Yearly Archives: 2025

God is the master of life who gives us the gift of new life – The Archbishop

Mass on the Day of Life, Day of Consecrated Life and the feast of the Lord's Presentation at the temple

02/02/2025   The Chapel at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, Msida

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hija laqgħa sabiħa, din il-laqgħa li qed niċċelebraw illum, laqgħa ta’ koppja żagħżugħa u tarbija ta’ 40 jum, u żewġ persuni anzjani: Xmun u Anna. Hemm il-laqgħa ta’ diversi ġenerazzjonijiet. Il-familja ta’ Nazaret, ta’ Ġużeppi u Marija, jobdu l-liġi ta’ Mosè; smajna fl-ewwel qari l-għeruq ta’ din il-liġi, li kienet liġi li qed tiċċelebra l-ħelsien li jagħtina Alla. U bħala offerta ta’ dan il-ħelsien kull familja kienet tippreżenta l-ewwel tarbija lil Alla, bħala radd il-ħajr tad-don tal-ulied imma wkoll bħala turija tal-fatt li l-ħajja hi don ta’ Alla, u li aħna nirċevuh mingħand Alla… Read more »

Mass on the Day of Life – 2nd February 2025, 9:30am

02/02/2025

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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: 2nd February

02/02/2025

Presentation of the Lord – Feast
Readings of the day

First Reading: Malachi 3:1-4
Psalm: 23:7-10

Gospel: Luke 2:22-40

When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,” and to offer the sacrifice of “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,” in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 1st February 2025, 9:30am

01/02/2025   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: 1st February

01/02/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hebrews 11:1-2,8-19
Psalm: Luke 1:69-70,71-72,73-75

Gospel: Mark 4:35-41

On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: “Let us cross to the other side.”
Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up… Read more »

Liturgical celebrations of Archbishop Charles Scicluna in February 2025

30/01/2025

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Frar, l‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta xxandar il‑quddiesa kuljum fid‑9:30am fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook Malta. Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt tixxandar it‑talba tar‑rużarju fuq Knisja.mt, Newsbook Malta, u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Kull nhar ta’ Ħadd, il‑quddiesa tixxandar fuq TVM, Knisja.mt u Newsbook Malta, l‑istazzjon tar‑radju RTK 103, u Facebook u YouTube tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta… Read more »

Public lecture on the ‘Ethical Challenges of AI’

31/01/2025

The French Embassy in Malta, the Alliance française de Malte-Méditerranée and the Archbishop’s Delegate for Culture are organising a public lecture in English on Monday, 3rd February at 6pm at the Catholic Institute in Floriana, on the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence with participation of top researcher Prof. Alexei Grinbaum from Paris-Saclay University, one week before the diplomatic summit on action for AI in Paris (10-11 February)… Read more »

New principal appointed for Archbishop’s Minor Seminary School

31/01/2025

Archbishop Charles Scicluna has appointed Fr Jean-Claude Schembri as the new Principal of the Archbishop’s Minor Seminary School in Tal-Virtù, Rabat. He succeeds Fr Mark Ellul, who has been appointed as the new Delegate for Catholic Education after serving as headmaster of the Minor Seminary School for 13 years.

The Archbishop’s Minor Seminary currently educates 800 students, providing education from the first year of primary to Year 11 of secondary school, and employs approximately 200 staff members… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 31st January 2025, 9:30am

31/01/2025   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: 31st January

31/01/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hebrews 10:32-39
Psalm: 36 (37):3-4,5-6,23-24,39-40

Gospel: Mark 4:26-34

Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the Kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear… Read more »