Monthly Archives: March 2025

Henry and Inez Casolani’s beatification cause heard in Rome

Photo: Archdiocese of Malta

Dalgħodu ngħata bidu għall-Ftuħ tal-Proċess Roman tal-Kawżi għall-Beatifikazzjoni u Kanonizzazjoni ta’ Henry u Inez Casolani.

Stephanie Quintano, li tmexxi l-Assoċjazzjoni Henry u Inez Casolani, stqarret, “din hija grazzja għalija li nkun hawn, f’Ruma fil-bidu ta’ dan il-proċess.” L-assoċjazzjoni hija l-hekk imsejħa “Attur” fil-kawża, jiġifieri dik li timbotta l-kawża u tgħin fil-promozzjoni tagħha.

Henry u Inez Casolani huma l-ewwel koppja lajka Maltija li ngħalaq il-proċess djoċesan għall-kawża tal-beatifikazzjoni u l-kanonizzazzjoni tagħhom… Read more »

What a fasting this is!

Ir-Randan issa beda. U, naqra naqra, bdejna miexja fih ukoll. Inħoss li, hu x’inhu t-twemmin u n-nuqqas ta’ twemmin tagħna, ir-Randan jibqa’ dak iż-żmien intens ta’ tisfija li lkoll, nemmnu jew le, għandna bżonnu f’ħajjitna. 

U hawn hi l-mediċina mill-iprem u mill-ifjen għal dan iż-żmien hekk partikulari mhux biss tas-sena liturġika tal-Knisja imma ta’ ħajjitna wkoll. Din id-darba, din il-mediċina ġiet miġjuba lilna mill-Ispirtu s-Santu, jew kif inħobbu nsejħulu b’ismu proprju bil-Malti, Ruħ il-Qdusija, minn Patri Benedittin qaddis li għex bejn is-snin 1007 u 1072, San Pietru Damiani… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 6th March 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: 6th March

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 »

From stone to flesh: transforming our hearts in Lent

Mass on Ash Wednesday

  Holy Cross Church, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hemm kelma li faċilment tiġini kull Randan. Hi kelma bl-Ingliż li forsi li dan iż-żmien hi iżjed ta’ moda – detox. Hu proċess li permezz tiegħu jiena nitnaddaf minn dak kollu li hu tossiku u velenuż fil-ħajja tiegħi.

Fl-Evanġelju Ġesù jinsisti li dal-proċess mhux neċessarjament xi ħaġa li tidher minn barra jew li ssir għal għajn in-nies… Read more »

Marking the Start of Lent

A poem by Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap

Għaddiet sena oħra
Għandna quddiemna r-Randan,
Trid fih tkun ferħan?

Is-sawm hu meħtieġ
Biex titrażżan ir-rieda,
Li twettaq li tixtieq.

Wasal ir-Randan
Mela ma niekolx ħelu,
Dnubi hu ġelu?

Hemm iżjed minn hekk
Biex ir-Randan ikunli ġid?
Ħa nagħmel li rrid?

Jew se nitrażżan
Mill-imġieba qarrieqa?
Kemm sirt bużżieqa? … Read more »

“Let us journey together in hope”

Pope Francis' message for Lent 2025

Photo by Dhivakaran S (pexels.com)

Dear brothers and sisters,

We begin our annual pilgrimage of Lent in faith and hope with the penitential rite of the imposition of ashes. The Church, our mother and teacher, invites us to open our hearts to God’s grace, so that we can celebrate with great joy the paschal victory of Christ the Lord over sin and death, which led Saint Paul to exclaim: “Death has been swallowed up in victory… Read more »

Curia offices closed – 7 March 2025

We kindly inform you on Friday 7th March 2025, the Archbishop’s Curia and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal will be closed. The Curia and the Tribunal will reopen the day after Saturday, 8 March 2025. Read more »

Mass on Ash Wednesday – 5th March 2025, 9:30am

  Holy Cross Church, 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: 5th March

Ash Wednesday
Readings of the day

First Reading: Joel 2:12-18
Psalm: 50 (51):3-4.5-6a,12-13,14 & 17
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:20 – 6: 2

Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6,16-18

In those days Jesus said to His disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.

When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others… Read more »