Yearly Archives: 2026

As always, Jesus’ message is of love – The Archbishop

Mass on the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

12/07/2026   The Chapel of the Archbishop's Palace, Mdina

F’dan il-jum tal-Mulej għandna l-privileġġ li hu Ġesù stess li jispjegalna parabbola tiegħu: il-parabbola ta’ dak li ħareġ jiżra’. Qegħdin fil-kapitlu 13 ta’ San Mattew u Ġesù jibda sensiela ta’ parabboli. Parabboli kienu tixbihat li Ġesù kien juża mill-esperjenza komuni tagħna l-bnedmin, imma permezz tagħha kien jolqot l-attenzjoni ta’ dak li jkun. Ċerti parabboli huma u għandhom esagerazzjoni apposta, biex jolqtu l-attenzjoni ta’ min jisma’; Ġesù mbagħad, permezz ta’ din it-tixbiha jew storja jgħaddi messaġġ li jibqa’ jiftakru… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 12th July 2026, 9:30am

12/07/2026   The Archbishop's Palace Chapel, Mdina

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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: 12th July

12/07/2026

The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11
Psalm: 64 (65):10abcd,10e-11,12-13,14
Second Reading: Romans 8:18-23

Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23

On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore… Read more »

“Priests according to the Lord’s will” – The Archbishop celebrates the 40th anniversary of his priestly ordination

Mass for the Feast of St Benedict and the 40th anniversary of Archbishop's priestly ordination

11/07/2026   The Chapel of the Archbishop's Palace, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Naħseb inkunu wiċċna tost jekk f’dan l-40 anniversarju mill-ordinazzjoni presbiterali tagħna — minn meta l-Mulej permezz ta’ Monsinjur Arċisqof Ġużeppi Mercieca ordnana saċerdoti — induru lejn il-Mulej u ngħidulu “X’se nieħdu?” Bħalikieku m’aħniex qaddejja battala li għamilna dak li kellna nagħmlu.

Illum, forsi iżjed milli nsaqsu lill-Mulej x’se nieħdu, ngħidulu grazzi ta’ kulma tana.

Huwa l-mument li nifhmu li qabel nippretendu li nirċievu xi ħaġa, nirrealizzaw li aħna —mingħajr ma ħaqqna — irċevejna diġà ħafna… Read more »

Jesus tells us the truth – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

10/07/2026   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Fl-Evanġelju tal-lum għandna erba’ tipi ta’ annimali li Ġesù jsemmi fl-ewwel żewġ sentenzi tal-Evanġelju. Ġesù għid: “Ara, jien qiegħed nibgħatkom bħal nagħaġ qalb l-ilpup. Kunu mela għaqlin bħas-sriep u safjin bħall-ħamiem” (Mt 10:16). Għandna n-nagħaġ u l-ilpup, is-sriep u l-ħamiem. U permezz ta’ dawn, Ġesù jrid jagħti messaġġ importanti lill-appostli tiegħu għall-ħajja tagħhom u għall-missjoni tagħhom. Ħa nħarsu lejn dan li jgħid Ġesù, u x’irid jgħid lilna llum… Read more »

Skills for working with young people in a part-time course

"A fresh and dynamic contribution to the local Christian community" - A balance between theory and practice, and between the professional world and the Christian context.

11/07/2026

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Bħalissa jinsabu miftuħa l-applikazzjonijiet għall-M.A in Youth Ministry (Master of Arts in Youth Ministry), offrut part-time b’lezzjonijiet filgħaxija. Dan il-kors jindirizza oqsma varji biex jagħti tagħrif u ħiliet għal ħidma maż-żgħażagħ f’diversi kuntesti.

Dan bil-għan li jagħmel il-kandidati eliġibbli bħala youth workers professjonali u biex jinkuraġġihom fil-ministeru u x-xogħol tagħhom maż-żgħażagħ fil-kuntest lokali tal-lum.

Il-kors għandu wkoll l-intenzjoni li jagħti kontribuzzjoni friska u dinamika lill-komunità Kristjana lokali… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 11th July

11/07/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Proverbs 2:1-19
Psalm: 33:2-4,6,9,12,14-15

Gospel: Matthew 19:27-29

In those days, Peter said in reply, “Look, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?”

Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel… Read more »

Live: Mass on the 40th anniversary of the priestly ordination of the Archbishop – 11th July 2026, 9:30am

11/07/2026   The Chapel of the Archbishop's Palace, Mdina

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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 »

Mass & Rosary – 10th July 2026, 9:30am

10/07/2026   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: 10th July

10/07/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Hosea 14:2-10
Psalm: 50 (51):3-4,8-9,12-13,14 & 17

Gospel: Matthew 10:16-23

Jesus said to his Apostles: “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans… Read more »