Monthly Archives: April 2020

The innocent blood of Jesus frees us and makes us righteous – The Archbishop on Palm Sunday

The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

05/04/2020   Mass offered for those who are suffering from sickness and those who are caring for them

Ħadd il-Palm ul-Passjoni tal-Mulej mill-Kurja – 05/04/2020

Posted by Archdiocese of Malta on Sunday, April 5, 2020 L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Xi tridu tagħtuni u jiena nagħtikom lil Ġesù f’idejkom? U huma tawh 30 biċċa tal-fidda bħala ħlas” (Mt 26:15).

It-30 biċċa tal-fidda għandhom sinifikat preċiż fil-profeziji tat-Testment l-Antik. Il-profeti jfakkruna li l-ħlas biex wieħed jixtri skjav li jsir tiegħu, kien propju 30 biċċa tal-fidda… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 5th April

05/04/2020

Palm Sunday
Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 50, 4-7
Psalm: 21 (22), 8-9.17-18a.19-20.23-24
Second Reading: Phil 2, 6-11

Gospel: Mt 26, 14 – 27, 66

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over… Read more »

Live: Holy Mass on Palm Sunday – 5 April 2020, 11:30am

05/04/2020   The Parish Church of the Annunciation, Ħal Balzan

Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You… Read more »

On Easter Vigil we renounce darkness once again and welcome the light of Christ – The Archbishop

Mass offered to those who died in the past few days and for their relatives to find consolation

04/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Il-qari tal-profezija llum mill-profeta Eżekjel titkellem ukoll dwar l-għaqda fil-poplu li kien ilu ħafna mifrud: “Jiena għad insalvahom mid-dnubiet li firduhom minni. Jiena nsaffihom u huma jkunu għalija l-poplu tiegħi u jiena nkun għalihom Alla tagħhom” (Eżek 37:23).

Din hija l-ewwel rikonċiljazzjoni, ir-rikonċiljazzjoni ta’ kull wieħed u waħda minna ma’ Alla. “Jiena għad insalvahom mid-dnubiet li firduhom minni”… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 4th April

04/04/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezek 37, 21-28
Psalm: Jer 31, 10.11-12ab.13

Gospel: Jn 11, 45-56

Many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what Jesus had done began to believe in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do? … Read more »

Pope’s Holy Week message: ‘Creativity of love can overcome isolation’

03/04/2020   The Vatican

Pope Francis sends a video message as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Holy Week in an unusual manner due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

“This evening I have the chance to enter your homes in a different way than usual.”

That was how Pope Francis opened his video message sent on Friday ahead of Holy Week 2020… Read more »

Let us pray to be able to hold a national pilgrimage on the feast of the Exultation of the Cross (14 Sep) – The Archbishop

03/04/2020

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ta’ kull sena aħna l-Maltin u l-Għawdxin nieqfu ħdejn is-salib ta’ Ġesù maġenb ommu. Kulħadd jista’ jimmaġina d-dulur tal-omm li tara lil Binha l-għażiż ikkundannat għall-mewt, għall-mewt tassew kiefra.

Aħna qegħdin hawnhekk f’dan il-post għażiż li jħaddan dan il-kurċifiss straordinarjament qawwi fl-espressjoni artistika tiegħu li aħna lkoll nafuh bħala l-Kurċifiss mirakoluż. Il-poplu Malti u Għawdxi dejjem dar lejn din ix-xbieha ta’ Ġesù msallab, jitlobha fil-mumenti iebsa… Read more »

Live: Mass from the Archbishop’s Curia – 4 April 2020, 9:30am

04/04/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You… Read more »

His Mother standing beneath the cross – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

03/04/2020   Church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu), Valletta

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Kien hemm wieqfa ħdejn is-salib ommu …” Dak li naqraw f’San Ġwann l-evanġelista jgħidilna fil-qosor ħafna li Marija kienet wieqfa taħt is-salib. Ma jgħidx x’kienet qed tħoss dak il-ħin, ma jispjegax id-dulur tagħha, imma jgħid li kienet wieqfa taħt is-salib taqsam it-tbatija ma’ binha Ġesù.

Tolqotna din is-sentenza ta’ San Ġwann fuq Marija li kienet wieqfa hemm. Għaliex jekk aħna ninnutaw ftit fl-Evanġelju, naraw li Marija, wara t-twelid u t-tfulija ta’ Ġesù, ftit li xejn tissemma – xi darba jew tnejn tul il-ministeru ta’ Ġesù… Read more »