Yearly Archives: 2025

Love is built in tiny steps, not by the exceptional things – The Archbishop

Mass on the fifth Sunday of Easter

18/05/2025   The Parish Church of St Venera, Santa Venera

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù jagħtina għażla, imma wkoll sinjal li aħna qed nimxu warajh. Forsi naħsbu li din hi għażla faċli; imma nafu wkoll li din l-għażla li qed jitlobna Ġesù fiha wkoll id-diffikultà tagħha. “Minn dan jagħraf kulħadd li intom dixxipli tiegħi, jiġifieri, jekk ikollkom l-imħabba bejnietkom” (Ġw 13:35). Mhux qed jagħtina kriterju tqil li rridu nkunu bravi, qaddisin, li nkunu studjajna ħafna, li jkollna ħafna għerf ta’ din id-dinja; qed jitlobna l-imħabba… Read more »

The rite for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry of Leo XIV

18/05/2025

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

With the Eucharistic celebration taking place on 18 May at 10:00 AM (CET) in St. Peter’s Basilica and Square, the Bishop of Rome, Leo XIV, solemnly begins his Petrine Ministry as the successor of the Apostle Peter and, therefore, as Pastor of the Catholic Church. As explained by the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, the rite features several moments of profound symbolic meaning, including those regarding the ancient episcopal insignia associated with Peter: the Pallium and the Ring of the Fisherman… Read more »

Mass on the Fifth Sunday of Easter – 18th May 2025, 9:30am

18/05/2025   The Santa Venera 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: 18th May

18/05/2025

Fifth Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: 14:21b-27
Psalm: 145(144):8-9,10-11,12-13ab
Second Reading: Revelation 21:1-5a

Gospel: John 13:31-33a,34-35

When Judas had left them, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. (If God is glorified in him,) God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only a little while longer… Read more »

St Teresa: an example we can follow – The Archbishop

Mass on the 100th anniversary of the canonization of Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus

17/05/2025   St. Theresa Sanctuary Church, Birkirkara

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù jitlobna li jagħrfuna mill-imħabba ta’ bejnietna; u jagħtina dan il-kmandament: “Ħobbu lil xulxin” (Ġw 13:34). Hu stess jgħid li l-liġi u l-Profeti jinġabru fl-imħabba; u San Pawl Appostlu Missierna jgħidilna: jista’ jkollna ħafna skills, ħafna virtujiet, ħafna kapaċitajiet; imma jekk ma jkollniex l-imħabba, nkunu frugħa. 

Aħna llum qegħdin infakkru l-100 sena mill-kanonizzazzjoni ta’ dik li l-providenza tagħtina bħala d-Duttur tal-imħabba… Read more »

Pray that the fruit you bear is always righteous and never harmful – The Archbishop to the newly ordained priests

Mass with the ordination of three new priests

17/05/2025   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Johann, Matthew, u Shawn, enjoy the moment, gawduh dan il-mument taċ-ċapċipa għax għadna fil-bidu. Nixtieqkom li fil-qalb tagħkom jitnaqqax il-kliem tal-Kelma ta’ Alla li smajna llum. Jiena u nitlob fuq din il-Kelma ta’ Alla, laqtitni espressjoni sabiħa, imma qawwija ħafna: “Isejħulhom ballut tas-sewwa mħawla mill-Mulej għal foħritu”. “They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory” (Is 61:3)… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 17th May 2025, 9:30am

17/05/2025   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 »

Mass with Presbyteral Ordination – 17th May 2025, 9:30am

17/05/2025   St. John's Co-Cathedral, 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: 17th May

17/05/2025

Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 13:44-52
Psalm: 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4

Gospel: John 14:7-14

Jesus said to his disciples:  “If you know me, then you will also know my Father.  From now on you do know him and have seen him.”  Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? … Read more »

Live: The ordination of three new priests – 17 May 2025, 9:30am

16/05/2025   Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

This Saturday, 17 May 2025 at 9:30am, the Church in Malta will celebrate the ordination of three new priests. Archbishop Charles Scicluna will preside over the ordination of: Rev. Matthew Sammut from the Parish of the Resurrection of Christ in Pembroke; Rev. Johan Bugeja, a Salesian of Don Bosco; and Rev. Tian Ci Shawn Dominic Wong, a seminarian of the Institute for World Evangelisation – ICPE Mission… Read more »