2022 Archives

Yearly Archives: 2022

Interdiocesan Environment Commission Reflection on Environment Day 2022

02/06/2022

On the occasion of Environment Day 2022, which is observed annually on the 5th June, the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) appeals to the authorities to protect agricultural land and open spaces, to focus on alternative sources of energy and urgently revise current policies that are, by design, intended to serve narrow interests and irrevocably compromise the natural heritage of the Maltese Islands.

Decisive action to shift towards renewable sources of energy but not at the expense of agriculture

The current senseless war against Ukraine has brought to the fore the importance of being less reliant on fossil fuels and the importance of agricultural activity that feeds populations… Read more »

Love and tolerance not rivalry at feasts – The Archbishop

02/06/2022 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

https://youtu.be/TB7zYl4j89s L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù qal dan id-diskors – qegħdin naqraw mill-kapitlu 17 tal-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann – ftit qabel ma ġie arrestat u bdiet il-passjoni ħarxa tiegħu, ftit wara li waqqaf is-sagrament tal-Ewkaristija u tana wkoll il-kmandament tal-imħabba. Ħin minnhom jitlob fuq l-appostli, id-dixxipli tiegħu u fuqna: “Ma nitlobx biss għalihom imma għal dawk li għad jemmnu minħabba fihom,” jitlob fuqna d-don diffiċli imma sabiħ tal-għaqda, tal-unità… Read more »

Notice

03/06/2022

Tomorrow, Friday, 3rd June 2022, the Archbishop’s Curia, including the Marriage Office in Floriana, will be closed all day.

The Curia reopens on Saturday, 4th June 2022. Read more »

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Holy Mass & Rosary – 2nd June 2022, 9:30am

02/06/2022

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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 »

Pope Francis names Cardinal Mario Grech a member of Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship

02/06/2022

Pope Francis on Wednesday named Cardinal Mario Grech as a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

The appointment was announced by the Holy See press office on Wednesday. Grech also serves as Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.

Other members of the Congregation include Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life; Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Almoner of His Holiness; Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints; Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; Burmese Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, and Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland… Read more »

Pope at Audience: The elderly are the memory of the family, of humanity, of the country

01/06/2022 St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis on Old Age: 12. “Forsake me not when my strength is spent” (Ps 71:9)

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

The beautiful prayer of the elderly man that we find in Psalm 71, which we have listened to, encourages us to meditate on the strong tension that dwells in the condition of old age, when the memory of labours overcome and blessings received is put to the test of faith and hope… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 2nd June

02/06/2022

Readings of the day

First reading: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11
Psalm: 15 (16):1-2a and 5,7-8,9-10,11

Gospels: John 17:20-26

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me… Read more »

The 70th Ordinary Provincial Elective Chapter of the Capuchin Brothers of the Province of Malta

01/06/2022

Il-ġimgħa li għaddiet ġie ċċelebrat is-70 Kapitlu Provinċjali Ordinarju Elettiv tal-Aħwa Kapuċċini Maltin. Il-Kapitlu sar fil-kunvent tas-Salib Imqaddes, fil-Furjana bejn is-16 u l-20 ta’ Mejju 2022, u għalih attendew 48 Aħwa Kapuċċini. F’din il-ġimgħa l-Aħwa Kapuċċini kellhom iċ-ċans li flimkien jitolbu, jiddiskutu u anke jfasslu programm għall-futur tal-Provinċja tagħhom.

F’dan il-Kapitlu presedut mill-Kunsillier Ġenerali tal-Ordni tal-Kapuċċini, Patri Pio Murat saru wkoll l-elezzjonijiet tal-ministru provinċjali u anke tal-kunsill tiegħu għat-tliet snin li ġejjin… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in June 2022

01/06/2022

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Ġunju, 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‑9:30am 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…

Holy Mass & Rosary – 1st June 2022, 9:30am

01/06/2022 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion