Yearly Archives: 2025

Mass & Rosary – 12th April 2025, 9:30am

  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: 12th April

First Reading: Ezekiel 37:21-28
Psalm: Jeremiah 31:10,11-12ab,13

Gospel: John 11:45-56

Many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what Jesus had done began to believe in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do? … Read more »

Lenten Reflection 2025 – Palm Sunday and The Passion of the Lord

During Mass, have you ever paused to reflect on the meaning of the Second Reading? This Lent, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will provide brief explanations of the Second Reading proclaimed on each Sunday, offering key insights and reflections to guide us on our spiritual journey.

Second Reading for Palm Sunday and The Passion of the Lord: Philippians 2:6-11

Reading from the Letter of St… Read more »

Our Lady of Sorrows: a comfort for mothers – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

  The Church of of St Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu), Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hija silta għażiża, din is-silta li għadna kemm smajna. Hemm diversi personaġġi: Ġesù, fuq is-salib; u ħdejn is-salib tiegħu, diversi nisa: “ommu, oħt ommu, Marija ta’ Kleofa, u Marija ta’ Magdala” (Ġw 19:25). Imma hemm ukoll id-dixxipli li Ġesù kien iħobb. Hemm żewġ persuni minn din il-lista li semmejna, li fuqhom l-Evanġelista San Ġwann jgħid li kienu wieqfa. “Kien hemm wieqfa ħdejn is-salib ta’ Ġesù ommu” (Ġw 19:25)… Read more »

Mass on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows for parents who have lost their children – 11th April 2025, 9:30am

  Ta' Ġieżu Church, Valletta

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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: 11th April

Our Lady of Sorrows
Readings of the day

First Reading: Jeremiah 20:10-13
Psalm: 17(18):2-3a,3bc-4,5-6,7 

Gospel: John 10:31-42

The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?” The Jews answered him, “We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy… Read more »

Tonight: See the times for confession and prayer for the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

Vatican News

Hekk kif għada l-Knisja f’Malta flimkien ma’ 8 pajjiżi oħra minn madwar id-dinja tiċċelebra t-Tifkira tal-Verġni Mqaddsa Marija tad-Duluri, bosta parroċċi u knejjes illejla se jkunu qed iħejju mumenti ta’ talb.

Bosta qassisin madwar Malta se jkunu fil-knejjes disponibbli għall-qrar sabiex iwasslu l-imħabba u l-ħniena li jrid jgħaddi Alla permezz tas-sagrament u l-ministri tiegħu.

Il-Knisja tħeġġeġ lill-imgħammdin kollha sabiex filwaqt li jieħdu sehem fl-Ewkaristija minn tal-inqas fil-jum tal-Ħadd, tagħmel sejħa partikolari biex wieħed jiffrekwenta s-sagrament tar-rikonċiljazzajoni, liema sagrament il-Papa Franġisku jsejjaħlu bħala “s-sagrament tal-ferħ” hekk kif permezz tiegħu wieħed jerġa’ jsir ħaġa waħda mal-Missier… Read more »

Women in the Mediterranean: Central theme of Malta conference under the Vatican’s ‘MED 25 – Bel Espoir’ initiative

On Sunday, 27th April 2025, a conference titled Women in the Mediterraneanwill take place in Malta as part of the activities of ‘MED 25 – Bel Espoir,’ an initiative by the Holy See coordinated by the Archdiocese of Marseille. The conference will be held at 4pm at the Mediterranean Conference Centre and is being organised by MED 25 in Malta in collaboration with MELA, a project by the Episcopal Delegate for Evangelisation, on behalf of the Archdiocese of Malta and the Maltese Episcopal Conference… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 10th April 2025, 9:30am

  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 »