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Help us find what is long-term – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

01/08/2021   The Church of St Joseph the Worker, Xemxija

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Nisimgħu ta’ spiss fi żmienna min jgħid: kemm sirna materjalisti! Li jfisser, speċjalment fil-pajjiżi għonja, li ħafna min-nies ifittxu li dejjem ikollhom, li jakkwistaw aktar; qatt mhuma kuntenti b’li għandhom, imma dejjem ifittxu li jkollhom xi ħaġa oħra.

X’qed tfittex il-folla

Aħna ngħidu “sirna materjalisti”, imma jekk nagħtu ħarsa lura nindunaw, bħalma rajna fl-Evanġelju llum skont San Ġwann, li din kienet ukoll it-tendenza fi żmien Ġesù… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 1st August

01/08/2021

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ez 16, 2-4,12-15
Psalm: 77(78), 3,4bc,23-24,25,54
Second Reading: Efes 4, 17,20-24

Gospel: Jn 6, 24-35

In those days, when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” 

Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you… Read more »

Why were they confused? – Bishop Galea-Curmi

30/07/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Tfixklu minħabba fih”. Dan hu li naqraw fl-Evanġelju skont San Mattew. In-nies tal-pajjiż ta’ Ġesù, meta semgħuh jgħallem fis-sinagogi, baqgħu mistagħġba, u “tfixklu minħabba fih”.

Għalfejn tfixklu dawn in-nies meta semgħu lil Ġesù? Tfixklu għax semgħuh jgħid il-ħmerijiet? Jew għax semgħuh jgħid kliem li jinsulta jew kliem mhux f’postu? Tfixklu għax semgħuh jgħid kliem li jurta jew jipprova jimpressjona? … Read more »

The Apostolate Statues at St John’s Co-Cathedral

29/07/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

The set of silver statues that once belonged to St John’s Co-Cathedral were returned to the Church and placed on the high altar for which they were made. The statues will be displayed until 31st July to mark the 20-year anniversary of the Foundation.

Cynthia de Giorgio, CEO and Curator, said: “This occasion would be a unique opportunity to see the statues in their original context… Read more »

The Lord promises us a peaceful eternal life without turmoil – The Archbishop

Mass in memoriam of St Martha, St Mary u St Lazarus

29/07/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan l-Evanġelju jlaqqa’ flimkien lit-tliet ismijiet għeżież: Marta, Marija u Lazzru. Lazzru mhux parti mid-djalogu għax f’dan il-mument, mill-kapitlu 11 ta’ San Ġwann, Lazzru qiegħed fil-qabar u ilu mejjet għal erbat ijiem.

Marija baqgħet id-dar miġbura; hi Marta li toħroġ tilqa’ l-Imgħallem u tagħmel djalogu ħafna profond miegħu. Jekk aħna nammiraw lil San Pietru li, ispirat mill-Missier, jistqarr min hu Ġesù:  “Inti l-Messija, l-lben t’Alla ħaj” (Mt 16:16), illum irridu niftakru li l-Mulej inebbaħ lil Marta wkoll biex tgħid l-istess kliem: “Jiena nemmen li inti l-Messija, l-Iben ta’ Alla, dak li ġie fid-dinja” (Ġw 11:27)… Read more »

You cannot love God and hate man made in God’s image – the Archbishop

27/07/2021

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Din hi waħda mill-ftit parabboli li Ġesù jispjega fid-dettall. Ilbieraħ qrajna l-parabbola ta’ dak li żera’ żerriegħa tajba, imbagħad bil-lejl ġie l-għadu tiegħu hu żera’ s-sikrana. Il-ħaddiema jgħidulu: “Tridx immorru niġbruha?” is-sikrana. Jgħidilhom: “Le… Erħulhom jikbru t-tnejn flimkien sal-ħsad; meta mbagħad jasal il-ħsad, ngħid lill-ħassada: ‘Iġbru s-sikrana l-ewwel, u orbtuha qatta qatta għall-ħruq, imbagħad qiegħdu l-qamħ fil-maħżen tiegħi” (Mt 13:29-30)… Read more »

We will know them by their fruit – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass in memoriam of St Joachim & St Anne

26/07/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Qegħdin nagħmlu llum it-tifkira ta’ nannu u nanna speċjali għax huma n-nanniet ta’ Ġesù – Sant’Anna u San Ġwakkin. Kien proprju minħabba fihom li l-Papa Franġisku ried li minn din is-sena jkun hemm jum dedikat għan-nanniet, u għażel il-Ħadd l-aktar qrib il-festa tal-lum, għalhekk iċċelebrajna lbieraħ dan il-jum iddedikat għan-nanniet.

Hi okkażjoni speċjali meta niċċelebraw lil Sant’Anna u San Ġwakkin għax niftakru f’binthom Marija, u f’Ġesù bin Marija… Read more »

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 »