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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 »

The strength of a redeeming love – Bishop Galea-Curmi

29/03/2024   Dar tal-Kleru Chapel, Fleur-De-Lys

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Ġesù ta’ Nażaret, Sultan tal-Lhud” (Ġw 19:19).  Din kienet il-kitba li għamel Pilatu fuq is-salib, u għamilha bil-Lhudi, bil-Latin u bil-Grieg biex żgur jasal il-messaġġ. Meta kienu jħarsu lejn Kristu msallab, setgħu jaraw il-kitba: Ġesù ta’ Nażaret, Sultan tal-Lhud.

Ninnutaw li fir-rakkont tal-Passjoni skond San Ġwann, għakemm hemm it-tbatija kbira li minnha għadda Ġesù, imma l-enfasi ta’ San Ġwann hu fuq Ġesù li qed jirbaħ kontinwament… Read more »

Live: Liturgy of the Hours on Easter Saturday – 30th March 2024, 9:30am

30/03/2024   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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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 the Easter Vigil: 30th March

30/03/2024

Holy Saturday – Vigil Mass
Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 1:1 – 2:2
Psalm: 103 (104):1-2a,5-6,10,12,13-14,24,35c or 32 (33):4-5,6-7,12-13,20,22
Second Reading: Genesis 22:1-18
Psalm: 15 (16):5,8,9-10,11
Third Reading: Ezekiel 14:15 – 15:1
Psalm: Ezekiel 15:1-2,3-4,5-6,17-18
Fourth Reading: Isaiah 54:5-14
Psalm: 29 (30):2,4,5-6,11,12a,13b
Fifth Reading: Isaiah 55:1-11
Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-3,4bcd,5-6
Sixth Reading: Baruch 3:9-15,32 – 4:4
Psalm: 18 (19):8,9,10,11
Seventh Reading: Ezekiel 36:16-17a,18-28
Psalm: 41 (42):3.5bcd; 42 (43):3,4 or 50 (51):12,13,14-15,18-19
Eighth Reading: Romans 6:3-11
Psalm: 117 (118):1-2,16ab-17,22-23

Gospel: Mark 16:1-7

When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him… Read more »

The Archbishop asks: Who is Jesus to you?

29/03/2024   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

I would like to greet our English-speaking guests and others from different parts of the world. A short reflection on one of the phrases at the beginning of this solemn narrative of the Passion of our Lord. Those who went to arrest Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane wanted to arrest Him, and Jesus asks, “Whom do you seek?” (Jn 18:4), their answer is “Jesus of Nazareth” (Jn 18:5)… Read more »