Monthly Archives: March 2024

The stone is no longer there – Bishop Galea-Curmi

30/03/2024   Parish Church, Balzan

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Min se jgerbilna l-ġebla mid-daħla tal-qabar?” (Mk 16:3) Din kienet il-mistoqsija li bdew jagħmlu lil xulxin Marija ta’ Magdala, Marija Omm Ġakbu u Salomi – in-nisa li ddeċidew li kmieni fl-ewwel jum tal-ġimgħa jmorru lejn il-qabar ta’ Ġesù ħa jidilku bil-fwejjaħ il-ġisem mejjet tiegħu. Din kienet id-diffikultà li kellhom, għax għalihom Ġesù kien mejjet u riedu juru l-għożża tagħhom.

Il-memorja

Għal mument, nixtieq li nidħlu fl-istorja ta’ dawn in-nisa li kienu qed jimmaġinaw li se jsibu l-ġisem mejjet ta’ Ġesù u l-problema li kellhom kienet kif se jirnexxilhom jidħlu ġo dan il-qabar issiġillat b’ġebla “kbira ħafna” (Mk 16:4)… Read more »

Resurrection brings peace of heart brought by the forgiveness of sins through reconciliation – The Archbishop

Mass on Easter Sunday

31/03/2024   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Tawh il-mewt billi dendluh mal-għuda tas-Salib; imma Alla qajmu mill-imwiet fit-tielet jum” (Atti 10:39-40). Aħna xhud ta’ dan kollu. “Lilna ordnalna biex inxandruh lill-poplu u nixhdu li dan hu dak li Alla għamlu mħallef tal-ħajjin u tal-mejtin” (Atti 10:42). L-istqarrija ta’ Pietru hi l-fidi tal-Knisja, li aħna qed niċċelebraw. Hi l-fidi li tikkonferma wkoll is-silta tal-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna… Read more »

Can peace be with us? – Archbishop

31/03/2024

Peace among nations, and in some cases within nations, is in tatters. Countless lives are lost by the day in Ukraine and Gaza, while thousands more are being purged in lesser-publicised conflicts like the civil war in Sudan, which has been forced to bear witness to the displacement of eight million people.

In a heartfelt appeal for peace in his Angelus only a few weeks ago, Pope Francis said: “Wherever there is fighting populations are exhausted… Read more »

Mass on Easter Sunday – 31st March 2024, 9:30am

31/03/2024   Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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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 Gospel on Easter Sunday: 31st March 2024

31/03/2024

Easter Sunday – The Resurrection of the Lord – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 10:34a,37-43
Psalm: 117 (118):1-2,16ab-17,22-23
Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8

Gospel: John 20:1-9 or Mark 16:1-7 or, in the evening, Luke 24:15-35

A reading from the Gospel of John

On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.”

So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place… Read more »

The peace of Jesus springs from love unafraid of the cross – The Archbishop

Mass on Easter Vigil of the Resurrection of the Lord

30/03/2024   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

First of all, a warm greeting to our Cathecumens that will receive baptism shortly. I promise you this is a very short homily so that you will be encouraged to return to the Eucharist every Sunday.

Nixtieq insellem ukoll lin-Neokatekumeni li llum bil-libsa l-bajda, qed iġeddu l-wegħdiet tal-magħmudija bħalna lkoll, wara konklużjoni feliċi ta’ itinerarju twil u ta’ impenn… Read more »

Pope presides at Solemn Liturgy of Lord’s Passion on Good Friday

30/03/2024

As Pope Francis presides at the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, preaches on the passage “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I Am”.

Pope Francis presided over the liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ in St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday afternoon… Read more »

Pope prays Way of the Cross from Casa Santa Marta

30/03/2024

Pope Francis follows the Way of the Cross held at Rome’s Colosseum on Good Friday from his residence at the Casa Santa Marta, while still leading the faithful in reflecting on our Christian journey of prayer.

“We now take this time to be with you. We want to spend it in closeness to you. On the way from Gethsemane to Calvary, you never stopped praying.”

Pope Francis introduced his reflections on the Good Friday Via Crucis with an invitation to reflect on the centrality of prayer in the Christian life, especially during the Year of Prayer leading up to the 2025 Jubilee… Read more »

The Archbishop baptises 14 adults from seven different countries

30/03/2024

This evening, during the Solemn Vigil of the Resurrection of our Lord at St John’s Co‑Cathedral, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will administer the Sacraments of Christian Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion) to 14 catechumens, who, as adults, have chosen the Christian path. These 14 adults, who will tonight become new members of the Catholic Church through these sacraments, hail from Albania, China, Colombia, India, Malta, Mauritius, and the United Kingdom… Read more »