Yearly Archives: 2025

New Director for Migrants Commission

Photo: Archdiocese of Malta

Archbishop Charles Scicluna has appointed Deacon Jesmond Schembri as the new Director of the Migrants Commission, succeeding Fr Anton D’Amato, who served in this role for nearly five years.

For the past 75 years, the Migrants Commission has been dedicated to supporting Maltese emigrants and their families and immigrants who have arrived in Malta seeking refuge or employment. Among its key initiatives, the Commission assists migrants to help them live with dignity and facilitates their integration into Maltese society… Read more »

A beacon of hope: Archbishop visits Boys’ Learning Support Centre in Ħamrun

Ritratti: Sarah Salafia – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta

L‑Arċisqof Charles Scicluna żar il‑Boys’ Learning Support Centre fil‑Ħamrun, fejn qatta’ ħin mal‑istudenti li jattendu dan iċ‑ċentru kif ukoll mal‑għalliema tagħhom.

Matul iż‑żjara, l‑istudenti wrew lill‑Arċisqof kif iqattgħu l‑ġurnata, fosthom bit‑tagħlim prattiku ta’ diversi snajja’ u xogħlijiet tradizzjonali Maltin. Dawn jinkludu s‑sengħa fl‑injam, il‑ħadid, il‑ġebla u t‑tqegħid tal‑madum, kif ukoll tisjir, tkabbir tal‑annimali u l‑ħxejjex, u xogħol fl‑arti taċ‑ċeramika, it‑tafal, il‑fuħħar u forom oħra… Read more »

Għaliex iva?! with Fr Jean-Claude Schembri

Friends, family, and neighbors, the loss of significant relationships, volunteering, and the challenging experience of the seminary—these are just some of the elements that, together with a personal encounter with Jesus, shape the vocation of Fr. Jean-Claude Schembri today. What he always desired—Fr. Jean admits that through the journey of priesthood—he is now living.

Għaliex Iva?! is a podcast series featuring different priests who share the story of their vocation and why they believe it is worth being a priest in today’s world… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 2nd 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: 2nd April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 49:8-15
Psalm: 144 (145):8-9,13cd-14,17-18
Gospel: John 5:17-30

In those days, Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.” For this reason the Jews tried all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God… Read more »

Fundraising for Myanmar

Urgent appeal for help issued by Caritas Malta

Ritratt: Caritas Internationalis

Fuq talba tal‑Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex, Caritas Malta f’kollaborazzjoni ma’ Caritas Internationalis, qed tappella għal donazzjonijiet ta’ flus b’risq il‑poplu tal-Myanmar li bħalissa għaddej minn tbatija kbira minħabba t‑terrimot qawwi li laqat lil dan il-pajjiż fil-jiem li għaddew. Din hi inizjattiva li l‑Knisja f’Malta qed tieħu biex tgħin lil dan il‑poplu.

Aktar minn 2,700 persuna mietu u ’l fuq minn 4,500 persuna ndarbu fit-terremot ta’ saħħa 7.7 fuq l-iskala Richter li laqat iċ-ċentru ta’ Myanmar, bl-epiċentru f’Sagaing… Read more »

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

  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: 1st April

Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 47:1-9,12
Psalm: 45 (46):2-3,5-6,8-9

Gospel: John 5:1-3a,5-16

There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes. In these lay a large number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled.

One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years… Read more »

A word that comes to pass – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Inżel, Mulej, qabel ma jmutli t-tifel!” (Ġw 4:49) Din kienet it-talba ħerqana li għamel l-uffiċċjal tas-sultan meta mar ifittex lil Ġesù u talbu biex imur id-dar ħalli jfejjaqlu lil ibnu. Kien fittex lil Ġesù għax ra li Ġesù seta’ jfejjaq lil ibnu.

Ħa nħarsu lejn dan l-uffiċċjal tas-sultan illi, bħal kull missier li jħobb ħafna lill-familja, għamel minn kollox għal ibnu, għax ibnu kien wasal fl-aħħar, u ried li Ġesù jmur biex fejqu… Read more »