Yearly Archives: 2025

Mass & Rosary – 22nd March 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: 22nd March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Micah 7:14-15,18-20
Psalm: 102 (103):1-2,3-4,9-10,11-12

Gospel: Luke 15:1-3,11-32

Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
So to them he addressed this parable.

Then he said, “A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them… Read more »

Let’s learn to trust more in God – The Archbishop

Mass on the 10th anniversary of the solemn installation of Mgr Charles Scicluna as Archbishop of Malta

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

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan il-jum fir-Randan, li hu jum partikolari, il-Ġimgħa fir-Randan, il-Kelma ta’ Alla tippreparana għall-misteru l-kbir tal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira. Il-parabbola li jagħti Ġesù llum, titkellem fuq l-iben li jintbagħat mis-sultan, biex iħajjar lill-bdiewa jimxu sew u jagħmlu l-ġustizzja. “Fl-aħħar bagħatilhom lil ibnu. ‘Minn ibni jistħu’, qal. Iżda kif raw lil ibnu l-bdiewa bdew jgħidu bejniethom, ‘Ara l-werriet! Ejjew noqtluh, biex il-wirt tiegħu niħduh aħna’… Read more »

Live: Memorial mass for Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona – Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 9:30am

Funeral Mass praesente cadavere for Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona O.P. that will take place at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, on March 22, 2025, at 9:30am, and will be presided over by Archbishop Charles Scicluna.

At the conclusion of the mass, the funeral procession will make its way on foot from St. John’s Co-Cathedral along Republic Street to City Gate. Following this, the funeral will proceed privately to the Church of Our Lady of the Grotto and St… Read more »

Notice

Photo: Ian Noel Pace

On Saturday, 22nd March 2025, the Archbishop’s Curia, including the Marriage Office in Floriana will be closed.

The Curia will reopen on Monday, 24th March 2025. Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 21st March 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: 21st March

Readings of the day

First Reading: Genesis 37:3-4,12-13a,17b-28
Psalm: 104 (105):16-17,18-19,20-21

Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43,45-46

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey… Read more »

Pope’s audience catechesis: In Him we find the hope to face the changes in our lives and be born again

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our hope II. The life of Jesus. The encounter 1. Nicodemus. “You must be born from above” (Jn 3:7b)

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

With this catechesis we will begin to contemplate some of the encounters narrated in the Gospels, to understand the way Jesus gives hope. Indeed, they are encounters that enlighten life and bring hope… Read more »

Life of a Shepherd: Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona’s gift of self

Mill-biża’ mill-prietki fl-ewwel jiem tal-ordinazzjoni tiegħu, għall-aċċettazzjoni li jkun ragħaj spiritwali għall-poplu Malti. Dan hu sommarju ċkejken tal-qadi li l-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P. fedelment offra lill-Knisja u, fuq kollox, lil Alla. Sommarju li fih, mal-ewwel daqqa t’għajn, nilmħu li ma kienx nieqes mill-vulnerabbilità; l-istess vulnerabbilità li Cremona qatt ma staħa jesponi, għaliex fiha dejjem lemaħ il-ħidma ta’ Kristu fih innifsu.

Twieled fil-25 ta’ Jannar tal-1946, wild Joseph, skrivan, u Josephine, mara tad-dar… Read more »

Live: Funeral cortege of Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona O.P., Thursday 20 March, 2025 – 3:45pm

It-tluq tal-korteo funebri tal-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona O.P. li jibda mill-Isptar Mater Dei għall‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta fl-3:45pm. Il-korteo se jitmexxa minn Patri Michael Camilleri O.P., il-kappillan tal-parroċċa ta’ San Duminku l-Belt Valletta. Wara l-wasla tal-korteo funebri fl-Oratorju tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna se jmexxi l-Għasar tal-Mejtin li jibda fil-5pm.

Il-katavru tal-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona O.P. illum se jkun espost għall‑qima tal‑pubbliku sat‑8:30pm… Read more »