L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Beżqilhom mis-sunnara. Hekk jidher li għamel Ġesù fl-Evanġelju tal-lum lill-qassisin il-kbar u lix-xjuħ tal-poplu meta dawn għamlulu mistoqsija. Ġesù spiċċa biex ma weġibhomx, u huma baqgħu b’xiber imnieħer.

Ħa naraw ftit il-kuntest ta’ dan ir-rakkont, li jiġi ftit wara li Ġesù kien keċċa l-bejjiegħa mit-tempju, dik il-ġrajja li qajmet ferment sħiħ. Hawn jiġu l-qassisin il-kbar u x-xjuħ tal-poplu fit-tempju, fejn Ġesù qed jgħallem, u jistaqsuh: inti b’liema setgħa qed tagħmel dan? … Read more »

Fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof fil-Furjana, li għal dawn l-aħħar ħames snin ospitat l-ikla tal-Milied għal dawk li jinsabu weħidhom jew b’nuqqas ta’ mezzi, dalgħodu tħabbru l-inizjattivi l-ġodda ta’ Caritas għal Jum il-Milied.

Waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet, id-Direttur ta’ Caritas Malta, Anthony Gatt, semma it-tliet ġesti ta’ mħabba li Caritas se tkun qed tagħmel din is-sena b’differenza ma’ dak li sar fl-aħħar snin fejn il-kurituri tal-Kurja laqgħu ’l fuq minn 650 persuna li jinsabu weħidhom jew m’għandhomx il-mezzi biex jagħmlu l-ikla tal-Milied… Read more »

While various prayers and devotions are important to honor St. Joseph, what is more important is to imitate the life and example of the foster-father of Jesus.

In the 19th-century book Devotion to Saint Joseph, the author explains this concept plainly.

The book also details a helpful practice that can remind you to imitate St Joseph.

Listen to the Holy Spirit

The first was to raise his mind towards the heart of St Joseph and consider how docile he had been to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit, then examining his own heart he humbled himself for his resistance and animated himself to follow more faithfully the inspirations of grace… Read more »

Jorge Mario Bergoglio as a young priest 

Fifty-one years ago today, on 13 December 1969; and just a few days before his thirty-third birthday, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was ordained to the sacred priesthood.

Eleven years earlier, on 11 March 1958, he had entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus where, less than four years after his ordination, he made his perpetual profession on 22 April 1973… Read more »

Every day for 40 years, Pope Francis has challenged St Joseph. After saying Morning Prayer, Pope Francis writes in Patris corde, he recites a nineteenth century prayer from a French prayerbook.

Through this prayer, the Pope entrusts both “serious and troubling situations” to St Joseph. The prayer ends thus: “Let it not be said that I invoked you in vain”… Read more »

St Peter’s Square was aglow on Friday evening, as a host of onlookers beheld the lighting of this year’s creche and Christmas tree.

It provided a sign of Advent hope in Christ’s coming for a world straining under the darkness of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The event began at 5:00 PM Rome time, and attendees observed all the now-normal health measures.

Silent night

The tree—a 30-meter-tall, 7-ton Norway spuce (Picea abies)—stood glowing with pride, surpassed in height in its immediate surroundings only by the ancient Egyptian obelisk towering next to it… Read more »

The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome recently organised a webinar entitled “Financial transparency in the Church: Now more than ever” as part of the series of webinars “Building a Transparent and Accountable Church”. The webinar was also attended by the Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta, Michael Pace Ross.

The webinar focused on the importance of increasing financial transparency and accountability, and on the challenges, the Church faces to adapt to current professional standards within parishes and organisations… Read more »

Quddiesa ta’ radd il-ħajr fl-okkażjoni tal-ħatra bħala kardinal tal-Eminenza Tiegħu Rev.ma l-Kardinal Mario Grech., li saret l-Erbgħa, 9 ta’ Diċembru 2020, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.

Ikkonċelebraw l-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna, in-Nunzju Appostoliku Alessandro D’Errico, l-Isqof Awżijlarju Joseph Galea-Curmi, l-Isqof Emeritu ta’ Garissa Pawlu Darmanin OFM Cap, il-Vigarju Ġenerali tad-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex Mons. Tarcisio Camilleri, il-provinċjali tal-ordinijiet reliġjużi u saċerdoti oħra. Preżenti wkoll l-ogħla awtoritajiet tal-Istat immexxija mill-President ta’ Malta George Vella u s-Sinjura Vella… Read more »

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Let us continue our reflections on prayer. Christian prayer is fully human – we pray as humans, as what we are – it includes praise and supplication. Indeed, when Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He did so with the “Our Father”, so that we might place ourselves in a relationship of filial trust with God, and ask Him all our questions… Read more »