Monthly Archives: January 2025

Celebrating 60 years since the founding of St Paul Missionary College

28/01/2025

St Paul’s Missionary College in Rabat celebrates sixty years since its foundation, which first welcomed students on 3 October 1964.

As part of the celebrations, Archbishop Charles Scicluna visited the school, where he celebrated mass, engaged in a Q&A session with the students and participated in a dialogue with the staff. Reflecting on the Bible passage of the conversion of St. Paul, the Archbishop emphasised how an encounter with Jesus enlightens and transforms us because we are able to see the truth about our lives… Read more »

Activity for Aspirants

27/01/2025

The first activity for Aspirants (Years 9-11) from the SDC Centres of Malta was held at St. Michael School on Saturday, 25th January 2025. In a joyful and reflective atmosphere, the teenagers gathered to think and pray on the theme: How much time do you have? They explored the idea that God grants us time as an opportunity to encounter and love him… Read more »

Seminarian André Psaila instituted into Ministry of Lector

27/01/2025

André Psaila instituted into the Ministry of Lector by the Archbishop
Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta

Seminarian André Psaila from Christ the King Parish in Paola, was instituted into the Ministry of Lector by Archbishop Charles Scicluna during a Mass celebrating the Word of God Sunday and the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul at Mdina Cathedral.

As Lector, seminarian André Psaila becomes an official reader of the Word of God during Mass and other liturgical celebrations… Read more »

Seminar for Pre-Candidates

27/01/2025

From Friday, January 24th, to Sunday, January 26th, 2025, eleven pre-candidates attended a seminar at Dar Betsajda. The seminar, titled LinkedIn, included various activities designed to help participants deepen their self-awareness, connect with one another, and collaborate as a team.

The programme also featured moments of prayer and recreation, fostering a strong sense of community within this group, which recently began gathering twice a month for their formation programme… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Jubilee an opportunity to renew our encounter with Christ

26/01/2025   Pjazza San Pietru, il-Vatikan

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

This Sunday, the Evangelist Luke presents Jesus to us in the synagogue in Nazareth, the town where He grew up. He reads the passage from the prophet Isaiah announcing the Messiah’s evangelizing and liberating mission. He then says, in the general silence: ‘Today this Scripture has been fulfilled’ (cf. Lk 4:21).

Let us Imagine the surprise and dismay of Jesus’ fellow citizens, who knew Him as the carpenter Joseph’s son and would never have imagined that He could present himself as the Messiah… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 27th January 2025, 9:30am

27/01/2025   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: 27th January

27/01/2025

Readings of the day

First reading: Hebrews 9:15,24-28
Psalm: 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4,5-6

Gospel: Mark 3:22-30

The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand… Read more »

Pope to Catholic communicators: ‘Tell stories that nourish hope’

26/01/2025

As Catholic communicators from across the world convened to Rome for the Jubilee of the World of Communication this weekend, Pope Fracis urged them to approach their work with courage, integrity, and a steadfast focus on hope, liberating “the inner strength of the heart.“  “Let your storytelling be hope-telling”, the Pope said in prepared remarks he addressed on Saturday to the communicators  gathered in the Paul VI Hall… Read more »

Let us celebrate the roots of our faith – The Archbishop

Mass on the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul and the Institution of the Ministry of Lector

26/01/2025   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Għażiż André, inti u tkompli l-mixja tiegħek ta’ formazzjoni bħala seminaristi, illum, il-Knisja tilqgħek bħala ministru tal-Kelma ta’ Alla. Il-fatt li inti msejjaħ biex taqra l-Kelma ta’ Alla fil-komunità huwa wkoll responsabbiltà. Minn hawn u ftit ieħor se nitlob fuqek it-talba tal-barka, u nitlob fuqek ukoll it-talba li inti twassal il-Kelma ta’ Alla bil-fedeltà kollha, biex dejjem tikber fi qlubhom u tagħti frott bil-kotra… Read more »