Yearly Archives: 2021

The Pope’s message to engaged couples at audience: true love begins when courting phase ends

01/12/2021   The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Let us continue our journey of reflection on the person of Saint Joseph. Today, I would like to deepen his being “just” and “Mary’s betrothed spouse”, and thus provide a message to all engaged couples, and newlyweds as well. Many events connected with Joseph fill the stories of the apocryphal, that is, non-canonical gospels, that have even influenced art and various places of worship… Read more »

Notice

02/12/2021

Tomorrow, Friday, 3rd December 2021, the Archbishop’s Curia, including the Marriage Office in Floriana, and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Valletta, will be closed all day due to an Advent retreat for all employees.

The Curia reopens tomorrow, Saturday, 4th December 2021. Read more »

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Holy Mass & Rosary – 2nd December, 9:30am

02/12/2021   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 »

The Gospel of the day: 2nd December

02/12/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Is 26, 1-6
Psalm: 117 (118), 1 & 8-9.19-21.25-27a

Gospel: Mt 7, 21.24-27

In those days, Jesus told his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”  Read more »

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Rushed Parliamentary debate creating a very weak regulatory framework for cannabis

Government MPs should be allowed a free vote on cannabis law

01/12/2021

Caritas Malta, OASI Foundation, the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Church Schools’ Association have expressed their strong disappointment at the attitude shown by Government side during yesterday’s discussion at committee stage.

Despite numerous reasonable and balanced amendments proposed by the organisations, the Government side refused to consider any of the suggestions and remained adamant to pass a very weak regulatory framework which risks leaving a massive negative impact on our society, especially among children, youths and the most vulnerable… Read more »

St Andrew was entrusted with Jesus’ most important thoughts – The Archbishop

30/11/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Fil-festa ta’ Sant’Andrija nisimgħu l-Evanġelju tas-sejħa tiegħu skont San Mattew. L-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann jagħtina episodju ħelu meta Indrì jisma’ lil Ġwanni l-Battista jsejjaħ lil Ġesù l-Ħaruf t’Alla li jneħħi d-dnubiet tad-dinja u jmur għand Xmun u jgħidlu li sabu l-Messija u hu Xmun li jintroduċi lil Pietru lil Ġesù skont l-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann (Ġw 1:41-42).

Hawnhekk għandna l-mument meta t-tnejn li huma: Xmun u ħuh Indrì jissejħu minn Ġesù b’dik l-istedina: “Ejjew warajja” (Mt 4:19)… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in December 2021

01/12/2021

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Diċembru, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jkompli jiċċelebra quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

  • Mit‑Tnejn sal‑Ġimgħa fid‑9:30 a.m. mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑rużarju li tixxandar fuq Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta…

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Maltese Bishop George Frendo resigns as archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës in Albania

01/12/2021

Ritratt: argumentum.al

Il-Papa Franġisku aċċetta t-talba tal-Isqof George Frendo biex jirriżenja minn arċisqof ta’ Tirane-Durres fl-Albanija. L-Isqof George Frendo din is-sena għalaq 75 sena.

Il-liġi kanonika tgħid li isqfijiet djoċesani huma mitluba jissottomettu r-riżenja tagħhom lill-Papa meta jagħlqu 75 sena.

L-Isqof Frendo kien inħatar Isqof Awżiljarju ta’ Tirane-Durres fl-2006 mill-Papa Benedittu XVI, u għaxar snin wara kien inħatar arċisqof tal-istess djoċesi mill-Papa Franġisku… Read more »

Pope’s December prayer intention: for catechists

01/12/2021

“Catechists have an invaluable mission for the transmission and growth of the faith,” says Pope Francis in The Pope Video for December.

Each month, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network prepares The Pope Video, in which the Holy Father reveals his special prayer intentions for that month.

For December 2021, the Pope is praying “for the catechists, summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy Spirit, with joy and much peace.”

A vocation and a mission

In his video message, Pope Francis says, “The lay ministry of catechist is a vocation; it’s a mission… It’s an entire way of being.” He said the Church needs “good catechists who are both companions and teachers.”

Earlier this year, Pope Francis formally restored the lay ministry of catechists with the Apostolic Letter Antiquum ministerium, issued “motu proprio,” or on his own initiative… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 1st December, 9:30am

01/12/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Għin lill‑Arċidjoċesi twettaq il‑missjoni tagħha Agħti Donazzjoni »

Segwi l-qari tal-Quddiesa tal-lum hawnhekk.

Talba għat-Tqarbina tax-Xewqa

Ġesù, jiena nemmen li Inti tinsab tabilħaqq fis-Sagrament tal-Ewkaristija. 
Irrid inħobbok fuq kollox u fuq kulħadd.
Inti taf li nixtieq nirċevik ġewwa fija.
Imma ġaladarba bħalissa ma nistax nilqgħek ġewwa fija sagramentalment,
nitolbok li tiġi fija spiritwalment.
Ejja għandi Ġesù tiegħi, biex jiena niġi għandek… Read more »