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The effects of the pandemic discussed during the 2021 in-service course for the clergy

17/06/2021

Matul din il-ġimgħa sar l-Aġġornament tal-Kleru fuq tlett ijiem (14 – 16 ta’ Ġunju), li għalih attendew madwar 200 membru bejn saċerdoti djoċesani u reliġjużi. It-tema għal din is-sena kienet Is-Saċerdot u l-2021: X’qed jinbet? u ddiskutiet il-bidliet li għaddej minnu pajjiżna, l-impatt li ħalliet il-pandemija fuq l-isferi kollha tas-soċjetà u tal-Knisja kif ukoll kif kompliet tikxef ċerti realtajiet. L-aġġornament tal-Kleru indirizza dan kollu b’atteġġjament ta’ smigħ profond kif jitlob il-proċess ta’ tiġdid ekkleżjali Knisja waħda, Vjaġġ wieħed: 2020-2024… Read more »

Breaking the cycle of hatred – Bishop Galea-Curmi

14/06/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Faċli fil-ħajja nirraġunaw, kif semma Ġesù hawnhekk fl-Evanġelju, “għajn b’għajn u sinna b’sinna”. Kważi tiġi naturali li meta nirċievu azzjoni ħażina, irridu npattu b’azzjoni ħażina. Ġesù kien jaf li n-nies kienu midħla ta’ dan, għalhekk jgħidilhom: “Smajtu xi ntqal…”

Imma li kultant ninsew, anke meta nitkellmu fuq dan, hu li fit-Testment il-Qadim “għajn b’għajn u sinna b’sinna” ma kinitx tfisser: jekk xi ħadd għamillek azzjoni ħażina, qis li tpattihielu b’azzjoni ħażina… Read more »

The value of ordinary life – Bishop Galea-Curmi

13/06/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Ma nafx jekk qatt rajtux żerriegħa tal-mustarda. Hi żerriegħa tassew żgħira. Ġesù jgħid fl-Evanġelju llum, li hi: “l-iċken fost iż-żrieragħ kollha tal-art”. Għalhekk jolqotna l-fatt li Ġesù jxebbah is-Saltna ta’ Alla ma’ żerriegħa, u b’mod partikulari ma’ żerriegħa tal-mustarda.  Meta nisimgħu l-kelma ‘saltna’, l-ewwel ma jiġi f’moħħna hi xi ħaġa kbira, imma Ġesù jgħid li s-Saltna ta’ Alla tixbah lill-iktar ħaġa żgħira, li bil-mod il-mod tikber u tiżviluppa… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 13th June

13/06/2021

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezek 17, 22-24
Salm: 91(92), 2-3,13-14,15-16
Second Reading: 2 Cor 5, 6-10

Gospel: Mk 4, 26-34

In those days, Jesus said to the crowd: “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come.” 

He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” 

With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.  Read more »

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A heart full of love – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

11/06/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-qalb hi dik li minnha naraw il-persuna x’tip hi jew fiex tinsab. Meta ġieli tisma’ fuq xi ħadd ‘qalbu sewda’, mhux għall-kulur iswed tal-qalb ikunu qed jgħidu, imma li bniedem dispjaċut; u meta ngħidu ‘qalbu tajba’, mhux għax il-qalb taħdem tajjeb ikunu qed jgħidu, imma għax hu bniedem kollu kemm hu ġeneruż.

Għalhekk, il-festa tal-lum tal-qalb ta’ Ġesù tistedinna nagħrfu min hu Ġesù għalina… Read more »

Don’t be discouraged by small beginnings – The Archbishop

Mass on the first Saturday of the nativity of Mary

12/06/2021   The Basilica of the nativity of Mary, Senglea

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù jagħtina żewġ tixbihat illum, meħuda mid-dinja tal-ħxejjex u mill-biedja. Kien jinnota ħafna l-kampanja ta’ żmienu, u fl-Evanġelju nsibu riferiment għal diversi ħxejjex u sitwazzjonijiet li huma qrib tagħna wkoll fil-Mediterran.

Fl-ewwel tixbiha, Ġesù donnu jqabbel is-Saltna t’Alla, dan il-proċess, li permezz tiegħu aħna nersqu lejh u lejn il-ħniena tiegħu; bħala xi ħaġa li tinżera’ fil-qalb tagħna, li mbagħad trid żmienha… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 11th June

11/06/2021

Sacred Heart of Jesus – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Hos 11, 1.3-4.8c-9
Psalm: Is 12, 2-3.4bcd. 5-6
Second Reading: Eph 3, 8-12.14-19

Gospel: Jn 19, 31-37

Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the sabbath, especially because that sabbath was a day of great solemnity… Read more »

The Eucharist: a present not a prize – Bishop Galea-Curmi

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

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għalkemm ġieli nħawduhom, hemm differenza bejn premju u rigal. Premju jagħtuhulek għal xi ħaġa li tkun ħdimt għaliha u li ksibt, pereżempju għax tmur tajjeb ħafna f’eżami. Premju jagħtuhulek għax ikun ħaqqek, għax tkun stinkajt, għax ikun mertu tiegħek.

Rigal mhux hekk. Rigal – fis-sens proprju tal-kelma, għax kultant qlibna s-sens proprju tal-kliem – jagħtihulek xi ħadd bil-qalb, bi mħabba… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 6th June

06/06/2021

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ex 24, 3-8
Psalm: 115(116), 12-13,15,16bc,17-18
Second Reading: Hebrews 9, 11-15

Gospel: Mk 14, 12-16,22-26

On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?” 

So he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him, and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, “The Teacher asks, Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready… Read more »

Questions to make us think – Bishop Galea-Curmi

04/06/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Lil Ġesù nafuh jgħallem, u f’diversi drabi kien hemm min għamillu mistoqsija, jew aktar minn waħda. Xi wħud staqsewh biex ikunu jafu iktar jew ikollhom l-affarijiet aktar ċari, kif għamlu d-dixxipli tiegħu; oħrajn, bħal xi Fariżej, biex jonsbuh jew biex jaqilgħu xi polemika. Imma mbagħad hemm drabi oħra fejn hu Ġesù li jagħmel mistoqsija jew aktar minn waħda; u jagħmilha mhux għax ma kienx jaf ir-risposta, imma aktar biex jgħin lin-nies jaħsbu u jwassal għall-punt li jixtieq jagħmel… Read more »