Yearly Archives: 2020

The foundation will always be the Word of the Lord – The Archbishop

Seminarians receive the Ministry of the Lectors

02/03/2020   The Archbishop's Seminary, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

“Il-kliem tiegħek, Mulej huwa spirtu u ħajja” Dan huwa il-vers tar-Responsorju li l-Knisja tressaq quddiemna f’dan il-jum tar-Randan, it-Tnejn tal-ewwel ġimgħa tar-Randan. Huwa ispirat minn kapitlu 6 ta’ San Ġwann vers 63 fejn Ġesù stess jiddeskrivi l-kelma bħala dik li tagħti l-ispirtu u l-ħajja.

Intom u ssiru qaddejja tal-Kelma, għeżież Shaun u Jean Claude, ftakru li l-Kelma mhijiex tagħkom imma hija tal-Mulej… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 4th March

04/03/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jonah 3, 1-10
Psalm: 50 (51), 3-4.12-13.18-19

Gospel: Lk 11, 29-32

While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation… Read more »

Archbishop Scicluna on a pastoral mission in Mexico to help bishops to fight abuse

03/03/2020

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna and Spanish Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu walk in for a press conference, in Santiago, Chile. (Credit: Esteban Felix/AP.)

Pope Francis is sending two top aides to Mexico to help the local bishops address the clerical abuse crisis in Mexico.

The pontiff tapped Maltese Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna and Spaniard Fr Jordi Bertomeu, the same duo he had sent to Chile in 2018 in the aftermath of the media firestorm over allegations that Bishop Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno covered up the abuse of notorious pedophile Fr Fernando Karadima, who was found guilty by the Vatican in 2011 of sexually abusing minors… Read more »

Notice

03/03/2020

Il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof tixtieq tavża li għada l-Erbgħa 4 ta’ Marzu waranofsinhar, l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ser ikun magħluq. L-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet jerġa’ jiftaħ il-Ġimgħa bejn it-8:00 a.m. u l-11:30 a.m. Read more »

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The Gospel of the day: 3rd March

03/03/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 55, 10-11
Psalm: 33 (34), 4-5.6-7.16-17.18-19

Gospel: Mt 6, 7-15

Jesus said to his disciples: “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: ‘never engage in dialogue with the devil’

02/03/2020

Papa Franġisku waqt l-Angelus tal-Ħadd fi Pjazza San Pietru (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis addresses the faithful on this first Sunday of Lent reflecting on how temptation is an attempt to walk alternative paths than those of God.

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Christians to be alert and vigilant when “messages, coming at us from many places” invite us to be tempted and to experience “the intoxication of transgression.”

Speaking to the pilgrims gathered in St… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 2nd March

02/03/2020

Readings of the day

First Reading: Lev 19, 1-2.11-18
Psalm: 18 (19), 8.9.10.15

Gospel: Mt 25, 31-46

Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats… Read more »

People’s Sunday pilgrimage in Ħaż-Żabbar

01/03/2020   Zabbar

Illum il-Ħadd, l-1 ta’ Marzu 2020, f’Ħaż-Żabbar, ser isir il-pellegrinaġġ penitenzjali ta’ Ħadd in-Nies, bl-istatwa devozzjonali tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja flimkien mal-kappillani, il-kleru, reliġjużi, rappreżentanti tas-soċjetajiet ċivili, għaqdiet tal-parroċċa u bosta pellegrini. Il-pellegrinaġġ jibda fl-4:15pm u wara li tidħol l-istatwa tal-Madonna fis-Santwarju, tiġi ċċelebrata Quddiesa bil-parteċipazzjoni tal-kor Notre Dame għall-ħabta tas-5:45pm.

Snin ilu, l-aspett ta’ ringrazzjament u penitenza kien qanqal lil missirijietna biex iżuru u jassistu għad-diversi pellegrinaġġi li kienu jsiru lejn is-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja f’Ħaż-Żabbar… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 1st March

01/03/2020

First Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Gen 2, 7-9; 3, 1-7
Psalm: 50 (51), 3-4.5-6a.12-13. 14 & 17
Second Reading: Rom 5, 12-19

Gospel: Mt 4,1-11

At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry… Read more »