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The birth of John the Baptist: the moment when God’s promises are fulfilled – The Archbishop

Mass on the solemnity of the Birth of St John the Baptist

24/06/2021 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Evanġelju li ntagħżel għas-solennità tat-twelid ta’ Ġwanni, jinsisti ħafna dwar ismu. Kif għedna fil-bidu, Ġwanni jfisser ‘Alla jħenn, Alla ħanin, Joħanan’. Hu l-mument fejn iseħħu l-wegħdiet ta’ Alla. Missieru, li quddiem id-dubju għal dak li kien qed iwiegħdu l-anġlu, tbikkem u tilef il-vuċi, ikollu din l-esperjenza straordinarja li lsienu jinħall u jibda jitkellem u jfaħħar lil Alla (1 Lq:64).

In-nies li jaraw dan kollu, jifirħu ma’ Eliżabetta li saret omm (Lq 1:58)… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 24th June

24/06/2021

Birth of Saint John the Baptist – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 49, 1-6
Psalm: 138, 1-3.13-15
Second Reading: Acts 13, 22-26

Gospel: Lk 1, 57-66.80

Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said, “No; he is to be called John.” They said to her, “None of your relatives has this name.”

Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And all of them were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God.

Fear came over all their neighbours, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea. All who heard them pondered them and said, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him. The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel… Read more »

Proclaiming our faith without fear – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass for families, including the presentation of children born in the last two years

22/06/2021 The Collegiate of St George, Ħal Qormi

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Nixtieqkom taħsbu ftit kieku San Ġorġ kellu jagħtina llum hawnhekk il-messaġġ l-aktar importanti għal dawk kollha li huma preżenti, u għal din il-komunità. Naħseb li kieku kellu jiġi hawn, jieħu gost f’din il-knisja Kolleġġjata, Arċimatriċi, Arċipretali, u jieħu gost bin-nies li jħobbu l-knisja u li jippreparawlu knisja daqshekk sabiħa għall-festa tiegħu. Imma fl-istess waqt, San Ġorġ, filwaqt li jieħu gost b’dak li hu sabiħ, lilna jħeġġiġna biex dejjem naħsbu f’dak li hu l-aktar imporanti fil-ħajja tagħna… Read more »

God’s judgement and man’s judgement – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass in the memorial of St Aloysius Gonzaga

21/06/2021 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Xi jrid jgħid biha Ġesù meta jgħidilna “Tiġġudikawx”? Hawnhekk Ġesù qed jitkellem fuq ġudizzju negattiv fuq l-oħrajn, tant hu hekk li jsemmi – jgħidha b’mod esaġerat – li int tara t-tibna f’għajn ħuk u ma tarax it-travu li għandek f’għajnek stess. Għalhekk Ġesù qed jgħidilna “Tiġġudikawx, biex ma tkunux iġġudikati”.

Biex nifhmu dal-kliem ta’ Ġesù, hu importanti li nagħmlu d-distinzjoni li hu dejjem għamel – imma ssib diversi nies li jgħidu li lanqas tista’ tagħmilha – bejn il-persuna u l-azzjoni, dak li tagħmel il-persuna… Read more »

The solemnity of the Birth of St John Baptist

21/06/2021 The Co-Cathedral of St John, Valletta

The solemnity of the Birth of St John the Baptist will be celebrated at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta with the following programme. On Wednesday 23rd June, vigil of the Solemnity, the solemn translation of the holy relic of St John the Baptist, will start at 6pm followed by First Vespers (evening prayers) and Solemn High Mass presided by Archbishop Charles Scicluna together with the Metropolitan Chapter… Read more »

With us in the storm of life – Bishop Galea-Curmi

20/06/2021 The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Żgur li ħadd minna mhu se jlum lil dawk id-dixxipli li kienu ma’ Ġesù fid-dgħajsa qed jaqsmu l-baħar tal-Galilija, li twerwru meta qabdithom il-maltempata. L-Evanġelju jgħid li f’daqqa waħda, qam riefnu kbir, il-mewġ beda tiela’ għal ġod-dgħajsa, u din bdiet timtela bl-ilma. Sitwazzjoni tal-biża’! U qalb dan kollu, hemm Ġesù li qiegħed magħhom, imma rieqed fil-poppa tad-dgħajsa. Bilfors kienet raqda fil-fond, biex f’dil-maltempata kollha baqa’ rieqed… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 20th June

20/06/2021

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Job 38, 1,8-11
Psalm: 106(107), 23-24,25-26,28-29,30-31
Second Reading: 2 Cor 5, 14-17

Gospel: Mk 4, 35-41

On that day, when evening had come, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was… Read more »

Endless treasure – Bishop Galea-Curmi

18/06/2021 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Kultant ma jkunx faċli li nifhmu mill-ewwel il-kliem ta’ Ġesù, imma dak li jgħid illum fl-Evanġelju żgur li nifhmuh mill-ewwel, anke għax tant narawh fl-esperjenza tal-ħajja. Ġesù jgħid: “tgeddsux għalikom teżori f’din id-dinja”, u jgħid għaliex: għax it-teżori ta’ din id-dinja jispiċċaw, jew għax jitmermru bil-kamla u bis-sadid, jew għax il-ħallelin jinfdu u jisirqu. Dawn huma kollha provviżorji, it-teżori ta’ din id-dinja… Read more »

Crisis of faith and humanity? – The Archbishop

Speech for the 2021 in-service course for the clergy

14/06/2021

Messaġġ mill-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna

L-ewwel nett insellem lil kull min qed jieħu sehem u nirringrazzja ħafna u mill-qalb lil kull min ipprepara u ħa sehem bil-preżentazzjonijiet li kellna dalgħodu. Għandna ħafna materjal x’nomogħdu; jiġifieri diffiċli ħafna toħloq reazzjoni meta inti f’dawn id-90 minuta kont ibbumbardjat b’tant informazzjoni, b’tant osservazzjonijiet, b’tant riflessjonijiet; inklużi anke r-riflessjonijiet profondi li ta Ranier Fsadni.

Nirringrazzja ħafna lill-Fakultà tat-Teoloġiija li ffaċilitat din ir-riċerka li għandha l-validità tagħha, imma nifhmu wkoll, li hemm persentaġġ għoli tal-popolazzjoni tagħna li ma jirrispondux sondaġġi online, jiġifieri rridu nagħmlu wkoll riċerka qabel nieħdu konklużjonijiet apodeittiċi (stabbiliti b’mod ċar) jew dommatiċi li dawk l-elf persuna jew iżjed li rrispondew huma ta’ ċertu indikazzjoni, imma hemm ukoll perċentwal ta’ nies li jkunu fuq Facebook, imma mhux bilfors jirrispondu sondaġġi online… Read more »

Let’s be better listeners – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Speech for the 2021 in-service course for the clergy

16/06/2021

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Nixtieq nirringrazzja lill-organizzaturi ta’ dan l-Aġġornament tal-Kleru, lill-kelliema u l-parteċipanti kollha, kif ukoll lilkom ilkoll li segwejtu b’attenzjoni. Kienu tlett ijiem mimlija, li żgur għenuna ħafna biex nirriflettu fuq kif nistgħu nkunu saċerdoti li aktar nisimgħu lil Alla, lil xulxin, u lir-realtà tas-soċjetà li fiha ngħixu, proprju f’din is-sena meta qegħdin nenfasizzaw b’mod speċjali s-smigħ fil-kuntest tad-dokument ekkleżjali ‘Knisja Waħda Vjaġġ Wieħed’… Read more »