Yearly Archives: 2018

The Gospel of the day: 2nd January

  • Saint John 1:19-28  This is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him, “Who are you?” he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, “I am not the Messiah.” So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” So they said to him, “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? …
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“Let us become a society where we bless each other and show mercy and forgiveness” – The Archbishop on New Year’s Day

  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
  • Dar tal-Providenza, is-Siġġiewi

    1 ta’ Jannar 2018

    Ejjew illum aħna u nibdew sena ġdida nitolbu l-barka ta’ Sidtna Marija. Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi kien devot kbir tal-Madonna. Mhux ta’ b’xejn laqa’ l-ewwel residenti fil-11 ta’ Frar, fil-festa tal-Madonna ta’ Lourdes.

    Insellmu wkoll lis-sorijiet li kienu bdew jgħixu hawnhekk f’dan il-post imbierek, xahar qabel…

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“Christmas teaches us that we cannot surrender to the temptation of cynicism” – The Archbishop

  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
  • Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, Valletta

    31 ta’ Diċembru 2017

    “Kull min semagħhom baqa’ mistagħġeb b’dak li qalulhom ir-ragħajja” (Lq 2, 18). Ġesù jagħżel lin-nies mhux biss umli imma mwarrba biex iwasslu l-ewwel aħbar tat-twelid tiegħu.

    X’kellhom x’jirrakkontaw ir-ragħajja ta’ Bethlehem? L-esperjenza li kellhom fil-lejl tal-Milied kienet esperjenza straordinarja: l-anġlu ħabbrilhom ferħ kbir…

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The Gospel of the day: 1st January

  • Mary, Mother of God

    Saint Luke 2:16-21 

    The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. 

    Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb…

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