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The Gospel of the day: 10th May

10/05/2021

Saint George Preca, Priest – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Sir 21, 11-17, 21 or 2 Tim 2, 1-11
Psalm: 119, 32-42

Gospel: Mk 16, 14a. 15-20

Later Jesus appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting at the table, and he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. The one who believes and is baptised will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and proclaimed the good news everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that accompanied it.  Read more »

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The best and the most beautiful – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on Mother's Day

09/05/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Nixtieq li nistedinkom taħsbu ftit fuq esperjenzi fil-ħajja li jagħmluna kuntenti, li jagħtuna pjaċir. Qed nitkellem fuq dak li hu tajjeb, naturalment. Hemm ħafna affarijiet fil-ħajja li għalihom tgħid: ‘ara din tagħtini gost’. Jista’ jkun xi ħaġa li ilek tixtieq takkwista u akkwistajtha. Jew xi ħaġa li ppjanajt u marret kif xtaqt. Hemm ħafna affarijiet.

Imma mbagħad hemm ħaġa oħra li mhux biss tagħmilna kuntenti u tagħtina pjaċir, imma hi ħafna iktar minn hekk… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 9th May

09/05/2021

Sixth Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 10, 25-26,34-35,44-48
Psalm: 97(98), 1,2-3ab,3cd-4
Second Reading: 1 Jn 4, 7-10

Gospel: Jn 15, 9-17

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. 

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. 

You did not choose me but I chose you… Read more »

He chose us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

07/05/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għada s-Sibt hi ġurnata sabiħa ħafna għall-Knisja f’Malta għax l-Arċisqof se jordna erba’ saċerdoti ġodda. Fid-djoċesi ta’ Għawdex, ftit ġranet ilu, l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex ordna żewġ saċerdoti ġodda. Hi sabiħa għax hi ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tas-sejħa li għamel il-Mulej, u tat-tweġiba ġeneruża ta’ dawn iż-żgħażagħ. Tfakkarna ħafna f’dal-kliem li smajna lil Ġesù jgħid fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann: “Mhux intom għażiltu lili, imma jien għażilt lilkom, u ħtartkom biex tmorru tagħmlu l-frott, u l-frott tagħkom jibqa’.” Hi din l-għażla li għamel il-Mulej, u t-tweġiba ta’ dawn iż-żgħażagħ, biex il-Mulej jagħtihom din il-missjoni li jagħmlu frott li jibqa’… Read more »

Staying close – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Message during the Prayer Vigil for the new priests

06/05/2021   The Capuchin Church, Kalkara

Nirringrazzjaw flimkien lil Alla għad-don tas-saċerdozju li qed jagħti lil Roderick, Jean Claude, Joshua u Mark, u li permezz tagħhom qed jagħti lill-Knisja, speċjalment lill-Knisja f’Malta. Hija okkażjoni ta’ ferħ kbir! Flimkien nirringrazzjaw lil Alla b’qalb mimlija mħabba, u nitolbuh ħafna għalihom.

Din ir-riflessjoni fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni li għamilna llum, li hi marbuta mal-ħsieb tal-Papa Franġisku, hi ta’ għajnuna kbira għalikom bħalma hi għalina, għal kull wieħed u waħda minna… Read more »

A strong link – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the fifth Sunday of Easter

02/05/2021   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Min hu midħla tad-dwieli, jifhem mill-ewwel il-kliem ta’ Ġesù llum. Imma anke min ma jifhem xejn fid-dwieli, jista’ jifhem it-tixbiha ta’ Ġesù. Ġesù, biex ifisser ir-rabta tiegħu magħna u tagħna miegħu kif għandha tkun, jgħid: “Jiena d-dielja, intom il-friegħi”.

Ixebbah lilu nnifsu mad-dielja u aħna friegħi tiegħu li jkollna l-ħajja biss jekk magħqudin miegħu. Il-fergħa ma tgħixx b’ħajja differenti minn dik taz-zokk prinċipali… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 2nd May

02/05/2021

Readings of the day
Fifth Sunday of Easter

First Reading: Acts 9, 26-31
Psalm: 21(22), 26b-27,28,30,31-32
Second Reading: 1 Jn 3, 18-24

Gospel: Jn 15, 1-8

In those days, Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. 

Abide in me as I abide in you… Read more »

A hardworking man – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of St Joseph the Worker

01/05/2021   The Parish Church of St Joseph the Worker, Birkirkara

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-vara sabiħa ta’ San Ġużepp Ħaddiem li hawn f’din il-parroċċa, li s-sena d-dieħla jaħbat il-50 sena minn meta waslet u ħarġet l-ewwel darba fil-purċissjoni, hi vara unika fost il-vari titulari ta’ pajjiżna għax hi l-unika waħda li turi lil San Ġużepp bħala ħaddiem. Meta tħares lejha, tinduna li diġà hemm messaġġ importanti ħafna għalina, għall-ħajja tagħna. Nixtieq li nħares biss lejn dettall partikulari ta’ din il-vara – iż-żewġ idejn ta’ San Ġużepp, par idejn bieżla, li juruk diġà min-naħa San Ġużepp li hu l-missier putattiv ta’ Ġesù, u min-naħa l-oħra San Ġużepp mastrudaxxa, San Ġużepp ħaddiem… Read more »

Words that encourage us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass in the memorial of Pope St Pius V

30/04/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Il-kliem ta’ Ġesù hu kliem ta’ inkoraġġiment lid-dixxipli, u lilna wkoll. Tajjeb li nifhmu l-kuntest ta’ dan li qed jgħid Ġesù. Kien għadu kif qal lid-dixxipli, ftit qabel, li sejjer, u qalilhom “fejn sejjer jien, intom ma tistgħux tiġu”. Dan ħoloq ħafna mistoqsijiet, Pietru l-ewwel wieħed qallu: “Fejn sejjer, Mulej?” U Tumas qallu: “Aħna ma nafux fejn inti sejjer.”

Ġesù għaraf dan, li d-dixxipli kienu mħawdin, imbeżżgħin, konfużi… Read more »