News from the Church in Malta
Preparing to celebrate “Laudato Sì” Week Pope Francis underscores the importance of caring for our Common Home in this time marked by the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Addressing the faithful after the recitation of the Regina Caeli prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis reminded them that we are entering the “Laudato Sì” Week that unfolds until next Sunday and that marks the 5th anniversary of the publication of the Encyclical… Read more »
Celebrating Mass on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Karol Wojtyla, the future St John Paul II, Pope Francis described his predecessor as a man of prayer, closeness, and justice.
Pope Francis celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of St John Paul II by offering Holy Mass at the altar where the Polish Pope is buried in St Peter’s Basilica.
Joined by a very limited number of the faithful, the liturgy on Monday morning was the first Mass open to the public after almost two months of restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic… Read more »
Click here and click on SUBSCRIBE to keep yourself updated with the Archdiocese of Malta YouTube channel broadcasts. Read more »
…
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 »
Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 16, 11-15
Psalm: 149, 1-2.3-4.5-6a & 9b
Gospel: Jn 15, 26 – 16, 4a
Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi
Forsi jidher ovvju l-kliem li jgħid Ġesù u li jenfasizza b’mod speċjali fl-Evanġelju tal-lum. Fil-bidu u fl-aħħar jgħid l-istess ħaġa għal darbtejn. Fil-bidu: “Jekk tħobbuni, ħarsu l-kmandamenti tiegħi.” U fl-aħħar jgħid: “Min għandu l-kmandamenti tiegħi u jħarishom, dak hu li jħobbni.”
Forsi ngħidu: mhux ovvju dan? Mhux ovvju li jekk inti tħobb lil Ġesù tfittex li tħares il-kmandamenti tiegħu u l-kelma tiegħu, kif jgħid anke aktar ’il quddiem fl-istess diskors? … Read more »
Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna
One of the first images I would like to share with you today, inspired by this beautiful reading from Chapter 14 of the Gospel of John, is that of a lover. Jesus loves his Church but loves each and every one of us. He talks about keeping his commandments but he grounds what he says and what he expects from each one of us on love, not fear but love… Read more »
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 8, 5-8.14-17
Psalm: 65 (66), 1-3a.4-5.6-7a.16.20
Second Reading: 1 Pt 3, 15-18
Gospel: Jn 14, 15-21
Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it… Read more »
Mass in Maltese from the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa at 9:30am
Mass in English from the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa 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 »
Message by Pope Francis
At the beginning of this year, in my Address to the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, I pointed to the tragedy of internally displaced people as one of the challenges of our contemporary world: “Situations of conflict and humanitarian emergencies, aggravated by climate change, are increasing the numbers of displaced persons and affecting people already living in a state of dire poverty… Read more »
