Yearly Archives: 2022

Archbishop issues Fr David Muscat with formal warning

Archbishop Charles Scicluna has issued Fr David Muscat with a formal warning, referred to in Canon Law as a penal precept, instructing the priest to cease making inflammatory and hurtful comments in public forums or face prohibition from exercising his ministry in public.

The Archbishop instructed Fr David Muscat to delete a Facebook post, in which the priest claimed that being gay was worse than being possessed, and not to use insulting or hurtful language against any group or individual… Read more »

“I ask for your forgiveness” – The Archbishop

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

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

I was struck by the final expression in this beautiful Gospel in which Jesus proclaims his programme: ‘All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth.’ (Luke 4:22). Jesus’ style, as Pope Francis often reminds us, is not the style of those who hurl stones. Jesus’ gracious words may at times correct and warn, however, they never lack love… Read more »

The last two Maltese Jesuits in India

(Lemin għax-xellug) Patri Joe Gauci Sacco SJ, L-E.T. il-Kummissarju Għoli Malti għall-Indja, Sr Emmanuel Borg u Patri Peter Marandi SJ (kappillan ta’ Murguni)

Fil-jiem li għaddew, iI-Kummissarju Għoli Malti għall-Indja Reuben Gauci żar il-komunità Maltija tal-Ġiżwiti li hemm f’Dumka l-Indja. F’din il-komunità fadal żewġ patrijiet Maltin li ilhom hemm sa mis-snin 50, Patri Joseph Gauci Sacco SJ u Patri Paul Aquilina SJ.

Ma’ Newsbook.com.mt, Gauci spjega li din kienet it-tieni żjara tiegħu lil din il-komunità, wara dik ta’ Diċembru tal-2020… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 6th January 2022, 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: 6th January

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Jn 4, 19 -5,4
Psalm: 71 (72), 2.14 & 15bc.17

Gospel: Lk 4, 14-22a

In those days, Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. 

When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom… Read more »

Pope at Audience calls for institutions to simplify adoption procedures

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Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Today we will reflect on Saint Joseph as the father of Jesus. The evangelists Matthew and Luke present him as the foster father of Jesus, and not as his biological father. Matthew specifies this, avoiding the formula “the father of”, used in the genealogy for all the ancestors of Jesus; instead, he defines Joseph as the “husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ” (1:16)… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 5th January 2022, 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 »

The Gospel of the day: 5th January

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Jn 4, 11-18
Psalm: 71 (72), 2.10-11.12-13

Gospel: Mk 6, 45-52

After the five thousand men had eaten, immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After saying farewell to them, he went up on the mountain to pray. 

When evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came towards them early in the morning, walking on the sea… Read more »

11 families live in a car; in what way can you help them?

Int u taqra dan l-artiklu, fost l-1,300 familja li jgħinu l-parroċċi Maltin, hemm:

– familja ta’ 5 li qed tgħix ġo garaxx qies ta’ karozza, b’tifel b’kundizzjoni serja jistenna operazzjoni
– missier bi 3 itfal jgħixu ġo garaxx jistennew li jingħataw post sussidjat għax il-kera li kienu fiha għoliet wisq u f’daqqa
– madwar 11-il familja bla dar jgħixu f’karozza
– anzjan li kien jgħix f’karozza, fittex l-għajnuna tal-kappillan għax peress li skadietlu l-liċenzja tal-karozza, ħadulu l-karozza u issa sab ruħu bla dar
– diversi familji ma jistgħux isostnu l-ispejjeż li ġġib magħha l-iskola u l-edukazzjoni ta’ wliedhom anke wara li jkunu ġew megħjuna mill-Gvern permezz ta’ skema 9
– diversi persuni li m’għandhomx min jipprovdilhom l-għajnuna meħtieġa biex jgħixu b’dinjità fil-komunità
… u ħafna sitwazzjonijiet oħra… Read more »

Words without deeds are empty – The Archbishop

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

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

F’dan l-Evanġelju, fis-silta mill-kapitlu 6 ta’ San Mark, turina ftit, qisha x-ray tal-qalb ta’ Ġesù. Jitħassar il-folla li jara quddiemu, din il-kotra, “għax kienu qishom nagħaġ bla ma għandhom ragħaj” (Mk 6:34). Hu jagħti ħajtu, il-ħin tiegħu u l-imħabba tiegħu billi jgħallimhom ħafna ħwejjeġ.

L-ewwel risposta ta’ Ġesù hu t-tagħlim. Aħna għandna dover qawwi li nwasslu t-tagħlim ta’ Ġesù lil kull min lest li jisimgħu… Read more »