News from the Church in Malta
The Cana Movement is inviting couples who got married last year and couples who will be getting married in 2025 to join in the celebration of the Mass.
The Mass for couples who entered into the sacrament of marriage last year will be led by Archbishop Charles Scicluna and will be held tomorrow, Saturday, 4 January 2025, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, at 5:45pm… Read more »
For the people of Malta and Gozo, the first day of the year was again a show of generosity towards Id-Dar tal-Providenza, an expression of solidarity by donating €1,540,278 during Festa ta’ Ġenerożità.
This marathon also ushered in a special year for the Home because it happens to be the 60th anniversary of its founding. During all these years the Home offered permanent residency to 270 persons with disability as well as many others who needed respite services… Read more »
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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 Holy Name of God
Readings of the day
First reading: 1 John 2:29 – 3:6
Psalm: 97 (98):1,3cd-4,5-6
Gospel: John 1:29-34
John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptising with water was that he might be made known to Israel.”
John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain upon him… Read more »
Archbishop Charles Scicluna has announced the list of sacred churches in Malta linked to the granting of the plenary indulgence during this Jubilee Year dedicated to the virtue of hope.
In the words of Pope Francis, plenary indulgence offer the faithful the opportunity to rediscover “the unlimited nature of God’s mercy.” Also through visits to these sacred places, “we allow the Lord to erase our sins, to heal our hearts, to raise us up, to embrace us and to reveal to us his tender and compassionate (Spes Non Confundit, 23)… Read more »
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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 »
Readings of the day
First Reading: 1 John 2:22-28
Psalm: 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4
Gospel: John 1:19-28
This is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him, “Who are you?” he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, “I am not the Messiah.” So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” So they said to him, “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? … Read more »
Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace
I. Listening to the plea of an endangered humanity
1. At the dawn of this New Year given to us by our heavenly Father, a year of Jubilee in the spirit of hope, I offer heartfelt good wishes of peace to every man and woman. I think especially of those who feel downtrodden, burdened by their past mistakes, oppressed by the judgment of others and incapable of perceiving even a glimmer of hope for their own lives… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Aħna u nibdew sena ġdida, nisimgħu l-barka sabiħa fuq il-poplu ta’ Alla: “Ibierkek il-Mulej, u jħarsek! Jixħet il-Mulej id-dija ta’ wiċċu fuqek, u jurik il-ħniena! Iħares lejk il-Mulej bi mħabba, u jagħtik is-sliem!” (Num 6:24-26).
Dawn huma tliet valuri sbieħ li nixtieq noffri u nawgura lill-poplu għażiż tagħna, minn dan il-post qaddis u għażiż, mid-Dar tal-Providenza, aħna u nibdew sena ġdida, nibdew ukoll il-maratorna ta’ solidarjetà b’risq din in-netwerk ta’ djar, fejn il-persuni ħutna jkunu jistgħu jgħixu kemm jista’ jkun b’awtonomija u jkollhom il-kura meħtieġa… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Aħna u nisimgħu l-Evanġelju tal-lum skont San Luqa, ninnutaw diversi atteġġjamenti li nixtieq nipproponi fit-tmiem ta’ din is-sena u fil-bidu tas-sena tal-Ġublew, li inawgurajnieh il-Ħadd li għadda 29 ta’ Diċembru, u jkompli sas-6 ta’ Jannar 2026.
Ir-ragħajja semgħu messaġġ u marru jgħaġġlu sabiex jiltaqgħu mal-Mulej. Ma semgħux biss il-messaġġ imma laqgħuh. B’għaġla, bdew proċess u ltaqgħu mal-Mulej, fejn “sabu lil Marija u lil Ġuzeppi, bit-tarbija mimduda f’maxtura” (Lq 2:16)… Read more »
