Yearly Archives: 2023

Pope at Audience: How many of us pray to the Spirit?

22/02/2023   Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

In our catechetical itinerary on the passion for evangelizing, today we start from the words of Jesus that we have heard: ‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit’ (Mt 28:19). ‘Go,’ says the Risen One, ‘not to indoctrinate, not to make proselytes, no, but to make disciples, that is, to give everyone the opportunity to come into contact with Jesus, to know and love Him freely… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 23rd February 2023, 9:30am

23/02/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

Help the Archdiocese carry out its mission Donate »

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 Gospel of the day: 23rd February

23/02/2023

Readings of the day

First Reading: Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Psalm: 1:1-2,3,4,6

Gospel: Luke 9:22-25

In those days Jesus said to His disciples: “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.”

Then He said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me… Read more »

Coalition Inti Tista’ Ssalvani holds meeting with Prime Minister

22/02/2023

Today, representatives of the Coalition Inti Tista’ Ssalvani had a meeting with the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Health, Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality.

The Coalition was represented by Dr Miriam Sciberras and Tonio Fenech from Life Network Foundation, and Dr Konrad Borg, Dr Daniel Farrugia and Dr Helga Consiglio from Doctors for Life… Read more »

Help us and be compassionate – Bishop Galea-Curmi

23/02/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

It-talba, il-karba li għamel dan ir-raġel lil Ġesù kienet: “Għinna u ħenn għalina” (Mk 9:22). Dar-raġel kellu lil ibnu li kellu spirtu ħażin fih. Kien hemmhekk flimkien mal-kotra ta’ nies, u d-dixxipli, u mal-kittieba qegħdin jitkellmu. U Ġesù wasal, kien għadu kif niżel mill-muntanja tat-Trasfigurazzjoni, u jarahom hemm. Dar-raġel ħareġ mill-folla u qallu biex jgħin lit-tifel billi jneħħi minnu l-ispirtu ħażin… Read more »

Lenten Reflections: Ashes

22/02/2023

“Trab kont u trab terġa’ ssir”

Fl-ewwel jum tar-Randan, imsejjaħ ukoll l-Erbgħa tal-Irmied, il-qassis, jew persuna oħra, iroxx ftit irmied imbierek fuq rasna fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni waqt li jfakkarna fil-bidu u t-tmiem tagħna. 

Għaliex jintuża l-irmied? Minn xiex inhu magħmul? Friegħi taż-żebbuġ li jkunu tbierku u ntużaw fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il-Palm tas-sena ta’ qabel jinħarqu u l-irmied tagħhom jintuża f’Ras ir-Randan… Read more »

Lent: a journey in which I discover how good and merciful God is

22/02/2023

Holy Lent, 40 days of prayer and penitence, in preparation for the celebration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection from the dead of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  Lent is also a journey that we should experience as a journey of liberation by which we are freed from all that weighs us down and open our hearts to God and our neighbour. Ideally, this journey is based on three practices that are important to the Lord: charity, prayer and fasting, which, if coming from the heart, should make the journey one of conversion and renewal… Read more »

The Archdiocese of Malta is rewarded the NCPE Equality Mark once again

22/02/2023

The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE) has re-certified the Archbishop’s Curia – Archdiocese of Malta with the Equality Mark Certification. The latter was first awarded the equality mark certification in 2020 by the NCPE.

Recertification of the Equality Mark confirms that the Archbishop’s Curia has kept its commitment to promote and foster a workplace culture that values diversity, equality, and respect… Read more »

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 »