Monthly Archives: December 2015

The Archbishop celebrates Midnight Mass

  • Fil-Lejl tal-Milied, nhar l-24 ta’ Diċembru 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra l-Quddiesa ta’ Nofsillejl fil-Katidral tal-Imdina, fl-okkażjoni tas-Solennità tat-Twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu.

    Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Katidral tal-Imdina

    24 ta’ Diċembru 2015

    Nixtieq naqsam ftit ħsibijiet qosra f’dan il-lejl qaddis.

    Din is-sena, jiena u nirrifletti fuq il-Vanġelu (Lq 2, 1-14) li għadna kemm smajna u li nisimgħuh kull sena f’dan il-lejl qaddis, laqatni l-fatt li r-rakkont ta’ San Luqa jipprova jagħtina ħjiel kronoloġiku tal-avveniment li se jirrakkonta…

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Pope: Let us gaze upon the Child Jesus, the Son of God

  • Pope Francis has celebrated Christmas Mass at St Peter’s Basilica. Below, you can find the prepared text of the Holy Father’s homily for the Holy Mass of the Nativity of the Lord “during the Night”:

    Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis

    Tonight “a great light” shines forth (Is 9:1); the light of Jesus’ birth shines all about us…

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The Gospel of the day: 25th December

  • Feast of the Church: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), Mass during the Day – Solemnity

    Saint John 1:1-18 

    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    He was in the beginning with God. 

    All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be…

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Christmas Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi

    24th of December 2015

    Peace be with you! This same greeting of peace was announced to the shepherds by the angels on the holy night of Christmas, when they sang: “Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth to all men of good will” (Lk 2, 14).

    Dear Maltese and Gozitan brethren, it is my pleasure to greet you from ‘Id-Dar tal-Providenza’…

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Christmas Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Peace be with you! This same greeting of peace was announced to the shepherds by the angels on the holy night of Christmas, when they sang: “Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth to all men of good will” (Lk 2, 14).

    Dear Maltese and Gozitan brethren, it is my pleasure to greet you from ‘Id-Dar tal-Providenza’…

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Watch the Archbishop’s celebrations ‘live’ on Youtube

  • Click ‘Subscribe’ to continue following the Archbishop’s events on the YouTube Channel of the Church in Malta.

    The following are the events that are going to be broadcast ‘Live’ during Christmas and the beginning of the New Year.

  • Midnight Mass of the Solemnity of the Nativity of Jesus Christ
  • Mass with families on the Feast of the Holy Family
  • Thanksgiving Mass at the End of the Year 2015
  • Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
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Pope Francis is awarded the International Charlemagne Prize

  • Pope Francis has been awarded the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, the oldest and best-known prize awarded for work done in the service of European unification.

    The announcement was made on Wednesday in the city of Aachen; the Pope will physically receive the award at a date still to be set, in Rome.

    The Prize is named for Charlemagne, the Franconian king revered by his contemporaries as the “Father of Europe…

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The Gospel of the day: 24th December

  • Saint Luke 2:1-14

    In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son…

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Notice

  • Ġentilment ninfurmawkom li minn għada, il-Ħamis 23 ta’ Diċembru 2015 sal-Ħadd 3 ta’ Jannar 2016, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof ser tkun magħluqa għal żmien tal-Milied. Il-Kurja terġa tiftaħ nhar it-Tnejn 4 ta’ Jannar 2016.

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Pope Francis to celebrate Jubilee of Mercy for the Family

  • Pope Francis will celebrate the Jubilee of Mercy for Families on Sunday 27 December, Feast of the Holy Family.

    The Pope ushered in the Jubilee Year of Mercy on 8 December, the day the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and he is scheduled to close it on 20 November 2016, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King, with the closing of the Holy Door in St…

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