Yearly Archives: 2026

The Lord came to destroy the devil, not with arrogance but with humility – The Archbishop

Mass on the closing of the celebrations commemorating the 1800th anniversary of the birth of St Lawrence

18/01/2026   The Parish Church of St Lawrence, Birgu

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Evanġelju  li għadna kemm qrajna, jagħtina ħjiel fuq min hu Ġesù. Ġwanni l-Battista jsejjaħlu “Il-ħaruf ta’ Alla, li jneħħi d-dnub tad-dinja”, u fit-tmiem l-Evanġelju li għadna kemm qrajna, jinsisti: “dan hu l-Iben t’Alla, li ġej jgħammed bl-Ispirtu s-Santu” (ara Ġw 1:29-34). Din hija l-fidi li ħaddan San Lawrenz u li qed [GS1]  twasslu biex jagħti ħajtu. Jekk Ġwanni huwa xhud tal-identità ta’ Ġesù, u tal-qawwa tiegħu, hekk ukoll San Lawrenz… Read more »

“Before we were missionaries in their country, now we can bring Jesus to them in our country”

19/01/2026

Photo: Miguela Xuereb

“Qabel konna missjunarji f’pajjiżhom issa nistgħu nwasslulhom lil Ġesù f’pajjiżna” – hekk stqarr l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna meta dalgħodu kien qed jiġi intervistat minn Christine Delicata waqt il-programm Għal Kulħadd fuq RTK103.

Enfasizza li ma nistgħux nibqgħu fil-fosdqa tagħna, “għandna bżonn niltaqgħu ma’ kulturi differenti, u dal-kulturi qegħdin fin-nies li qed jiġu f’pajjiżna, aktar minn 20% tal-popolazzjoni tagħna ġejja minn kulturi differenti u rridu nilħquhom.”

Qal li hemm komunitajiet sħaħ li qed jieħdu ħsiebna u semma diversi oqsma fosthom tas-saħħa, ospitalità, turiżmu u oħrajn… Read more »

“He never gives up on us so that we can change” – Christianne Farrugia

19/01/2026

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Christianne Farrugia qalet li Alla qatt ma jaqta’ qalbu minna u dejjem jibqa’ jagħtina ċans li ninbidlu sal-aħħar.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Christianne Farrugia u Erika Spiteri li huma żewġ novizzi Agostinjani. The Handbook jixxandar kuljum fuq RTK103 fil-05.30, fis-12:40, fis-19.20 u fid-21.30, kif ukoll fuq Facebook permezz tal-paġna The Handbook… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 19th January 2026, 9:30am

19/01/2026   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: 19th January

19/01/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Samuel 15:16-23
Psalm: 49 (50):8-9,16bc-17,21 & 23

Gospel: Mark 2:18-22

John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and people came and said to Jesus, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? … Read more »

Jesus knows which medicine to give us for our sins – The Archbishop

Sunday Mass

18/01/2026   The President's Palace Chapel, Ħ'Attard

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Id-domanda fundamentali li jpoġġi quddiemna dan l-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna hija: min hu Ġesù? Xi ħadd jiltaqa’ miegħek li ma jafux u jgħidlek: ‘Min hu Ġesù?’ San Ġwann qed jipprova jispjegalna l-identità ta’ Ġesù. “Araw il-Ħaruf ta’ Alla” (Ġw 1:29). Għaliex meta jara lil dan il-mastrudaxxa ta’ Nazaret, magħruf bħala bin Ġużeppi u bin Marija ta’ Nazaret, ma jgħidx: ‘Dan hu raġel veru sew.’ Imma jgħid “il-Ħaruf ta’ Alla”… Read more »

Sunday Mass – 18th January 2026, 9:30am

18/01/2026   The President's Palace Chapel, Attard

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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 Sunday Gospel: 18th January

18/01/2026

The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Isaiah 49:3,5-6
Psalm: 39 (40):2,4ab,7-8a,8b-9,10
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1-3

Gospel: John 1:29-34

John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptising with water was that he might be made known to Israel.”

John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain upon him… Read more »

Behold, the gift of your life – The Auxilary Bishop

Mass with the Temporary Religious Profession of 17 women with the Daughters of the Sacred Heart

17/01/2026   The Parish Church of St Cajetan, Ħamrun

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

Dear sisters, Daughters of the Sacred Heart, today is a day of profound joy and grace. You stand before God and the Church, ready to make your temporary religious profession. Today, you echo the “yes” of countless women and men who, through centuries, have followed Jesus Christ in consecrated religious life. Today, you step into a vocation that asks for your whole self – your time, your energy, your heart, your very being… Read more »

The well-being of the whole person – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

16/01/2026   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Ibni, dnubietek maħfura” (Mk 2:5). Dawn huma l-ewwel kelmiet li Ġesù qal lill-mifluġ f’din il-ġrajja li baqgħet tissemma – meta erbgħa min-nies ġarrew lil dan il-mifluġ biex Ġesù jfejqu. Meta waslu fejn id-dar fejn kien hemm Ġesù, raw li ma setgħux jidħlu għax kien hemm ħafna nies ġewwa u barra. Għalhekk, li għamlu hu li telgħu fuq is-saqaf, fetħu toqba u niżżluh minn hemm… Read more »