Monthly Archives: October 2021

The Gospel of the day: 29th October

Readings of the day

First Reading: Rom 9: 1-5
Psalm: 147: 12-13.14-15.19-20

Gospel: Lk 14: 1-6

One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”   But they remained silent… Read more »

Two new candidates for the priesthood

Two seminarians, who are currently in their fifth year of studies at the Archbishop’s Seminary, will ask Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna to accept them officially as candidates for the Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood. This celebration will be held on Monday, 1st November 2021, during All Saints Day Mass at St John’s Co‑Cathedral, Valletta, at 6:30 p.m.

Malcolm Saliba from the Parish of the Assumption of Our Lady, Ħ’Attard, and Karl Andrew Schembri from the Parish of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Mellieħa, will publicly manifest their will to offer themselves to the Church to serve in the ministerial priesthood… Read more »

The apostles are disciples and the fruit of Jesus’ prayers – the Archbishop

Mass on the feast of apostles St Jude Taddeus and St Simon

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Evanġelju magħżul għal-lum, kif antiċipajt fl-introduzzjoni, jagħti l-lista ta’ dawn it-tnax-il dixxiplu, li Ġesù jagħżel wara li għamel lejl ta’ talb. Dan id-dettall jagħtihulna biss l-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa. Ġesù “għadda l-lejl fit-talb lil Alla. Meta sebaħ, sejjaħ lejh id-dixxipli tiegħu u minnhom għażel tnax li semmiehom appostli” (Lq 6:12-13). L-appostli qabel xejn huma dixxipli. It-tieni huma frott tat-talb ta’ Ġesù… Read more »

Jesus is a choice of love – The Archbishop

Mass with Radju Marija staff and volunteers

  The Seminary Chapel, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Avvent jibda dejjem ta’ kull sena billi jfakkarna fl-aħħar kliem li qal Ġesù. L-aħħar kliem li qal Ġesù, qabel il-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa, u Ħadd il-Palm, kien kliem dwar it-tmiem; it-tmiem tal-ħajja tal-bniedem; it-tmiem ta’ Ġerusalemm, it-tmiem dinji. Din is-sena se nibdew naqraw l-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa; hi sena ddedikata lilu. Din is-sena smajna silta mill-kapitlu 21, li hu fit-tmiem tal-Evanġelju tiegħu, li fih 24 kapitli… Read more »

A church experience for youths not only formation – The Archbishop

The Archbishop blessed the new premises of St Roque Parish Centre in Valletta

  The Parish Centre of St Roque, Valletta

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Għażiż Arċipriet u membri tal-Kapitlu, kappillani, għeżież lajċi, nirringrazzjakom ħafna tal-preżenza tagħkom illejla. Nixtieq niġbed spunt minn dak li għidt inti. Hawnhekk se jkun post fejn hemm il-possibbiltà li nwettqu ħolma kbira tal-Papa Franġisku: li hawnhekk isir post, fejn ikun hemm djalogu bejn il-ġenerazzjonijiet; dak li l-Papa jħobb isejjaħlu: djalogu interġenerazzjonali. Għax hawnhekk se jkun ukoll post aċċessibbli għal dawk li ilhom ħafna żgħażagħ – l-anzjani… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 28th October, 9:30am

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the 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: 28th October

Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Eph 2: 19-22
Psalm: 18: 2-5

Gospel: Lk 6: 12-19

In those days, Jesus went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was called the Zealot, and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.  … Read more »

Caritas Internationalis: Always on the side of the poor and the most vulnerable

Caritas at work in Lebanon 

Addressing the humanitarian needs that emerged at the end of World War II and assisting the victims of the conflict. When Pius XII established it on December 12, 1951, these were the main objectives of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of national Caritas organisations – which has grown from the initial 13 to the 162 of today – that, in the course of these 70 years, has increasingly broadened its range of action and multiplied its sectors of intervention… Read more »

Pope Francis: Love alone attracts and changes the human heart

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Saint Paul’s preaching is completely centred on Jesus and his Paschal Mystery. In fact, the Apostle presents himself as a witness of Christ, and Christ crucified (cfr. 1 Cor 2:2). He reminds the Galatians, tempted to base their religiosity on the observance of precepts and traditions, that the centre of salvation and faith is the death and resurrection of the Lord… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 27th October, 9:30am

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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… Read more »