Monthly Archives: April 2020

The Gospel of the day: 20th April

20/04/2020

Monday of the Second Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 4, 23-31
Psalm: 2, 1-3.4-6.7-9

Gospel: Jn 3, 1-8

There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you are doing unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”

Nicodemus said to him, “How can a person once grown old be born again? … Read more »

Today’s open wounds of the Risen Christ – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of the Divine Mercy

19/04/2020   Annunciation of Our Lady Parish Church, Ħal Balzan

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Imbeżżgħa … bil-bibien magħluqa”. Hekk kienu d-dixxipli miġbura flimkien: imbeżżgħa u bil-bibien magħluqa. Kienu qishom qed jagħmlu self-isolation bħala grupp mhux għaliex fil-pajjiż kien hemm lockdown, jew għaliex kien hemm xi periklu bħalma għandna aħna llum – u għalhekk noqogħdu ġewwa – imma għax kienu mbeżżgħa minn dawk in-nies li lil Ġesù kienu wassluh għall-passjoni u l-mewt tiegħu… Read more »

The Lord is inviting us to truth which is not against the natural sciences but goes beyond – The Archbishop

Mass of the second Sunday of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday

19/04/2020   The Church of St Francis of Assisi, Ħamrun

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

“Bring your hand and put it in my side and do not be unbelieving but believe” (Jn 20: 27). These words were addressed by Jesus to Thomas a week after Easter. Thomas had insisted that he had to have evidence of the identity of Jesus and of his resurrection. In fact he insisted with the disciples of Jesus: “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe” (Jn 20:25)… Read more »

Mass on Sunday – 19 April

Mass on the Second Sunday after Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday

19/04/2020

Mass in Maltese from the Church of St Francis in Ħamrun at 9:30am

Mass in English from the Church of St Francis in Ħamrun at 10:30am

Mass in Maltese from the Parish Church of the Annunciation in Ħal Balzan at 11:30am

Follow today’s Mass readings from here.

Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 19th April

19/04/2020

Second Sunday of Easter/ Divine Mercy Sunday
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 2, 42-47
Psalm: 117 (118), 2-4.13-15.22-24
Second Reading: 1 Pt 1, 3-9

Gospel: Jn 20, 19-31

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, «Peace be with you.» When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side… Read more »

Caritas Malta helping the most vulnerable during COVID-19

18/04/2020

Caritas Malta mħassba dwar realtà ta’ persuni li bħalissa qed isofru konsegwenzi soċjali u ekonomiċi minħabba l-Covid-19 u li għandhom bżonn għajnuna urġenti.

Permezz ta’ persuni li qed iċemplu fuq linji ta’ Caritas li nfetħu apposta, kif ukoll tal-ħidma mill-qrib ma’ NGOs u l-kapillani fil-parroċċi, Caritas Malta qed tiltaqa’ dejjem iktar ma’ realtajiet ta’ gruppi ta’ nies vulnerabbli li huma l-aktar f’riskju matul din il-kriżi:

  • Dawk li diġà kellhom dħul baxx qabel il-pandemija;
  • Anzjani li jgħixu weħidhom, li kellhom xi għajnuna minn ġirien jew servizzi fid-dar li issa ma jistgħux jingħataw;
  • Ġenituri bi tfal b’diżabbiltà, speċjalment dawk severi li wkoll naqsilhom ir-respite peress li waqqfu l-iskejjel;
  • Dawk il-Maltin jew barranin li diġà sfaw bla saqaf u anki ma jistgħux jaċċessaw xelters minħabba restrizzjonijiet;
  • Barranin li tilfu x-xogħol jew naqsulhom is-sigħat ta’ xogħol u mhux intitolati għall-benefiċċji ta’ nuqqas ta’ impjieg jew sussidju fuq il-kera…

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Sunday Mass in English

18/04/2020

As from tomorrow, 19th April, Divine Mercy Sunday, the Archdiocese of Malta will introduce a televised Sunday Mass in English. This initiative is being taken in collaboration with PBS.

Holy Mass will be broadcast on the Archdiocese of Malta website www.church.mt at 10:30am and on TVM2 at 6:30pm. Archbishop Charles Scicluna will celebrate Mass from the church of the Franciscan Friars, which is dedicated to St Francis, in Hamrun… Read more »

Holy Mass on Saturday

18/04/2020

Mass & Rosary by Fr Jimmy Bonnici from the Archbishop’s Curia at 9:30am

Mass for Youths by Fr Brendan Gatt at 7pm

Follow today’s Mass readings from here.

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… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 18th April

18/04/2020

Saturday of Easter Week
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 4, 13-21
Psalm: 117 (118), 1 & 14-15.16ab-18.19-21

Gospel: Mk 16, 9-15

When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping… Read more »