Yearly Archives: 2019

Baptised and Sent: The Church of Christ on mission in the world

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for World Mission Day 2019

10/06/2019

  • World Mission Sunday in 2019 falls on the 20th October. Instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1926, the annual day encourages prayers, cooperation and help for missions as well as reminding Christians about the fundamental missionary character of the Church and of every baptized person.

    The theme of this year’s observance is “Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ on Mission in the World…

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Pope on Pentecost: The Holy Spirit brings harmony within us and among us

10/06/2019

  • Celebrating Mass on the solemnity of Pentecost in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis urged the faithful to implore the gift of the Spirit that makes us artisans of concord, sowers of goodness, apostles of hope.

    Reflecting on the liturgy of the day, the Pope explained that thanks to the Holy Spirit, the disciples’ worries disappeared.

    Rejuvenated by the Spirit, he said, their lives were changed, and he pointed out that “far from being an abstract reality: he is the Person who is most concrete and close, the one who changes our lives”…

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The Gospel of the day: 10th June

10/06/2019
  • Mary, Mother of the Church – Feast
    Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Gen 3: 9-15-20
    Psalm: 86 (87): 1-2,3 & 5, 6-7

    Gospel: Jn 19, 25-34

  • Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.  After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said, to fulfil the scripture, “I thirst.” A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished”; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.  Since it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on the sabbath, for that sabbath was a high day, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away…

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The Sunday Gospel: 9th June

09/06/2019
  • Pentecost Sunday – Solemnity
    Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Acts 2, 1-11
    Psalm: 103 (104), 1ab.24ac.29bc-30.31.34
    Second Reading: Rom 8, 8-17

    Gospel: Jn 14, 15-16. 23b-26

  • Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him…

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Live: Mass on Pentecost Sunday 2019

08/06/2019

  • Il‑Ħadd 9 ta’ Ġunju, fid‑9:15 a.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-festa tal-Għid il‑Ħamsin fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta. Matulha jamministra s‑Sagrament tal‑Griżma tal‑Isqof lill‑adolexxenti tal‑parroċċi tal‑Belt u l‑parroċċa ta’ Ġesù Nazzarenu ta’ Tas‑Sliema.

     

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Pastoral Letter for Pentecost Sunday 2019: The Holy Spirit is calling us to love

08/06/2019

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  • Fifty days after Easter, after the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit on the apostles and the disciples united in prayer with Mary, the Mother of Jesus. As narrated by St Luke in the Acts of the Apostles, this experience is described as a strong wind that filled the upper room where the disciples were gathered, and as tongues of fire that appeared on each and every one of them…

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The Gospel of the day: 8th June

08/06/2019
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Acts 28, 16-20. 30-31
    Psalm: 10 (11), 4.5 & 7

    Gospel: Jn 21, 20-25

  • Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved, the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supper and had said, “Master, who is the one who will betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus said to him, “What if I want him to remain until I come? …

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Sette Giugno: Summary of the Archbishop’s homily

Quddiesa b'suffraġju għall-vittmi tas-Sette Giugno f'għeluq il-mitt sena mill-ġrajja

07/06/2019

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna led a concelebration in remembrance of the four victims of Sette Giugno uprisings at the Chapel of the Addolorata Cemetery, Paola. Also present were the Bishop of Gozo Mario Grech and Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona OP.

    In his homily, the Archbishop recalled the suffering and the tragedy of our ancestors a hundred years ago in the Sette Giugno riots and emphasized that “today we are not celebrating but rather it is our duty to remember; for it is our duty not to forget even because certain conditions that led to the events in Valletta on the 7th and 8th June 1919, can be repeated today.” He underlined that a century ago the Maltese were faced with the problems of the cost of living, of rents and hunger and the wide gulf that existed between the Maltese who had plenty and the many who had little…

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The Gospel of the day: 7th June

07/06/2019
  • Readings of the day

  • First Reading: Acts 25, 13b-21
    Psalm: 102 (103), 1-2.11-12.19-20ab

    Gospel: Jn 21, 15-19

  • After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He then said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.”

    Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep…

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Live: Mass for the repose of the soul of Sette Giugno victims

06/06/2019

  • Il-Ġimgħa, 7 ta’ Ġunju 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa b’suffraġju għall-vittmi tas-Sette Giugno 1919, Carmelo Abela, Manuel Attard, Ġużè Bajada u Wenzu Dyer, fl-10am fil-Knisja taċ-Ċimiterju ta’ Sidtna Marija Addolorata f’Raħal Ġdid.

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