News from the Church in Malta
The Theology Students’ Association, in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology and the Malta Catholic Youth Network, announced a series of events with the participation of Sr Nathalie Becquart, Undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops.
Women in Theology Series event on 10th March 2023, to be held at UM Chaplaincy, at 19:00, with a particular focus on The Role of Women in the Life of the Church… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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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 »
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 »
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 »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“O Alla, int tagħtina l-aqwa xhieda tas-setgħa tiegħek bla tarf billi taħfrilna u tħenn għalina.” Din it-talba hija talba antika, sa mis-seklu tmienja, u hija talba li ngħiduha proprju fil-Liturġija (Kolletta, 26 Ħadd tas-sena). Hija talba li tesprimi b’mod sabiħ ħafna kif il-maħfra ta’ Alla, il-ħniena li hu juri magħna, mhijiex turija ta’ dgħufija tiegħu, imma tas-setgħa tiegħu bla tarf.
Għalhekk nifhmu l-kliem ta’ Ġesù meta jgħid illum fl-Evanġelju: “Ħennu, bħalma hu ħanin Missierkom” (Lq 6:36)… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Dan l-Evanġelju, għalina li magħżula b’responsabbiltà fil-komunità, huwa spunt ta’ riflessjoni u eżami tal-kuxjenza. Bil-Kelma tiegħu, il-Mulej jixtieq inaddafna minn kull pretenzjoni, minn kull għatx jew regħba għad-dinjità u għall-poter, u jrid ifakkarna fil-missjoni ta’ vera: “Il-kbir fostkom għandu jkun il-qaddej tagħkom” (Mt 23:11).
Aħna llum qegħdin infakkru u nitolbu b’suffraġju ta’ ragħaj tagħna, maħbub, li qeda l-poplu tiegħu għal snin twal… Read more »
To follow up on Pope Francis’ visit to Malta, the Archdiocese of Malta is launching a project titled: rethink.mt: Rethink culture.
rethink.mt is a space for respectful dialogue on complex issues shaping Maltese culture. Supported by the Vicariate for Evangelisation and hosted by Justice & Peace –Malta, discussions will take place with various people active in Maltese society about the kind of culture we are hoping to build together… Read more »
