Monthly Archives: March 2023

Mass & Rosary – 11th March 2023, 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: 10th March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 37:3-4,12-13a,17b-28
Psalm: 104 (105):16-17,18-19,20-21

Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43,45-46

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 10th March 2023, 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 »

Mass on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election

On Saturday, 18th March 2023, Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna will be celebrating a thanksgiving Mass at 9:30am at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election as Pope.

Pope Francis was elected on the 13th March 2013 and officially began his pastoral ministry as Bishop of Rome and head of the Universal Church on the 19th March 2013, on the Solemnity of St Joseph… Read more »

Pope at Audience: God’s love is not only for a little group

  Saint Peter's Square, Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

In the last catechesis we saw how the first “council” in the history of the Church – council, like that of Vatican II –, the first council, was convened in Jerusalem over a matter linked to evangelization, namely the proclamation of the Good News to non-Jews – it was thought that Gospel should be proclaimed only to Jews… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 9th March 2023, 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: 9th March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-10
Psalm: 1:1-2,3,4 u 6

Gospel: Luke 16:19-31

Jesus said to the Pharisees: “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table… Read more »

Life is full of uphills and downhills – The Archbishop

  Saint Joseph's Sanctuary, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Kienu għaddew 40 jum mit-twelid ta’ Ġesù, u Ġużeppi ħa lill-omm u lit-tarbija Ġesù Ġerusalemm, kif titlob il-liġi. Mar biex jippreżenta lil dak li quddiem il-liġi kien ibnu, tant li San Luqa stess jirreferi għal Ġużeppi, fl-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna, bħala missieru: “missieru u ommu” (Lq 2:33). Mar Ġerusalemm biex jippreżenta lil Ġesù, kif trid il-liġi.  

L-ewwel dettall li nixtieq noffri għal din ir-riflessjoni, li taħbat ukoll iċ-ċelebrazzjoni li qegħdin nagħmlu tas-60 anniversarju mill-inkurnazzjoni tax-xbieha għażiża ta’ San Ġużepp li seħħet fl-1 ta’ Mejju, imma qed nikkomemorawha llum, hija li l-offerta ta’ dan il-missier kienet offerta tal-fqar… Read more »