Monthly Archives: May 2020

Jesus laid down his life to protect and nurture us – The Archbishop

Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Easter and World Vocations Day, for the repose of the soul of Mgr Arthur Said Pullicino

03/05/2020   The Chapel of the Centre for Vocations, the Archbishop's Seminary, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

Reading the Gospel of St John chapter 10, we are used to hear Jesus calling himself the Good Shepherd. In the first 10 verses of the same chapter, however Jesus insists that he is also the gate of the sheepfold.

And if you understand what the sheepfold used to be in Jesus’ time, you would understand that the gate or the door he refers to, is actually an interval between stones where sheep could actually go in and come out and at night when the shepherd needed to protect the sheep in the sheepfold, he would stand in that interval, in that space between the rock, between this sort of space created in the wall and he would become the door physically, personally, directly… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 3 May

The Fourth Sunday of Easter & World Day of Prayer for Vocations

03/05/2020

Mass in Maltese from the Archbishop’s Seminary, Tal-Virtù, Rabat at 9:30am

Mass in English from the Archbishop’s Seminary, Tal-Virtù, Rabat 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: 3rd May

02/05/2020

Fourth Sunday of Easter – Vocations Sunday
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 2, 14a.36-41
Psalm: 22 (23), 1-3a. 3b-4. 5. 6
Second Reading: 1 Pt 2, 20b-25

Gospel: Jn 10, 1-10

Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber… Read more »

World Vocations Day 2020

02/05/2020

Tomorrow, Sunday 3rd May 2020, is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. On this occasion, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will be celebrating Mass from the Chapel at the Vocations Centre at the Archbishop’s Seminary in Tal-Virtù. Mass in Maltese will be broadcast at 9:30am, and Mass in English will be at 6:30pm, both on TVM2 and on Church.mt. This evening at 7pm, a seminarian who is receiving his formation at the Archbishop’s Seminary will be participating in a Mass for youth which will be broadcast on Church.mt and on the official Facebook page and YouTube channel of the Archdiocese of Malta.     … Read more »

Holy Mass on Saturday – 2 May

02/05/2020

Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia at 9:30am

Follow Saturday’s Mass readings from here.

Mass for Youths by Fr Brendan Gatt at 7pm

Follow Sunday’s Mass readings and hymns 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… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 2nd May

02/05/2020

Saturday of the Third Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 9, 31-42
Psalm: 115 (116), 12-13.14-15.16-17

Gospel: Jn 6, 60-69

Many of the disciples of Jesus who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you? … Read more »

The wisdom of Joseph the carpenter – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of St Joseph the Worker

01/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Dan mhuwiex bin il-mastrudaxxa?” Hekk qalu n-nies wara li semgħu lil Ġesù li ġie Nazaret, u semgħuh fis-sinagoga tagħhom. Kienu jafu li missieru mastrudaxxa, u allura skantaw bl-għerf li kellu.

Illum qed nagħmlu t-tifkira ta’ dan il-mastrudaxxa, ta’ Ġużeppi, li kien il-missier putattiv ta’ Ġesù u għex ħajja mill-aktar ordinarja: familja u xogħol. Kien jaf x’jiġifieri titħabat għax-xogħol, u d-diffikultajiet li jġib miegħu x-xogħol, u kien jaf ukoll is-sodisfazzjon tax-xogħol, hu li kien jaħdem fl-injam… Read more »

Mass for Youths – 2 May, 7pm

The Fourth Sunday of Easter and the World Day of Prayer for Vocations

02/05/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Qari u kant tal-Quddiesa

Ċelebrant: Fr Brendan Gatt
Animazzjoni: The New Victorians

♫ King of my Heart – Bethel ♫

Let the King of my heart
Be the mountain where I run
The fountain I drink from
Oh, He is my song
Let the King of my heart
Be the shadow where I hide
The ransom for my life
Oh, He is my song

‘Cause You are good
You are good, oh oh
You are good
You are good, oh oh
You are good
You are good, oh oh

You are good
You are good, oh oh
And let the King of my heart
Be the wind inside my sails
The anchor in the waves
Oh oh, He is my song
Let the King of my heart
Be the fire inside my veins
The echo of my days
Oh oh, He is my song

Qari I

Alla lil Ġesù għamlu Mulej u Kristu… Read more »

Broadcasts of the liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Scicluna in May 2020

01/05/2020

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Mejju, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser ikompli jiċċelebra Quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll kull nhar ta’ Ħadd. Minħabba r‑restrizzjonijiet kontra t‑tixrid tal‑COVID‑19 dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑Quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

  • Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt fid‑9:30am mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑Quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑Ruzarju…

    • Read more »

Live: Holy Mass & Rosary from the Archbishop’s Curia – 1 May 2020, 9:30am

Feast of St Joseph the Worker

01/05/2020   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 »