Monthly Archives: March 2023

Don’t let Good Friday stop you from being close to Jesus – Archbishop

03/03/2023   Parish Church, Raħal Ġdid

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-ewwel nett xtaqt nirringrazzjakom ħafna tal-preżenza tagħkom illejla. Nixtieq ukoll li twasslu t-tislijiet tiegħi lil dawk li ma setgħux ikunu magħna llum. Hija ħaġa sabiħa li aħna u nippreparaw għall-jiem qaddisa tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa, il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira u l-Irxoxt, aħna ninġabru f’mument ta’ talb. 

Għadna kemm tlabna t-talba tal-Via Sagra, u permezz tagħha akkumpanjajna lil Ġesù mill-kundanna tiegħu għall-mewt, sat-tislib tiegħu fuq is-Salib u d-difna tiegħu fil-qabar ġdid… Read more »

Life is full of uphills and downhills – The Archbishop

08/03/2023   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 »

Mass & Rosary – 13th March 2023, 9:30am

13/03/2023   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: 13th March

13/03/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Daniel 9:4b-10
Psalm: 78 (79):8,9,11 & 13

Gospel: Lk 6:36-38

Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.

Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap… Read more »

In Lent let’s give ourselves a chance to listen to Jesus and get to know him – The Archbishop

Mass on the third Sunday of Lent

12/03/2023   St George's Parish Church, Ħal Qormi

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Ġesù għajjien kif kien mill-mixi” (Ġw 4:6). L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna jibda b’din is-sitwazzjoni ta’ Ġesù li flimkien mad-dixxipli qed iterraq, jiġi f’belt tas-Samarija u jaqbdu l-għatx. Id-dixxipli jmoru l-belt jixtru x’jieklu. Hi sitwazzjoni tagħna l-bnedmin tal-għatx u l-ġuħ.

Hawnhekk b’dan id-dettall l-evanġelista jurina min hu Bin il-bniedem, min hu Ġesù. Hu bniedem imma dak li għandu joffri jmur ’l hemm minn dak li jidher… Read more »

Lenten Reflections: Water

12/03/2023

“Min jixrob mill-ilma li nagħtih jien qatt iżjed ma jkun bil-għatx.” Ġwanni 4:14

Fit-tielet Ħadd tar-Randan nisimgħu dwar il-laqgħa ta’ Ġesù u s-Samaritana fejn il-bir ta’ Ġakobb.

L-ilma fir-reliġjon Nisranija hu simbolu b’diversi sinifikati. Hemm l-aspett distruttiv tal-ilma li fl-istess waqt ikun qed inaddaf ukoll. Pereżempju fl-istorja ta’ Noè, naraw li l-art għerqet biex jinqered il-ħażen fid-dinja. Fl-istess waqt l-ilma huwa wkoll simbolu tal-ħajja, ta’ tiġdid u ta’ fejqan.  Bħalma kien ġara lir-raġel għama mit-twelid li beda jara wara li nħasel fl-għadira kif kien qallu Ġesù… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 12th March 2023, 9:30am

12/03/2023   Saint George's Parish Church, Qormi

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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 Sunday Gospel: 12th March

12/03/2023

The Third Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 17:3-7
Psalm: 94 (95):1-2.6-7.8-9
Second Reading: Romans 5:1-2.5-8

Gospel: John 4:5-42

Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar,  near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well… Read more »

He entrusted us with a lot – Bishop Galea-Curmi

10/03/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Fehmu li hu kien qiegħed jgħid għalihom” (Mt 21:45). Dan hu li  naqraw illum fl-Evanġelju fuq il-qassisin il-kbar u l-Fariżej li kienu għadhom kif semgħu l-parabbola li kien qal Ġesù ta’ sid il-għalqa li ħa ħsieb sew biex jagħmilha għalqa tajba, ħawwel id-dwieli, bnielha torri u qabbilha lil xi bdiewa.

L-Evanġelju jgħid li “fehmu li hu kien qiegħed jgħid għalihom” – u fehmu sew! … Read more »

Today ‘Together for Missio’: the annual fundraising marathon

11/03/2023

 Missio Malta is organising its annual fund-raising marathon to collect funds for its missions, on Saturday 11th March. The marathon, which is themed ‘Together for Missio’, will be airing live from 11am to 11pm on the TVM website as well as ONE TV, NET TV, F Living TV, Smash TV and Xejk TV. 

“This is a crucial event for Missio Malta, as it provides a great part of the funds necessary, to continue with our projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America”, Robert Farrugia, Head of Communications and Fund Raising at Missio Malta said. 

“This marathon serves as a window for members of the public as well as our benefactors, onto the great success stories we experienced in the last months… Read more »