February 2023 Archives

Monthly Archives: February 2023

We should live the Lenten journey as a journey that liberates – The Archbishop on Ash Wednesday

Mass on Ash Wednesday

22/02/2023 The Church of the Immaculate Conception (Sarria), Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Fil-bidu ta’ dan ir-Randan imqaddes il-Mulej ipprova jfehimna li dak li se nagħmlu f’din il-mixja qaddisa m’għandniex nagħmluh biex nidhru jew għal wiċċ in-nies. Isemmi tliet atteġġjamenti importanti ħafna f’din il-mixja tar-Randan. Isemmi l-karità. Isemmi t-talb u jsemmi s-sawm. Dawn huma tliet ingredjenti ta’ din il-mixja tar-Randan li jekk jiġu mill-qalb ta’ kull wieħed u waħda minna huma mixja sabiħa ta’ konverżjni u ta’ tiġdid… Read more »

May the Holy Spirit inspire and sustain us this Lent – The Pope

Message of the Holy Father Francis for Lent 2023

22/02/2023 Saint John Lateran, Rome

Dear brothers and sisters!

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke all recount the episode of the Transfiguration of Jesus. There we see the Lord’s response to the failure of his disciples to understand him. Shortly before, there had been a real clash between the Master and Simon Peter, who, after professing his faith in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, rejected his prediction of the passion and the cross… Read more »

Mass on Ash Wednesday – 22nd February 2023, 9:30am

22/02/2023 Church of the Immaculate Conception (Sarria), 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: 22nd February

22/02/2023

Ash Wednesday
Readings of the day

First Reading: Joel 2:12-18
Psalm: 50 (51):3-4.5-6a,12-13,14 & 17
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:20 – 6: 2

Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6,16-18

In those days Jesus said to His disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.

When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others… Read more »

Lent 2023

21/02/2023

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 22 February 2023, the Church begins the Holy season of Lent: 40 days of prayer and penance in preparation for the celebration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna will celebrate Mass on Ash Wednesday in the Church of the Immaculate Conception (Sarria) in Floriana, which includes the blessing and placing of ashes… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 21st February 2023, 9:30am

21/02/2023 The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

The Gospel of the day: 21st February

21/02/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Sirach 2:1-13
Psalm: 36 (37):3-4,18-19,27-28,39-40

Gospel: Mark 9:30-37

Jesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it. He was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death he will rise.” But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to question him… Read more »

Forgiveness frees us – Bishop Galea-Curmi

19/02/2023 Parish Church, Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Ħafna minna żgur jiftakru lill-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II, illum qaddis. Fost l-eluf ta’ ritratti taż-żmien twil li dam Papa, ritratt li verament jolqotni u jagħti messaġġ qawwi kien dak ta’ meta l-Papa mar iżur il-ħabs lil dak li sparalu. Din kienet ġrajja li twettaq fil-prattika dak li smajna llum fl-Evanġelju, fejn lil dak li sparalu biex joqtlu l-Papa mar biex jurih il-maħfra tiegħu… Read more »

Giving up chocolate won’t make you a saint (and here’s why)

20/02/2023

What is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Lent? Sacrifice, 40 days, Holy Week, Good Friday, tradition, processions, the colour purple, chocolate (- or rather, the lack of it). When we think about Lent, the only thing we may feel is dread as we prepare for 40 gloomy days until we celebrate Easter (by eating our body weight at a Chinese buffet). … Read more »

A sign of a community that gathers together and creates beauty – The Archbishop

Inaugural speech on the second phase of the new ceiling paintings at the Senglea Parish Church

18/02/2023 The Basilica of the Nativity of Mary, Senglea

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Nixtieq ningħaqad mas-sentimenti ta’ gratitudni tal-Arċipriet, u ħadt pjaċir ukoll nisma’ din il-litanija ta’ tant nies ġenerużi, li l-ħidma tagħhom għenet biex wasalna għal dan il-jum memorabbli. Xejn ma jsir f’daqqa, u ħadd ma jagħmel xejn waħdu. Jekk hemm sinjal ta’ komunità li tinġabar flimkien u toħloq is-sbuħija, dan hu eżempju sabiħ.

Il-Papa jixtieq proċess kontinwu ta’ mixja flimkien… Read more »