Yearly Archives: 2020

The Gospel of the day: 21st April

21/04/2020

Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 4, 32-37
Psalm: 92 (93), 1ab.1c-2.5

Gospel: Jn 3, 7b-15

Jesus said to Nicodemus: “’You must be born from above.’The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Nicodemus answered and said to him, “How can this happen?” Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this? … Read more »

New dates for choosing a Church School

20/04/2020

The Secretariat for Catholic Education is announcing new dates when the choice of a church school will be held, for the academic year starting in September 2020. The choice of school exercise will be held at a studio and will be transmitted live on the Archdiocese of Malta  website www.church.mt. Since people cannot be present due to the coronavirus restrictions, a notary will be present to certify the entire process… Read more »

Pope at Mass prays for politicians

20/04/2020   Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican

At Mass on Monday at the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis prayed for all the men and women who have a vocation to political life and, in his homily, reflects on being born again of the Spirit.

After celebrating the Mass yesterday, Divine Mercy Sunday, in the Church of the Holy Spirit in the Saxon District, Pope Francis resumed Masses at the Casa Santa Marta on Monday… Read more »

Our Baptism: a spirit of forgiveness, reconciliation and love – The Archbishop

Mass offered to pregnant women and all those that gave birth in the past few weeks

20/04/2020   Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

F’dan id-djalogu ma’ Nikodemu l-Mulej jibda jgħallem lid-dixxipli tiegħu b’mod speċjali lil dan l-għaref tal-Liġi, it-tifsira profonda tal-Magħmudija li aħna l-Insara rċevejna u li nġeddu kull sena fil-lejl qaddis tal-Għid.

Ġesù jsejjaħ il-Magħmudija bħala t-twelid ġdid mill-ilma u l-ispirtu (Ġw 3:5). F’dawn il-ġranet ħafna jitkellmu dwar bidu ġdid. Donnu d-dinja li konna nafu sa ftit ġimgħat ilu waqfet u għandha bżonn terġa’ tibda u x-xewqa tagħna hija li meta tibda tkun ftit differenti… Read more »

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 »