tad-Dewteronomju u l-ieħor fil-ktieb tal-Levitiku. L-ewwel wieħed: “Ħobb lill-Mulej Alla tiegħek b’qalbek kollha, b’ruħek kollha u b’moħħok kollu”; dan hu l-ewwel u l-akbar kmandament… Read more »

The Lord invites everyone – The Archbishop

19/08/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Il-Kelma ta’ Alla llum hi impenjattiva ħafna. Ta’ min jinnota li din il-parabbola Ġesù jgħidha lil kategorija partikolari ta’ nies. Kellem lill-kbarat tal-qassisin u lill-Fariżej (ara Mt 21:45). Huma n-nies li kienu jafu l-liġi, in-nies li kellhom il-kult f’idejhom, il-poter reliġjuż f’idejhom.

Qed jinsisti magħhom li donnhom irċevew l-istedina għall-festa tat-tieġ, għall-festa ta’ mħabba u kulħadd kellu x’jagħmel, kulħadd qal ‘le’… Read more »

So that we are not saddened – Bishop Galea-Curmi

16/08/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Telaq b’qalbu sewda”. Hekk naqraw fl-Evanġelju tal-lum fuq dan iż-żagħżugħ li resaq lejn Ġesù biex jistaqsih x’għandu jagħmel, it-tajjeb li għadu jagħmel, biex jikseb il-ħajja ta’ dejjem. Nafu li Ġesù semmielu l-kmandamenti, u ż-żagħżugħ qallu “dan kollu ħaristu”. Imbagħad għamillu stedina. Qallu: “mur bigħ il-ġid li għandek, agħtih lill-foqra… imbagħad ejja u imxi warajja.” Imma ż-żagħżugħ “telaq b’qalbu sewda għax kien għani ħafna”… Read more »

The real treasure is having peace of heart – The Archbishop

17/08/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Il-mentalità prevalenti fi żmien Ġesù, imma forsi mhux inqas fi żmienna; li jekk inti għani, għandek ħafna flus, allura inti mbierek, jew inkella bniedem ta’ suċċess, għax il-kwalità tal-ħajja tiddependi mill-flus. Ġesù qed jgħallimna li dan kollu hu bluha. Li jekk it-teżor veru tal-bniedem hu l-paċi tal-qalb u Saltna tas-Smewwiet, mhix kwistjoni ta’ għana; imma kwistjoni ta’ qalbek fejn qiegħda… Read more »

On the threshold, a mother awaits us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady

15/08/2021   The Parish Church of St Mary, Attard

The homily of Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

A year ago today, Pope Francis made a beautiful statement on the feast of Mary’s Assumption into Heaven. He said: “When man set foot on the moon, he said a phrase that became famous: ‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’. Humanity had reached a historical goal.” And the Pope continued: “But today, in Mary’s Assumption into heaven, we celebrate an infinitely greater accomplishment… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 15th August

15/08/2021

Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Rev 11, 19a, 12: 1-6a. 10ab
Psalm: 44, 10bc.11-12ab.16
Second Reading: 1 Kor 15, 20-26

Gospel: Lk 1, 39-56

Mary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah,
where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth… Read more »

What God joins together – Bishop Galea-Curmi

13/08/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Xi ħaġa, tkun xi tkun”. Din hi l-kelma tal-Fariżej meta ġew jistaqsu lil Ġesù jistax raġel jiltaq lil martu “fuq xi ħaġa, tkun xi tkun”. Riedu jkunu jafu jekk wieħed jistax ikollu l-libertà li jinħall mir-rabta taż-żwieġ “fuq xi ħaġa, tkun xi tkun”.

U Ġesù hu ċar fit-tweġiba tiegħu. Jgħid: “Dak li għaqqad Alla ma għandux jifirdu l-bniedem”… Read more »