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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

St. Januarius’ blood liquefies (eventually) for third time in 2021


St. Januarius’ blood liquefies for third time in 2021

 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/mj37MsdM8nw

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The blood of St. Januarius liquefied on Thursday after a day of intense prayer in the Italian city of Naples.

The newspaper Il Messaggero reported that the miracle took place on the evening of Dec. 16.

It quoted the Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro as saying: “After an entire day of prayers and the constant intonation of the ancient song of the ‘relatives’ of St. Januarius, who since this morning have invoked the dissolution of the solid blood clot, the miracle of St. Januarius took place at 5:59 p.m. today.”

The museum confirmed the news in a post on its Facebook page.


During the miracle, the dried, red-colored mass confined to one side of a reliquary becomes blood that covers the entire glass. In local lore, the failure of the blood to liquefy signals war, famine, disease, or other disaster.

The reputed miracle is locally known and accepted, though it is yet to receive official Church recognition.

The liquefaction traditionally happens at least three times a year: Sept. 19, the saint’s feast day, the first Saturday of May, and Dec. 16, the anniversary of the 1631 eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius.

The third-century bishop’s blood, contained in a circular sealed vial, liquefied in both May and September this year, but did not change its state in December 2020.


The reliquary of St. Januarius is held by the celebrant at Mass in Naples Cathedral, Italy, Dec. 16, 2021. Screenshot from canale21.it.

The blood of St. Januarius, patron of Naples, had remained solid on Thursday morning.

Msgr. Vincenzo de Gregorio, abbot of the Royal Chapel of the San Gennaro Treasure, opened a safe containing the reliquary at 9 a.m. local time on Dec. 16, according to local media.

The reliquary was displayed in the sanctuary of the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary during morning Mass.

At the end of the Mass, the blood was checked for a second time but remained solid.

The bones and blood of St. Januarius — San Gennaro in Italian — are preserved as relics in Naples Cathedral.

The bishop of the southern Italian city is believed to have been martyred during Diocletian persecution.

Dec. 16 marks the anniversary of Naples’ preservation from the 1631 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Locals credited the saint with saving them.

According to an Italian journalist, it is unusual for the miracle to take place on Dec. 16. The blood has liquefied most often on St. Januarius’ feast day of Sept. 19, and on the Saturday before the first Sunday of May.





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Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Rosary of St. Joseph at the Basilica of the Annunciation | January 04, 2022

 Rosary of St. Joseph at the Basilica of the Annunciation | January 04, 2022

https://youtu.be/66iv6XVZxRk 

Every Tuesday at 08.30 pm (local time) the Rosary of St. Joseph is prayed meditating on the mysteries of St. Joseph's life.

- In the first mystery we contemplate the Revelation in a dream to St Joseph about the Divine conception of the Son of God in the purest womb of Mary, his bride; - In the second mystery we contemplate Saint Joseph the silent worshiper of Jesus Birth in Bethlehem from the Virgin Mary; - In the third mystery we contemplate Saint Joseph with the Virgin Mary at the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple; - In the fourth mystery we contemplate Saint Joseph who accompanies the first steps of the Son of God HERE in Nazareth; - In the fifth mystery we contemplate Saint Joseph that teaches Jesus the virtue of obedience to God in the hidden life HERE in Nazareth.


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Monday, January 03, 2022

In humility, even in humiliation, human nature is transformed by living closely to The Divinity.

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 - NEGATIVE INCLINATIONS are the monsters in the human nature: The arrogance and resistance to be loved by God, who created us; presumptuousness, vanity. hostility, mockery; provocation; criminality, revilement, injustice, greed, aggressiveness, covetousness, persecution, vengeance, violence, abuse,; deception, atrocity, corruption, rebellion, egocentrism ...

OASI I, Tentazione https://youtu.be/igPv2LeS-rc
THE ROOT OF ALL THIS NEGATIVITY IS THE RESULT OF ... when the person feels insecure and NOT LOVED, and loses hope of ever being accepted for his/her limitations, condition, illness, disability, poverty ... AND even it can be the result of the scandals, the evil misinformation, the bad environment and circumstances that left the self-destructive marks on him. The Sins of my Youth - Fr. Mark Goring, CC https://youtu.be/uRlZVFfoVY8
- GOOD INCLINATIONS bring out into the limelight God's gifts to EVERY person: SELF-RESPECT, DIGNITY AND MOTIVATION that are PRIMARILY achieved through learning and keeping to God's Full Wisdom Teachings and humbly asking for His help, mercy and grace: Humbleness, self-control, honesty, respect, forgiveness, empathy, compassion, tenderness, contentment, happiness in simplicity, christocentrism, solidarity, fortitude, perseverance, unity, justice, love.

Pope: Christ is God's nearness




Pope Francis: Be sincere with God, invite him into our “inner stables





- All the unconditional love, glory, humility and omnipotence in the Holy Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - We praise You and we are forever grateful. RENEW US LORD, BY YOUR GRACE. AMEN.










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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Four seeds we should sow in our families – Bishop Galea-Curmi - Erba’ xtieli li għandna nkabbru fil-familja

Four seeds we should sow in our families      Sunday, 26th December 2021

Homily during Holy Mass on the Feast of the Holy Family 


Erba' xtieli li għandna nkabbru fil-familja      Il-Ħadd, 26 ta' Diċembru 2021

Omelija waqt il-Quddiesa fil-Festa tal-Familja Mqaddsa


L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

F’liema żmien fl-istorja tal-umanità l-ħajja tal-familja kienet faċli? Naħseb li jekk immorru lura fl-istorja, nindunaw li qatt ma kienet faċli l-ħajja tal-familja. Anke meta llum niċċelebraw il-Familja Mqaddsa ta’ Ġesù, Marija u Ġużeppi, nindunaw li l-ħajja tal-familja tagħhom ma kinitx faċli.

Familja li tgħallimna

Il-qari mill-Kelma ta’ Alla llum jagħtina idea ta’ dan, meta Ġesù baqa’ t-Tempju, u Marija u Ġużeppi marru jfittxuh. Imbagħad qalulu: “Ibni, dan għaliex għamiltilna hekk? …konna qegħdin infittxuk b’qalbna maqsuma!” u hu jgħidilhom: “Ma tafux li jiena għandi nkun f’dak li hu ta’ missieri?” L-Evanġelju jgħid: “kliemu ma fehmuhx”. Kien hemm mumenti, anke fil-Familja Mqaddsa, meta ma setgħux jifhmu x’qed jiġri.

Mill-ftit li nafu fuq il-Familja Mqaddsa, nafu li kienet familja li għaddiet minn żmien diffiċli, rat ħafna ma’ wiċċha, ħafna tbatija: meta t-tifel Ġesù wasal biex jitwieled, ma kellux fejn jitwieled; kienu refuġjati għal xi żmien, mhux bid-dgħajsa imma aktarx bil-ħmara; għaddew minn żmien ta’ tbatija minn post għall-ieħor, u nistgħu nsemmu ħafna affarijiet, fejn nindunaw li l-ħajja ta’ din il-familja ma kinitx faċli.

Imma meta nħarsu lejha, u nirriflettu fuq il-ħajja ta’ Ġesù, Marija u Ġużeppi, nindunaw li  għandna ħafna għajnuna għall-ħajja tagħna ta’ kuljum. F’din il-familja naraw iż-żerriegħa li għandek tiżra’ fil-ħajja tal-familja, ix-xtieli li trid tkabbar fil-ħajja tal-familja, biex il-familja tista timxi ’l quddiem, qalb id-diffikultajiet u l-problemi tal-ħajja.

Nixtieq insemmi erba’ żerrigħat li rridu niżirgħu, xtieli li rridu nkabbru fil-ħajja tal-familja llum. Huma xtieli li ma taħbihomx mit-tfal, anzi tgħidilhom biex jgħożżuhom, biex jarawhom jikbru. Huma xtieli li jsaħħu u mhux jeqirdu l-ħajja tal-familja.

L-għożża tal-ħajja

L-ewwel nett l-għożża tal-ħajja. Meta nħarsu lejn Marija u Ġużeppi, narawhom dejjem jipproteġu l-ħajja sa mill-ewwel mument tagħha, jiġifieri qabel twieled Ġesù. Iħarsu l-ħajja tiegħu sa mit-tnissil tagħha. Anke f’mumenti oħra, kellhom jaħarbu minn post għal ieħor biex iħarsu l-ħajja ta’ binhom. U jinkwetaw meta ma jsibuhx, u jfittxuh sakemm isibuh, kif rajniehom fl-Evanġelju tal-lum, għax għalihom il-ħajja ta’ binhom kienet għażiża.

Dan hu messaġġ importanti għalina, għax l-għożża tal-ħajja trid tibda mill-ħajja tal-familja. Hemmhekk trid tinżera’ ż-żerriegħa u nkabbru x-xitla li tgħinna biex ngħożżu l-ħajja, u biex nagħżlu dak kollu li jsaħħaħ il-ħajja u nwarrbu dak kollu li jirrovina l-ħajja.

Il-fiduċja f’Alla

It-tieni xitla: il-fiduċja f’Alla. Kull meta naraw lil Marija u Ġużeppi, narawhom f’mumenti meta jridu jagħmlu din l-għażla: l-għażla biex jimxu skont dak li jrid minnhom Alla. Anke meta huma kellhom pjanijiet differenti, u kienu jaħsbuha differenti, fittxew dak li jrid Alla, u indunaw kemm kien ta’ ġid li mxew ma’ dak li Alla ried minnhom.

Għandna bżonn ħafna nisimgħu lil xulxin fil-ħajja tal-familja, li nisimgħu bis-serjetà, b’widnejn miftuħa u b’qalb miftuħa, li nagħtu attenzjoni lil xulxin u nsaħħu l-ambjent ta’ djalogu.

Naraw lil Ġużeppi ma jistax jifhem x’qed isir f’Marija, u Marija ma tistax tifhem kif se ssir Omm Ġesù, u kull darba ħarsu lejn dak li ried Alla u mxew miegħu. Hemm sabu l-forza u l-qawwa għal ħajjithom. Din hi żerriegħa importanti fil-ħajja tal-familja, biex tista’ tikber u tissaħħaħ il-fidi f’Alla, il-fiduċja fil-kelma tiegħu, li dejjem tħarisna u tmexxina.

Id-djalogu

It-tielet xitla: fil-familja ta’ Ġesù, Marija u Ġużeppi, naraw jinbena l-ambjent ta’ djalogu. L-ewwel ħaġa f’dan id-djalogu: li jisimgħu lil xulxin. Għandna l-eżempju sabiħ ta’ San Ġużepp, fejn fl-Evanġelju ma nsibux kelma li qal, imma dejjem insibuh jisma’. Hekk insibu wkoll lil Marija fil-bidu nett: tisma’. Huma żergħu ż-żerriegħa tas-smigħ fil-familja tagħhom; fil-fatt, meta lil Ġesù sabuh fit-tempju, l-Evanġelju jgħid li sabuh f’nofs l-għalliema “jismagħhom u jistaqsihom”. L-ewwel pass fid-djalogu hu li tisma’; imbagħad li titkellem bl-akbar sinċerità tal-qalb.

Għandna bżonn ħafna nisimgħu lil xulxin fil-ħajja tal-familja, li nisimgħu bis-serjetà, b’widnejn miftuħa u b’qalb miftuħa, li nagħtu attenzjoni lil xulxin u nsaħħu l-ambjent ta’ djalogu.

L-imħabba konkreta

Ir-raba’ xitla: l-imħabba, li hi r-ruħ ta’ din il-familja, u li tintwera fil-ħajja konkreta, fl-attenzjoni u fis-sensittività li juru lil xulxin. Tolqtok ħafna f’Marija u f’Ġużeppi kif dejjem jaħsbu f’xulxin u f’binhom. L-ewwel interess tagħhom mhuwiex x’jaqbel lilhom, l-interessi tagħhom personali, imma x’inhu l-aħjar għal xulxin.

Marija u Ġużeppi huma dawk li żergħu din iż-żerriegħa tal-imħabba, li turi ruħha b’mod konkret fil-ħajja tagħhom, u fil-fedeltà sħiħa tagħhom. Huma eżempju sabiħ ħafna għalina kif l-imħabba hi r-ruħ tal-familja – l-imħabba li turi ruħha fl-affarijiet iż-żgħar u ordinarji tal-ħajja ta’ kuljum.

Nixtieq nitlob lill-Familja Mqaddsa biex nieħdu l-eżempju tagħha u fil-familja dejjem niżirgħu ż-żerrigħat u nkabbru x-xtieli: tal-għożża tal-ħajja, tal-fiduċja f’Alla, tad-djalogu, u tal-imħabba li turi ruħha b’mod konkret. Huma dawn li għandna naħdmu biex niżirgħu fil-ħajja tal-familja. Lit-tfal ngħidulhom: ħarsu lejn dawn, indukrawhom, għożżu dawn il-valuri.  Dawn jgħinukom tassew biex timxu ’l quddiem u tikbru fil-ħajja tagħkom.

Nitolbu għall-familji tagħna kollha. Nitolbu wkoll illum għal dawk il-familji li għaddejjin minn żmien diffiċli, minn ħafna taħbit u diffikultajiet, biex fina jsibu dejjem appoġġ, solidarjetà u għajnuna, u qatt kliem li jweġġa’ u li iktar iniżżilhom ’l isfel flok jgħinhom jitilgħu ’l fuq qalb id-diffikultajiet tal-ħajja. Nitolbu biex il-Familja Mqaddsa tkompli tgħinna ħalli nieħdu l-eżempju tagħha u nsaħħu dejjem il-ħajja tal-familja, kif irid Alla minna llum.

✠ Joseph Galea-Curmi   
    Isqof Awżiljarju





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