Homilies by the Auxiliary Bishop

Easter to Pentecost Reflections – Third Sunday of Easter

30/04/2022

Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Gospel: Jn 21:1-19

Afterwards, Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing… Read more »

You have revealed them to infants – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Memorial of St Catherine of Siena

29/04/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Dawn il-ħwejjeġ…għarrafthom lil min hu ċkejken”. Dan hu l-kliem li jgħid Ġesù llum fl-Evanġelju skont San Mattew, meta jfaħħar lill-Missier għax “dawn il-ħwejjeġ ħbejthom lil min hu għaref u lil min jifhem, u għarrafthom lil min hu ċkejken”. Fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa nsibu din l-istess silta; hemm miktub li Ġesù kien mimli bil-ferħ li ġej mill-Ispirtu s-Santu meta qal dan il-kliem… Read more »

Proclaimer of the Gospel – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of St Mark

25/04/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

San Mark hu wieħed mill-erba’ evanġelisti. Kien il-kuġin ta’ San Barnaba, u fil-fatt narawh flimkien ma’ Barnaba u Pawlu f’wieħed mill-vjaġġi missjunarji tagħhom. Imbagħad kien hemm xi żmien li kien hemm nuqqas ta’ ftehim, kif naqraw fl-Atti tal-Appostli Kapitlu 15, u spiċċa hu jmur ma’ Barnaba, u Pawl band’oħra. Imma iktar ’l quddiem naraw li jerġgħu flimkien. San Pawl fit-Tieni Ittra lil Timotju jgħidlu: “Ħu ’l Marku u ġibu miegħek għax hu jiswieli ħafna għall-ministeru” (2 Tim 4:11)… Read more »

Have mercy on us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of the Divine Mercy

24/04/2022   The Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy, Naxxar

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Is-sliem għalikom”. Din kienet it-tislima li ta Ġesù lid-dixxipli tiegħu meta dehrilhom wara li qam mill-mewt, għal darba darbtejn, u din hi t-tislima li aħna nixtiequ li jkollna, u dak li qed infittxu aħna li miġburin flimkien niċċelebraw il-Festa tal-Ħniena Divina. Aħna nixtiequ li jkollna s-sliem l-ewwel nett f’qalbna – il-paċi f’qalbna – imbagħad il-paċi man-nies li ngħixu magħhom, paċi fis-soċjetà tagħna u paċi fid-dinja… Read more »

My Lord and my God

Mass on the second Sunday of Easter

24/04/2022   The Church of the Good Shepherd, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Tolqotna ħafna fl-Evanġelju kif id-difetti, in-nuqqasijiet, u d-dnubiet ta’ dawk qrib ta’ Ġesù, tat-tnax, narawhom, u narawhom mhux darba jew tnejn, imma diversi drabi. Tolqotna għax dawn il-persuni kienu l-bidu tal-Knisja, u min kiteb l-Evanġelju, flok għatta, iċċensura, in-nuqqasijiet u d-difetti tagħhom, semmiehom – u kull darba aħna niftakru fihom.

Bla ħabi

Niftakru speċjalment, meta ċċelebrajna l-Passjoni ta’ Ġesù, fiċ-ċaħdiet ta’ Pietru – Pietru, il-kap tal-Knisja… Read more »

Easter to Pentecost Reflections – Second Sunday of Easter

24/04/2022

Reflection for the Second Sunday of Easter by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Gospel: Jn 20:19-31

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, «Peace be with you.» When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side… Read more »

They were not able to pull the net – Bishop Galea-Curmi

22/04/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Ix-xibka… ma felħux jiġbduha daqskemm qabdu ħut”. Hekk naqraw fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann, dan ir-rakkont sabiħ ta’ waħda mid-dehriet ta’ Kristu Rxoxt lid-dixxipli tiegħu. U kienet għalihom tassew sorpriża, għax dawn is-seba’ dixxipli, u Pietru diġà hu l-kap tagħhom hawnhekk, joħorġu jistadu u jagħmlu l-lejl sħiħ u ma jaqbdu xejn. Issa dawn kienu esperti fis-sajd. Imbagħad jaraw lil dan ir-raġel, għall-bidu ma għarfuhx li kien Ġesù, li jgħidilhom, wara li staqsiehom fuq l-ikel: “Waddbu x-xibka fuq in-naħa tal-lemin tad-dgħajsa, u ssibu”… Read more »

Commitment as strong as the wind that cleanses – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass for the repose of the soul of Daphne Caruana Galizia

20/04/2022   The Church of St Francis, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Għadna kif għexna t-tifkira tal-passjoni, il-mewt u l-qawmien ta’ Ġesù. Hemm osservazzjoni interessanti li jagħmel il-Papa Benedittu XVI fil-ktieb tiegħu fuq Ġesù ta’ Nażaret, meta jitkellem fuq ir-rakkont tal-passjoni ta’ Ġesù. Hu jitkellem fuq meta Ġesù daħal Ġerusalemm u kien milqugħ b’mod trijonfali min-nies, li bdew jgħajtu: “Osanna, imbierek min ġej f’isem il-Mulej”. Imbagħad, ftit wara, naraw lil Ġesù quddiem Pilatu, u l-folla tgħajjat “Sallbu”, u tagħżel li teħles lill-brigant u ssallab lil Sid il-ħajja… Read more »

New Creation in Christ – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Solemn Easter Vigil of the Lord's Resurrection

16/04/2022   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Bħal-lum 95 sena ilu twieled il-Papa Emeritu Benedittu XVI. Dakinhar kien ukoll Sibt il-Għid. Imwieled f’Sibt il-Għid, il-Papa Benedittu XVI hu wieħed minn dawk li jfisser b’mod hekk sabiħ il-ġrajja tal-Qawmien ta’ Kristu, l-ikbar ġrajja għalina. Nixtieq li nieħu żewġ espressjonijiet li hu jgħid, li fihom tifsira kbira ħafna u li lilna jistgħu jkunu wkoll ta’ għajnuna għall-ħajja tagħna. Isejjaħ il-ġrajja tal-qawmien ta’ Ġesù Kristu “splużjoni ta’ dawl” u “splużjoni ta’ mħabba”… Read more »

May the message of Pope Francis sink deep into our hearts – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Five important takeaways from his address at the Presidential Palace

17/04/2022

Article by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

We have welcomed Pope Francis with a warm heart. His loving presence in Malta was surely the first important message to us all. He radiated compassion, kindness and joy wherever he went, even though at times he had to struggle to walk because of leg pain.

He also had some important words to share with us… Read more »