Yearly Archives: 2022

“We should be gentle and humble in heart” – The Archbishop at Caritas graduation ceremony

12 people graduate from Caritas Malta rehabilitation programme

24/06/2022   San Blas Therapeutic Centre, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-ewwel nett nixtieq insellem lil kull wieħed u waħda minnkom b’mod speċjali lilek Eċċ. President tar-Repubblika, lill-Onorevoli Ministri, grazzi ħafna tal-preżenza ġentili tagħkom. Imma tislima kbira ħafna tmur lill-istaff kollu tal-Caritas. Grazzi ħafna lilek, Anthony, tal-kliem tiegħek ċar ħafna li hemm bżonn naħsbu ħafna fuqu. Imma grazzi anke lilek Dun Charles Cordina, li naf kemm hi għal qalbek il-missjoni li twassal il-qalb tal-Knisja f’tant ambjenti li aħna qaddejja tagħhom… Read more »

US Bishops welcome Supreme Court decision to end constitutional right to abortion

25/06/2022

“This is a historic day in the life of our country,” reads a statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, in response to the decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn controversial rulings on abortion that had effectively permitted abortion on demand throughout the country.

On Friday, the Court released its decision in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, ruling that the US Constitution does not protect a so-called “right” to abortion… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 25th June

25/06/2022

Immaculate Heart of Mary – Memorial
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 61:9-11
Psalm: 1 Samuel 2:1.4-8

Gospel: Luke 2:41-51

Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it… Read more »

May every family remain a school of love

24/06/2022

Fl-okkażjoni tal-laqgħa importanti l-Papa Franġiksu nieda għall-familji kollha tad-dinja, nixtieq inwassal messaġġ ta’ kuraġġ lill-familji  Maltin u Għawdxin, il-familji tagħna.

Jalla kull familja, bid-diffikultajiet u l-limiti tagħha, tibqa’ tkun skola ta’ mħabba. Il-familja li hija grupp ta’ persuni diversi u tgħix iċ-ċirkustanzi diversi fl-istorja u n-narrattiva tagħha, għandha din l-isfida. L-imħabba konkreta hija l-imħabba li San Pawl, l-Appostlu Missierna jgħanni fit-13-il kapitlu tal-Ewwel Ittra lill-Korintin… Read more »

Watch: Maltese families representing the Church in Malta in Rome

24/06/2022

Il-Familja Cassar u Claudio Laferla f’Ruma

Żewġ familji Maltin bħalissa jinsabu f’Ruma biex jirrappreżentaw lill-Knisja f’Malta waqt il-Laqgħa Dinjija tal-Familja (World Meeting of Families) li tintemm nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, 26 ta’ Ġunju 2022.

Il-Familja Cassar u l-Familja Laferla qed jattendu l-Laqgħa Dinjija tal-Familja li ssir kull tliet snin u l-ewwel darba li saret kienet fl-1994 fuq xewqa tal-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II. Il-koppja Mark Anthony u Nadia Cassar ilhom miżżewġin 14-il sena u għandhom żewġt itfal, Julia u Louisa… Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 24th June 2022, 9:30am

24/06/2022   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: 24th June

24/06/2022

Sacred Heart of Jesus – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-16
Psalm: 22 (23):1-3a,3b-4,5,6

Gospel: Luke 15:3-7

Jesus addressed this parable to the Pharisees and scribes: “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? … Read more »

No need to introduce abortion to save the mother – Archbishop

Mass on the Solemnity of the birth of St John the Baptist

23/06/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Aħna nagħmlu tliet festi għat-twelid ta’ xi ħadd matul is-sena ta’ talb tal-Knisja fis-Sena Liturġika. Infakkru b’ferħ kbir it-twelid ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu fil-25 ta’ Diċembru. Infakkru t-twelid ta’ Sidtna Marija fit-8 ta’ Settembru. Imma festa antika oħra hi t-twelid ta’ Ġwanni. Dawn huma t-tliet festi li fihom infakkru t-twelid ta’ personaġġ. Ġeneralment il-qaddisin infakkruhom fl-anniversarju tal-mewt tagħhom jew f’anniversarju importanti fil-ħajja tagħhom; imma qatt fl-anniversarju tat-twelid tagħhom… Read more »

An invitation to welcome each other – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of Our Lady’s calling to Karmni Grima

22/06/2022   The Shrine of Our Lady of Ta' Pinu, Għarb Gozo

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Omm Ġesù hi mistiedna għal tieġ. It-tieġ isir mhux ’il bogħod minn Nazaret f’raħal ieħor tal-   Galilija jismu Kana. Anke Ġesù hu mistieden u nistgħu nimmaġinaw li allura hemm il-qraba tagħhom ukoll. Imma Ġesù jġib miegħu d-dixxipli tiegħu; ma kinux jiġu mill-għarajjes imma ġabhom miegħu.

Anke fit-tieni qari li smajna llum insibu li fil-kamra ta’ fuq tad-dar fejn kienu joqgħodu l-ewwel dixxipli – kien hemm il-11 għax Ġuda l-Iskarjota ma kienx għadu magħhom – imma flimkien mal-11 kien hemm ukoll xi nisa: Marija, omm Ġesù u qrabathom… Read more »

Pope at Audience: We elders, let us look at the young, and always with a smile

22/06/2022   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis on Old Age: 15. Peter and John

Dear brothers and sisters, welcome and good morning!

In our catechetical journey on old age, today we meditate on the dialogue between the risen Jesus and Peter at the end of John’s Gospel (21:15-23). It is a moving dialogue, from which shines all the love of Jesus for his disciples, and also the sublime humanity of his relationship with them, in particular with Peter: a tender relationship, but not melancholic; direct, strong, free, and open… Read more »