Monthly Archives: March 2016

“Our destiny is not the grave, but a life eternally blessed with the mercy of God” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the Solemnity of Easter Sunday

  • Nhar il‑Ħadd 27 ta’ Marzu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna iċċelebra l-Quddiesa Stazzjonali tal‑Għid il‑Kbir tal‑Mulej, fil‑Kon‑Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Matul din il‑Quddiesa Monsinjur Arċisqof ta s‑Sagrament tal‑Griżma tal‑Isqof lil żewġ adulti. Fi tmiem il‑Quddiesa, l‑Arċisqof ta l‑Barka Appostolika bl‑Indulġenza Plenarja. The Celebration of Mass on YouTube  
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • I am told there is a sizeable contingent from Germany today so willkommen heißen – but that’s the end of my German for this homily today…
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Open Day at the Mdina Cathedral Museum

  • The Mdina Cathedral Museum, the prestigious institution housing priceless paintings, unique prints, ancient reliquaries and other outstanding objets d’art will be inaugurating the specially-designed Baroque Period Hall tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. The museum, a baroque palace once the seminary built by bishop Paolo Alpheran de Bussan (1728-1757) is considered as one of the best church museums in Europe fully deserving the appellation of Crossroad of Faith and Culture…
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The Archbishop celebrates the Easter Vigil Mass

  • Nhar is‑Sibt 26 ta’ Marzu, l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa l‑liturġija tal‑Vġili tal‑Għid, fil‑Kon‑Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Iċ‑ċelebrazzjoni bdiet bit‑Tberik tan‑Nar il‑ġdid fuq iz‑zuntier tal‑Kon‑Katidral, u tkompliet b’liturġija tal‑Kelma, liturġija tal‑magħmudija li fiha tgħammdu żewġ adulti, u l‑liturġija tal‑Ewkaristija.
  • The Celebration of Mass on YouTube
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann 26 ta’ Marzu 2016 Grupp ta’ nisa mal-ewwel jum tal-ġimgħa, mas-sebħ, imorru ħdejn il-qabar ta’ Ġesù bil-fwejjaħ li kienu ħejjew…
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The Gospel for Easter Sunday: 27th March

  • Saint John 20:1-9 On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the scripture that he had to rise from the dead…
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Live: Mass on Easter Sunday

  • Il-Ħadd 27 ta’ Marzu, Ħadd il-Għid, fid-9:15 a.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa Stazzjonali tal-Għid il-Kbir tal-Mulej, fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Matul il-Quddiesa, Monsinjur Arċisqof ser jagħti s-Sagrament tal-Griżma tal-Isqof lil żewġ adulti. Fi tmiem il-Quddiesa, l-Arċisqof jagħti l-Barka Appostolika bl-Indulġenza Plenarja. Watch ‘live’ on YouTube Click here for more information about liturgical celebrations led by the Archbishop.  Click here to follow these celebrations on YouTube…
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“With Baptism you will be fully immersed in Jesus” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates the Easter Vigil Mass

  • Nhar is‑Sibt 26 ta’ Marzu, l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa l‑liturġija tal‑Vġili tal‑Għid, fil‑Kon‑Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Iċ‑ċelebrazzjoni bdiet bit‑Tberik tan‑Nar il‑ġdid fuq iz‑zuntier tal‑Kon‑Katidral, u tkompliet b’liturġija tal‑Kelma, liturġija tal‑magħmudija li fiha tgħammdu żewġ adulti, u l‑liturġija tal‑Ewkaristija. The Celebration of Mass on YouTube  
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann 26 ta’ Marzu 2016 Grupp ta’ nisa mal-ewwel jum tal-ġimgħa, mas-sebħ, imorru ħdejn il-qabar ta’ Ġesù bil-fwejjaħ li kienu ħejjew…
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Pope’s Via Sacra remembers migrants, persecuted Christians

  • Pope Francis on Friday evening presided over the Stations of the Cross in the Coliseum. During his prayer at the end of the service, the Holy Father  lamented the those Christians killed for their faith by “barbarous blades amid cowardly silence, as well as the fact the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas had become “insatiable cemeteries,” blaming “our indifferent and anaesthetised conscience.”   The full text of his prayer is below   Stations of the Cross of Good Friday Coliseum – 2016   O Cross of Christ! …
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Live: Easter Vigil Mass

  • Is-Sibt 26 ta’ Marzu, Sibt il-Għid, fit-8:00 p.m., l-Arċisqof ser imexxi l-liturġija tal-Vġili tal-Għid, fil-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tibda bit-Tberik tan-Nar il-ġdid fuq iż-żuntier tal-Kon-Katidral, u tkompli b’liturġija tal-Kelma, liturġija tal-magħmudija li fiha ser jitgħammdu żewġ adulti, u l-liturġija tal-Ewkaristija. Watch ‘live’ on YouTube  
  • Click here for more information about liturgical celebrations led by the Archbishop.  Click here to follow these celebrations on YouTube…
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The Gospel for Easter Vigil: 26th March

    • Saint Luke 24:1-12 At daybreak on the first day of the week the women who had come from Galilee with Jesus took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb;  but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were puzzling over this, behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared to them. They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground…
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The Liturgical Action of the Passion and Death of Our Lord

  • Nhar il‑Ġimgħa 25 ta’ Marzu, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa l‑Azzjoni Liturġika tal‑Passjoni u l‑Mewt tal‑Mulej, fil‑Kon‑Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Din il‑liturġija, f’jum il‑Ġimgħa l‑Kbira, inkludiet ir‑Rakkont tal‑Passjoni skont San Ġwann, l‑Adorazzjoni tas‑Salib u t‑Tqarbin.
  • The Liturgical Action on YouTube
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann 25 ta’ Marzu 2016   “Int m’intix ukoll wieħed mid-dixxipli tiegħu?” (Ġw 18, 17)…
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