Monthly Archives: December 2025

To be like Jesus, we need to be close to each other – The Archbishop

Mass on the forth Advent Sunday

21/12/2025   The Parish Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Għeżież tfal u anke l-komunità għażiża tal-Mellieħa, għadna kemm smajna silta mill-Evanġelju skont San Mattew li jħabbrilna din it-tarbija li qegħdin nistennew, x’se jkun jisimha. X’se jkun jismu dan it-tifel li se jitwieled minn Marija? X’semmietu? Ġesù. Infatti l-anġlu lil Ġużeppi fil-ħolm jgħidlu, “Inti ssemmih Ġesù” (Mt 1:21). Mela Ġesù hu isem magħżul minn Alla għall-Iben tiegħu magħmul bniedem. Għal din it-tarbija li se titwieled, diġà twieldet, imma aħna qed infakkru t-twelid tagħha… Read more »

God transforms our doubts – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

19/12/2025   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Jien Gabrijel li qiegħed quddiem Alla. Hu bagħatni nkellmek u nwassallek din il-bxara t-tajba” (Lq 1:19). Dan huwa l-mod kif l-anġlu, li ntbagħat lil Żakkarija, jippreżenta lilu nnifsu, u nafu kif f’dan l-istess kapitlu ta’ San Luqa hemm id-dehra tal-anġlu Gabrijel lil Żakkarija kif ukoll lil Marija. Ħa nħarsu ftit lejn din id-dehra llum u l-messaġġ li jrid jagħtina, u norbtu dan mal-laqgħa li kellu Gabrijel ma’ Marija… Read more »

Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Advent – 21st December 2025, 9:30am

21/12/2025   Mellieħa Parish Church

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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 Sunday Gospel: 21st December

21/12/2025

Fourth Sunday of Advent
Readings of the Day

First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14
Psalm: 23(24):1-2,3-4ab,5-6
Second Reading: Romans 1:1-7

Gospel:  Matthew 1:18-24

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly… Read more »

This Christmas, let’s use social media to send a beautiful message of peace – The Archbishop

Message for Milied Flimkien

20/12/2025   Castile Square, Valletta

Ritratt: Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta – Ian Noel Pace

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Eċċellenza, Onorevoli Prim Ministru, Mr Speaker, Kap ta l-Oppożizzjoni,

Kemm hi ħaġa sabiħa li aħna qed nagħtu dal-messaġġ quddiem il-presepju. Il-presepju jfakkarna li l-Iben t’Alla sar bniedem. Isem ieħor li jingħata lil Ġesú skont il-Vanġelu ta’ San Mattew huwa proprju Għemmanu-el, Alla magħna. Is-suġġeriment tiegħi għal dan il-Milied huwa li aħna nkunu qrib xulxin,  preżenti għal xulxin… Read more »

“You start to see love coming from people you weren’t looking for” – Fr Franco Fenech

20/12/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Fr Franco Fenech tkellem dwar kif kultant fil-ħajja tirċievi mħabba mingħand nies differenti li ma tkunx tafhom jew fittixthom.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Franco Fenech u Kristjana Casha. The Handbook jixxandar kuljum fuq RTK103 fil-05.30, fis-12:40, fis-19.20 u fid-21.30, kif ukoll fuq Facebook permezz tal-paġna The Handbook.

Silta mill-qari tal-lum
Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa – Lq 10: 1-9
Qalilhom: “Il-ħsad hu kbir, tassew, imma l-ħaddiema ftit… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 20th December 2025, 9:30am

20/12/2025   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: 20th December

20/12/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14
Psalm: 23 (24):1-2,3-4ab,5-6

Gospel: Luke 1:26-38

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.” But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 

Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” 

Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.  Read more »

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Our God is a God of Peace – The Archbishop

Mass on the 20th Anniversary of the Foundation U

19/12/2025   The Parish Church of St Publius, Floriana

Ritratt: Timothy Camilleri L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Nisimgħu siltiet sbieħ mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Mark, ta’ San Mattew u ta’ San Luqa, li jippreparawna għall-festa kbira tat-twelid ta’ Ġesù. Illum smajna bit-tħabbira, waħda minn żewġ taħbiriet, mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Luqa: it-tħabbira tat-twelid ta’ Ġwanni, aħna ngħidulu Ġwanni l-Battista, għax kien  hu li għammed lil Ġesù qabel ma beda l-missjoni pubblika tiegħu.

Żakkarija huwa raġel anzjan, li l-mara tiegħu ma jistax ikollha tfal, bħalma tammetti hi stess, fejn anke ’l quddiem l-anġlu Gabrijel jgħid lil Marija: “ara, il-qariba tiegħek Eliżabetta, dik li jgħidu li ma jistax ikollha tfal, fi xjuħitha hi wkoll nisslet iben fil-ġuf, u ġa għandha sitt xhur fit-tqala tagħha, dik li għaliha kienu jgħidu li ma jistax ikollha tfal” (Lq 1: 36 – 37)… Read more »