Monthly Archives: November 2020

“The Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost”

Mass in suffrage for deceased bishops, priests and religious

17/11/2020   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-Arċisqof ibierek l-oqbra tal-isqfijiet, saċerdoti u reliġjużi li jinsabu midfuna fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Kemm huma kliem ta’ faraġ il-kliem li għadna kemm smajna mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa: “Bin il-bniedem ġie jfittex u jsalva l-mitluf” (Lq 19:10).

Illum qed niftakru f’dawk li ħallewna, uħud minnhom midfunin hawnhekk u oħrajn midfunin postijiet oħra bħall-predeċessuri tiegħi, fosthom il-mibki Isqof Mauro Caruana, li hu midfun fil-knisja ta’ San Girgor, Tas-Sliema… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 19 November, 9:30am

19/11/2020   Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 19th November

19/11/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Rev 5, 1-10
Psalm: 149, 1-2.3-4.5-6a & 9b

Gospel: Lk 19, 41-44

As Jesus drew near Jerusalem, he saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If this day you only knew what makes for peace–but now it is hidden from your eyes.

For the days are coming upon you when your enemies will raise a palisade against you; they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides… Read more »

“Regaining hope and solidarity” – EU Bishops

Message to EU institutions and Member States

18/11/2020

Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of all EU Member States addresses on Wednesday 18 November 2020 a message of hope and a call to solidarity to the EU institutions and the Member States in this painful and uncertain historical moment marked by the Covid-19 pandemic. The EU Bishops’ Conferences state: “We strive to build a universal fraternity that leaves no one out”.

In the light of the recently published Pope Francis’ letter on Europe, the message “Regaining hope and solidarity” written by the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union addresses mostly the fight against Covid-19 and the common efforts we are all called to make to ensure a fair, just and person-centered recovery… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 18 November, 9:30am

18/11/2020   Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 18th November

18/11/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Rev 4, 1-11
Psalm: 150, 1-2.3-4.5-6

Gospel: Lk 19, 11-28

While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately. So he said, “A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return… Read more »

Economy of Francesco: ‘A better global system starts with each of us’

17/11/2020

The Economy of Francesco kicks off on Thursday, 19 November, and runs for three days online, with the heart of the event taking place in the Italian town of Assisi.

Called for by Pope Francis, the event hopes to inspire young people to initiate a process of global change in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi and the encyclical Laudato si’… Read more »

What do we learn from Zacchaeus? – The Archbishop

Mass for the memorial of St Elizabeth of Hungary

17/11/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Żewġt iqlub li jfittxu lil xulxin. Nistgħu ninterpretaw din il-laqgħa ta’ Ġesù ma’ Żakkew b’dan il-mod u b’din l-espressjoni. Ġesù stess jagħtina, biex ngħidu hekk, dan il-muftieħ biex nifhmu x’qiegħed jiġri. “Bin il-Bniedem ġie jfittex u jsalva lill-mitluf” (Lq 19:10).

Imma hemm xi ħadd ukoll, hemm qalb oħra, li jixtieq jiltaqa’ ma’ Ġesù, għandha għatx biex tiltaqa’ miegħu… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 17 November, 9:30am

17/11/2020   Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 17th November

17/11/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Rev 3, 1-6.14-22
Psalm: 14 (15), 2-3ab.3cd-4ab.5

Gospel: Lk 19, 1-10

At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature… Read more »