Monthly Archives: April 2020

Making Christ the cornerstone of our lives – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass offered with prayers for respect and tolerance towards all human beings

17/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Il-ġebla li warrbu l-bennejja saret il-ġebla tax-xewka”. Hekk għedna fis-Salm illum, u hekk smajna lil Pietru fl-ewwel qari mill-Atti tal-Appostli, jgħid lill-kapijiet, lix-xjuħ u lill-kittieba meta staqsewh b’liema qawwa u f’isem min qed jagħmel dak li qed jagħmel, hu u l-appostli. Hu qalilhom: Fl-isem ta’ Ġesù ta’ Nazaret, li intom qtiltuh imma Alla qajmu mill-imwiet. Qalilhom: “Din hi l-ġebla li intom il-bennejja warrabtu u li saret il-ġebla tax-xewka”… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 17 April, 9:30am

16/04/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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.
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 »

The Gospel of the day: 17th April

17/04/2020

Friday of Easter Week
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 4, 1-12
Psalm: 117 (118), 1-2 & 4.22-24.25-27a

Gospel: Jn 21, 1-14

Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples… Read more »

Message by Archbishop Charles Scicluna on the 30th month since the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia

16/04/2020

Il-tagħlim soċjali tal-Knisja jfakkarna illi l-paċi hija msejsa fuq il-verità, ġustizzja, libertà u mħabba. Dawn l-erba’ valuri huma l-pedament u jiddependu minn xulxin, kull wieħed minnhom huwa essenzjali; komunità ma tistax tkun verament fil-paċi jekk imqar waħda minnhom tkun nieqsa jew imwarrba.

Wara 30 xahar mill-assassinju tal-ġurnalista Daphne Caruana Galizia għadna nistennew il-verità kollha dwar il-komplott wara l-assassinju tagħha u għadna nistennew li ssir ġustizzja magħha, mal-familja tagħha u magħna lkoll għax l-assassinju tagħha kien ukoll attakk premeditat fuq is-soċjetà tagħna… Read more »

Do those we meet recognise the peace of Jesus within us? – The Archbishop

Mass with prayers for the Lord to strengthen our faith in today's circumstances

16/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Fl-ewwel jum tal-ġimgħa dakinhar tal-irxoxt, wara li d-dixxipli ta’ Għemmaws kienu rritornaw lejn sħabhom u tgħarrfu lill-oħrajn x’kien ġralhom u kif għarfu lil Ġesù fil-qsim tal-ħobż, Ġesù nnifsu jieqaf f’nofs id-dixxipli tiegħu u jagħtihom l-ikbar tislima: “Is-sliem għalikom” (Lq 24:36) jew inkella, kif nafuha u kif nużaw ukoll fil-Liturġija: il-Paċi Magħkom. Din hija t-tislima ta’ Kristu rxoxt, it-tislima li biha l-isqof fl-Ewkaristija jsellem lil poplu ta’ Alla għax hija t-tislima ta’ Ġesù stess… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 16th April

16/04/2020

Thursday of Easter Week
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 3, 11-26
Psalm: 8, 2a & 5.6-7.8-9

Gospel: Lk 24, 35-48

The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost… Read more »

A request by the Maltese Bishops to the Vatican to intervene in the resettlement of migrants rescued at sea

15/04/2020

Il-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija bagħtet ittra lill-Vatikan indirizzata lill-Kardinal Pietro Parolin, is-Segretarju tas-Sanata Sede, sabiex jintervjeni mal-istati l-oħra membri tal-Unjoni Ewropea u jitlobhom jappoġġjaw lil Malta billi jaċċettaw rilokament tal-migranti kollha abbord jew uħud minnhom.

Waħda mir-raġunijiet li ssemmiet kienet li l-pajjiż għadu kif daħħal 64 migrant minn fuq il-baħar bit-total għal din is-sena jitla’ għal 1,200 ruħ. Minkejja li matul is-snin sar rilokament ta’ migranti li jiddaħħlu f’Malta mill-baħar, xorta l-biċċa l-kbir jibqgħu f’pajjiżna… Read more »

Private pilgrimage of St Gregory by the Archbishop

15/04/2020   Iż-Żejtun

Illum, 15 ta’ April 2020 l-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna għamel b’mod privat il-pellegrinaġġ ta’ San Girgor, mill-Kappella ta’ San Klement fejn għamel mument ta’ talb, sal-Knisja ta’ San Girgor, iż-Żejtun, fejn l-Arċisqof ta wkoll il-barka.

Dan il-pellegrinaġġ is-soltu jsir ta’ kull sena l-Erbgħa fuq l-Għid il-Kbir tal-Mulej u f’ċirkustanzi normali jattendu għadd kbir ta’ nies, fosthom il-Kapitlu tal-Katidral u l-fratellanzi. Il-purċissjoni kienet bdiet issir fl-1543, ftit snin qabel l-Assedju l-Kbir, bħala talba lil Alla biex issaltan il-paċi fost in-nazzjonijiet Ewropej fi żmien ta’ periklu kbir… Read more »