Yearly Archives: 2026

Mass & Rosary – 24th March 2026, 9:30am

24/03/2026   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: 24th March

24/03/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm: 101 (102):2-3,16-18,19-21

Gospel: John 8:21-30

Jesus said to the Pharisees: “I am going away and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.” So the Jews said, “He is not going to kill himself, is he, because he said, ‘Where I am going you cannot come’?” He said to them, “You belong to what is below, I belong to what is above… Read more »

Written not in the dust but in the heavens – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

23/03/2026   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Beda jikteb b’sebgħu fit-trab” (Ġw 8:6). Dan id-dettall, f’din l-istorja kollha, jidher qisu xi ħaġa speċjali, għaliex hawnhekk għandna storja ta’ tensjoni kbira. Ġesù qiegħed fit-tempju, u l-kittieb u l-Fariżej iġibu quddiemu lil waħda mara li nqabdet fl-adulterju. U jġibuha proprju biex jużawha ħa jonsbu lilu – ħalli jġibu lilu dahru mal-ħajt. Meta staqsewh x’għandhom jagħmlu, huma kienu jafu li kien veru li fil-liġi ta’ Mosè kien hemm li min jinqabad fl-adulterju, iħaġġruh – mhux il-mara biss, naturalment, lit-tnejn li huma, imma hawn ġabu lill-mara… Read more »

Life in the face of death – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Homily for the Final Scrutiny on the Fifth Sunday of Lent

22/03/2026   St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Homily by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Today’s Gospel presents one of the most powerful moments in the ministry of Jesus: the raising of Lazarus. It is not only a miracle story. It is a revelation of who Jesus is and what he has come to do. At the heart of this Gospel stands the great declaration of Jesus to Martha: “I am the Resurrection and the Life” (Jn 11:25)… Read more »

The Pope during the Angelus: Like Lazarus, may we hear the Lord’s call to new life

23/03/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Message by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

On this Fifth Sunday of Lent, the liturgy proclaims the Gospel of the raising of Lazarus (cf. Jn 11:1-45).

In the Lenten journey, this is a sign that speaks of Christ’s victory over death and of the gift of eternal life, which we receive through Baptism (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1265)… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 23rd March 2026, 9:30am

23/03/2026   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: 23rd March

23/03/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62
Psalm: 22 (23):1-3a,3b-4,5,6

Gospel: John 8:1-11

Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle… Read more »

The Gospel, before showing us Jesus’ power over death, shows us the power of his love – The Archbishop

Mass on the fifth Sunday of Lent

22/03/2026   Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace – Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan huwa wieħed mill-iżjed sinjali qawwija li għamel Ġesù, u li jirrakuntalna l-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann. Xi ftit ħsibijiet ispirati minn dan l-Evanġelju pjuttost twil, sabiħ ħafna. Nissuġġerilkom ukoll li f’dawn il-ġranet li ġejjin, wieħed ikun jista’ jerġa’ jaqrah bil-kalma. Tistgħu ssibuh pereżempju fuq il-website tal-Laikos. U titolbu fuqhu.

L-ewwel ħaġa li tolqotni, hija, kemm-il darba fl-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna, minn kapitlu 11 ta’ San Ġwann, hemm il-kelma: ‘Ġesù ħabb’… Read more »

Watch: Archbishop meets with adolescents who will receive Confirmation

22/03/2026   The Basilica of Christ the King, Paola

A large group of adolescents who will receive the sacrament of Confirmation this year met Archbishop Charles Scicluna on Saturday, 14 March, at the Basilica of Christ the King in Paola. The adolescents, who came from various Maltese parishes, were accompanied by their catechists. The meeting was organised by Lifelong Catechesis within the Archdiocese of Malta as part of the catechetical formation offered to young candidates for Confirmation… Read more »