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Always with us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of St Anne

24/07/2021   The Church of St Anne, Żebbiegħ

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Jiena magħkom dejjem sal-aħħar taż-żmien” (Mt 28:20). Hu dan il-kliem ta’ Ġesù li l-Papa Franġisku għażel bħala tema għall-messaġġ tiegħu fl-okkażjoni tal-ewwel Jum Dinji tan-Nanniet u l-Anzjani li se jiġi ċċelebrat għada b’rabta mal-festa ta’ Sant’Anna u San Ġwakkin li ssir kull sena fis-26 ta’ Lulju. Din hi l-wegħda li Ġesù għamel lid-dixxipli tiegħu qabel tela’ s-sema. Il-Papa ried li jerġa’ jtenni din il-wegħda lin-nanniet u l-anzjani kollha… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 25th July

25/07/2021

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Kings 4, 42-44
Psalm: 144(145), 10-11,15-16,17-18
Second Reading: Eph 4, 1-6

Gospel: Jn 6, 1-15

In those days, Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. 

When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish… Read more »

A lovely dwelling – Bishop Galea-Curmi

23/07/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Kien l-Isqof Vincenzo Labini li 235 sena ilu bħal-lum ikkonsagra din il-kappella – li hi magħrufa bħala ta’ San Kalċedonju, għax hawnhekk hawn ir-relikwi tiegħu, u għada l-festa tiegħu, imma fil-fatt it-titlu tagħha hi ta’ Sidtna Marija ta’ Manresa. Din il-kappella tul is-snin laqgħet fiha tant nies biex jistgħu jitolbu flimkien, fosthom seminaristi meta hawn kien is-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof.

Illum qegħdin nagħmlu l-festa solenni tal-konsagrazzjoni ta’ din il-kappella… Read more »

Direction, Protection, Attention – Bishop Galea-Curmi

18/07/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Ix-xbieha ta’ Kristu Ragħaj kienet xbieha għażiża ħafna għall-ewwel Insara. Kellha l-għeruq tagħha ħafna snin qabel meta, kif naraw fit-Testment il-Qadim, il-Mulej hu mfisser bħala ragħaj li jieħu ħsieb il-poplu tiegħu. Għedna llum fis-Salm 23, li tant nafuh: “Il-Mulej hu r-ragħaj tiegħi, xejn ma jonqosni”. U l-ewwel Insara kienu jiftakru speċjalment f’dan meta jaraw din ix-xbieha ta’ Kristu ragħaj li qed jieħu ħsieb il-merħla tiegħu… Read more »

Jesus’ family includes all those who do the will of the Father – The Archbishop

20/07/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ejjew nimmaġinaw ftit lill-Madonna, lil Marija ta’ Nazaret tisma’ dan il-kliem ta’ Ġesù. Jekk ma semagħtux direttament għax baqgħet barra d-dar fejn kien Ġesù, żgur wassluhulha. Ikun hemm min iwassalulha b’iżjed aċċent.     

“Min hi ommi? Min huma ħuti?” (Mt 12:48). Hu kliem li mad-daqqa t’għajn jinstema’ iebes fil-konfront ta’ Marija ta’ Nazaret, il-mamà tiegħu u anke tal-qraba tiegħu li l-Evanġelju jirreferi għalihom dejjem bħala l-aħwa ta’ Ġesù, ħutu… Read more »

Patience is the language of love – The Archbishop

Mass on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bidnija Church

18/07/2021   The Church of the Holy Family, Bidnija

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Mitt sena ilu, intom in-nies tal-Bidnija, missirijietkom, inawguraw din il-knisja li kienu bnew b’idejhom stess. Ħallsuha minn buthom, u għal żmien kienet magħrufa ‘l-Knisja tal-Mitt Lira’. Imma din il-knisja ħelwa tiġbor fiha, dedikata lill-Familja Mqaddsa, il-fidi tagħkom, u t-talba li tagħmlu llum lill-Mulej. Tiġbor il-fidi tagħkom għaliex komunità, li tagħti ħajjitha biex tibni knisja; mhux qed tibni dar, fejn dak li jkun joqgħod u jgħammar mal-familja tiegħu… Read more »

Nothing would convince them – Bishop Galea-Curmi

19/07/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Nisel ħażin u infidil”. Dan hu l-kliem iebes li jgħid Ġesù lill-kittieba u lill-Fariżej, li riedu mingħandu sinjal. Qalulu: “Mgħallem, xtaqna kieku naraw sinjal mingħandek”. Imma Ġesù kellu din ir-reazzjoni qawwija u iebsa li jsejħilhom “nisel ħażin u infidil”, u jgħidilhom li se jkollhom kundanna kbira.

Għaliex din ir-reazzjoni ta’ Ġesù? Hawnhekk Ġesù qed isejħilhom hekk, u fil-fatt aktar qabel kien ukoll sejħilhom bi kliem ieħor, bħal “nisel il-lifgħat”… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 18th July

18/07/2021

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Jer 23, 1-6
Psalm: 22 (23), 1-3a.3b-4.5.6
Second Reading: Ephes 2, 13-18

Gospel: Mk 6, 30-34

In those days, the apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognised them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. 

As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.  Read more »

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The greatness of Mary – Bishop Galea-Curmi

16/07/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-kliem ta’ Ġesù li smajna fl-Evanġelju llum jista’ għal mument jinħass insensittiv, speċjalment lejn ommu. Hawnhekk naraw li Ġesù kien qed ikellem lin-nies, imbagħad xi ħadd jiġi jgħidlu: Hawn ommok u ħutek – kif nafu fl-Evanġelju “ħutek” huma “qrabatek” – qegħdin ifittxu li jkellmuk. Ma tiġrix spiss fl-Evanġelju li jgħidulu: hawn ommok u l-qraba tiegħek qegħdin ifittxu li jkellmuk; għalhekk timmaġina li Ġesù kellu jieqaf, jgħid lin-nies “skużawni ftit, għax hawn ommi barra ħa nara xi trid, ħa nkellimha naqra”… Read more »

There is great strength in empathy and compassion – The Archbishop

Mass on the memorial of St Bonaventura

15/07/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hi silta qasira ħafna din, minn kapitlu 11 ta’ San Mattew. Hi waħda mis-siltiet tal-ikbar faraġ li nsibu fl-Evanġelji. L-ewwel nett Ġesù ma jbiegħed lil ħadd. Kultant aħna naħsbu li rrabjat magħna, li għandu l-geddum magħna. “Ejjew għandi” (Mt 12:28). Ta’ min nieqfu fuq din l-istedina ta’ Ġesù. M’hemmx għalfejn tistaħbew meta nkun għaddej jien: Ejjew għandi. Lil min qed jistieden? … Read more »