Yearly Archives: 2025

May we be ready to accept his invitation – The Archbishop

Mass for the souls of priests and the religious

04/11/2025   The Metropolitan Cathedral of St Paul, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Hieni min jiekol il-ħobż fis-Saltna t’Alla” (Lq 14:15). Din hija beatitudni li ma jgħidhiex Ġesù, imma jgħidha wieħed minn dawk li kienu qed jieklu ma’ Ġesù fuq l-istess mejda.

Ġesù jinsisti li din il-beatitudni ta’ “min jiekol il-ħobż fis-Saltna t’Alla” hija kwistjoni ta’ stedina li aħna nirċievu u li nilqgħu. Jagħtina parabbola ta’ diversi kategoriji ta’ nies li rċevew stedina għall-pranzu kbir… Read more »

“I was struck by the poor man’s ability to share with others despite having little” – Sr Natalie Abela

06/11/2025

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Sr Natalie Abela tkellmet dwar l-esperjenza twila ta’ missjoni fil-Pakistan fejn qalet li kienet tolqotha l-iktar l-ospitalità ta’ min hu fqir u l-kapaċità tiegħu li jaqsam dak li għandu mal-oħrajn, minkejja li għandu ftit.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Sr Natalie Abela u Andrew Borg. 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… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 6th November 2025, 9:30am

06/11/2025   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: 6th November

06/11/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Romans 14:7-12
Psalm: 26 (27):1,4,13-14

Gospel: Luke 15:1-10

In those days the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

So to them he addressed this parable. “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? … Read more »

“We do not possess the truth but we seek it together” – The Pope to the synodal teams

A four-person delegation representing the Maltese Episcopal Conference at the Jubilee for Synodal Teams was held in Rome

05/11/2025

Ritratt: Vatican Media

Qed tkompli l-preżenza ta’ Maltin u Għawdxin fid-diversi Ġublewijiet li qed jiġu organizzati f’Ruma għal kategoriji diversi.

Dun Andrè Zaffarese, Vigarju Episkopali għall-Kordinament Pastorali, fi tmiem il-ġimgħa li għadda mexxa delegazzjoni ta’ erba’ persuni li rrappreżentat il-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija fil-Ġublew għat-Timijiet Sinodali, li nżamm f’Ruma.

Barra l-laqgħa mal-Papa fl-Awla Pawlu VI, il-pellegrinaġġ fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru, u l-quddiesa tal-għeluq il-Ħadd, is-Segreterija Ġenerali tas-Sinodu mmexxija mill-Kardinal Mario Grech ħasbet ukoll għal ġurnata ta’ formazzjoni li kienet tinkludi mument ta’ konverżazzjoni spiritwali fl-istil sinodali, kif ukoll diversi workshops relatati mat-tema sinodali… Read more »

The Holy See clarifies the role of Mary in the history of salvation

04/11/2025

Photo: Archdiocese of Malta – Ian Noel Pace

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, published Mater populi fidelis (“The Mother of the Faithful People”), a Doctrinal Note “On Some Marian Titles Regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation.” Signed by the Prefect, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, and the Secretary for the Dicastery’s Doctrinal Section, Monsignor Armando Matteo, the Note was approved by the Pope on 7 October… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 5th November 2025, 9:30am

05/11/2025   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: 5th November

05/11/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Romans 13:8-10
Psalm: 111 (112):1-2,4-5,9

Gospel: Luke 14:25-33

In those days, large crowds were travelling with him; and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, “This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’ 

Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. 

So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.  Read more »

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Archbishop to meet visitors and sign books at Malta Book Festival

The Archdiocese of Malta to participate for the first time

04/11/2025   MFCC in Ta’ Qali

Archbishop Charles Scicluna will be signing copies of the latest edition of his book of homilies, Kelma ta’ Ħabib, on the final day of the 2025 edition of the Malta Book Festival being held between tomorrow and Sunday. 

The Archdiocese of Malta, taking part in the event for the first time, will offer interactive, educational, spiritual and cultural activities at its dedicated stand throughout the duration of the festival. 

During the Festival, visitors are invited to participate in an interactive quiz, ‘Test Your Bible Knowledge!’, organised by the Malta Bible Foundation… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV honours deceased prelates as heralds of Easter Hope

Holy Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis and for Cardinals and Bishops who have died over the past year

03/11/2025   Papal Chapel, St Peter's Basilica

Homily of Pope Leo XIV

Dear brother Cardinals and Bishops,
Dear brothers and sisters!

Today we renew the beautiful custom, on the occasion of the Commemoration of all the faithful departed, of celebrating the Eucharist in memory of the Cardinals and Bishops who left us during the past year, and we offer it with great affection for the elected soul of Pope Francis, who passed after opening the Holy Door and imparting the Easter Blessing to Rome and the world… Read more »