Yearly Archives: 2025

Mass & Rosary – 4th April 2025, 9:30am

  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: 4th April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Wisdom 2:1a,12-22
Psalm: 33 (34):17-18,19-20,21,23

Gospel: John 7:1-2,10,25-30

Jesus moved about within Galilee; but he did not wish to travel in Judea, because the Jews were trying to kill him. But the Jewish feast of Tabernacles was near. But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, he himself also went up, not openly but (as it were) in secret… Read more »

Formation programme with the Fraternity of Charles de Foucauld

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Il-Fraternità Charles de Foucald se torganizza kors ta’ formazzjoni bit-titlu: “Fil-Qalb tal-Vanġelu ma’ Charles de Foucald”.

Il-programm li se jkun mifrux bejn April u Ġunju, se jikkonsisti fi tmien laqgħat ippreżentati minn kelliema differenti, bil-laqgħat kollha jsiru ġewwa s-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof f’Tal-Virtù, ir-Rabat.

Ir-Rettur tas-Seminarju, Dun Jimmy Bonnici se jkun qed jintroduċi dan il-kors ta’ formazzjoni u jlaqqa’ lill-parteċipanti mal-figura ta’ San Charles de Foucauld, li ġie kanonizzat mill-Papa Franġisku fl-2022, bil-laqgħa li se tkun qed tikkonsisti minn riflessjoni u l-esperjenza tad-deżert… Read more »

Annual report of Church in Malta’s Safeguarding Commission records 9 substantiated cases involving vulnerable adults

Commission’s 2024 Annual Report presented

  The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

The Safeguarding Commission of the Church in Malta last year concluded that nine of 21 cases involving vulnerable adults were substantiated, Head of Safeguarding Mark Pellicano said at the presentation of the 2024 Commission’s Annual Report.

Four of these involved two Religious and were of a sexual nature; however, only one clergyman was referred to the authorities since the victims in the other case, which happened more than 10 years ago, declined to file a police report in spite of the Commission’s offer of assistance… Read more »

Miguel Mifsud takes on 100-mile challenge for Caritas Malta

Ritratt: Caritas Malta

Miguel Mifsud, li sena ilu għamel ġirja ta’ 100 kilometru madwar il-kosta ta’ Malta, dis-sena se jidħol għal sfida ħafna ikbar b’ġirja ta’ 100 mil, b’405 dawra mat-trakka tal-Mediterranean College of Sport bejn il-11 ta’ filgħodu tal-5 ta’ April, sal-11 ta’ filgħodu tal-għada 6 ta’ April, b’risq Caritas Malta.

Waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet, Anthony Gatt, Direttur ta’ Caritas Malta, rringrazzja lil Miguel Mifsud għall-impenn tiegħu u l-messaġġ ta’ tama li qed jgħaddi lil dawk li jixtiequ jinħelsu mid-dipendenza, billi jinkoraġġixxu l-attività fiżika bħala alternattiva… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 3rd April 2025, 9:30am

  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 of the day: 3rd April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Exodus 32:7-14
Psalm: 105 (106):19-20,21-22,23

Gospel: John 5:31-47

In those days, Jesus said to the Jews: “If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true. But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true. You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth… Read more »

New Director for Migrants Commission

Photo: Archdiocese of Malta

Archbishop Charles Scicluna has appointed Deacon Jesmond Schembri as the new Director of the Migrants Commission, succeeding Fr Anton D’Amato, who served in this role for nearly five years.

For the past 75 years, the Migrants Commission has been dedicated to supporting Maltese emigrants and their families and immigrants who have arrived in Malta seeking refuge or employment. Among its key initiatives, the Commission assists migrants to help them live with dignity and facilitates their integration into Maltese society… Read more »

A beacon of hope: Archbishop visits Boys’ Learning Support Centre in Ħamrun

Ritratti: Sarah Salafia – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta

L‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna żar il‑Boys’ Learning Support Centre fil‑Ħamrun, fejn qatta’ ħin mal‑istudenti li jattendu dan iċ‑ċentru kif ukoll mal‑għalliema tagħhom.

Matul iż‑żjara, l‑istudenti wrew lill‑Arċisqof kif iqattgħu l‑ġurnata, fosthom bit‑tagħlim prattiku ta’ diversi snajja’ u xogħlijiet tradizzjonali Maltin. Dawn jinkludu s‑sengħa fl‑injam, il‑ħadid, il‑ġebla u t‑tqegħid tal‑madum, kif ukoll tisjir, tkabbir tal‑annimali u l‑ħxejjex, u xogħol fl‑arti taċ‑ċeramika, it‑tafal, il‑fuħħar u forom oħra… Read more »