Yearly Archives: 2026

Pope at Audience: Vatican II calls us to friendship with Christ

  Audience Hall, the Vatican

Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. I. Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum. 1. God speaks to men as to friends (Reading: Jn 15:15)

Message of Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

We have started the cycle of catechesis on Vatican Council II. Today we will begin to look more closely at the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum, on the divine Revelation… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 14th January 2026, 9:30am

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

Help the Archdiocese carry out its mission Donate »

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: 14th January

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-10,19-20
Psalm: 39 (40):2 & 5,7-8a,8b-9,10

Gospel: Mark 1:29-39

In those days, Jesus left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them. 

That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. And the whole city was gathered around the door. And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. 

In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. And Simon and his companions hunted for him. When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching for you.” He answered, “Let us go on to the neighbouring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do.” And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons… Read more »

Let us live as beloved children – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass for members of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation

  St. Publius Chapel, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Mal-Knisja kollha aħna niċċelebraw il-Festa tal-Magħmudija tal-Mulej proprju qrib ħafna l-Milied u l-Epifanija. Tista’ tidher stramba li hi daqshekk viċin, għax Ġesù ma tgħammidx meta kien tarbija, bħalma hu l-każ tagħna li tgħammidna meta konna żgħar ħafna, u għalhekk il-Magħmudija marbuta mat-twelid. 

Rabta mill-qrib

Imma  hemm raġuni għaliex aħna niċċelebrawha f’daż-żmien, u hemm rabta kbira bejn il-Magħmudija, u l-Milied u l-Epifanija… Read more »

“If not me, who? If not now, when?” – Fr Anthony Fitzpatrick

Waqt il-programm The Handbook fuq RTK103, Fr Anthony Fitzpatrick tkellem dwar sakemm wieħed għandu jagħmel it-tajjeb u x’għandek tagħmel meta wieħed ikun qed jagħmillek ħajtek diffiċli.

Il-mistednin ta’ The Handbook ta’ din il-ġimgħa huma Fr Anthony Fitzpatrick u Dr Yana Psaila. 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 HandbookRead more »

Mass & Rosary – 13th January 2026, 9:30am

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

Help the Archdiocese carry out its mission Donate »

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: 13th January

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Samuel 1:9-20
Psalm: 1 Samuel 2:1,4-5,6-7,8abcd

Gospel: Mark 1:21b-28

In those days, when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue at Capernaum and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? … Read more »

Pope baptizes 20 children: Now they have the meaning of life

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord – Holy Mass and administration of the Sacrament of Baptism to some new-born Babies

  Sistine Chapel, the Vatican

Message of Pope Leo XIV

Carrying on a 45-year-old tradition, Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 children of Vatican employees in the Sistine Chapel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the administration of the Sacrament took place during a Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

A new sign of forgiveness

In his homily, the Pope reflected on God entering history by coming down to earth to “meet each of us with an open and humble heart.” He wants to meet our gaze and reveal the Word of salvation to us, that is Jesus Christ… Read more »

The Franciscan vision of peace does not limit itself to relationships between human beings, but embraces all of creation – Pope Leo XIV

Ittra lill-Ministri Ġenerali tal-Konferenza tal-Familja Franġiskana

  Assisi

Ritratt: Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta – Ian Noel Pace Ittra tal-Qdusija Tiegħu Papa Ljun XIV lill–Ministri Ġenerali tal-Konferenza tal-Familja Franġiskana fl-okkażjoni tal–ftuħ tat–VIII Ċentinarju mill-mewt ta’ San Franġisk ta’ Assisi

Lill-Ministri Ġenerali

tal-Konferenza tal-Familja Franġiskana

“Oħtna l-mewt”, esklama San Franġisk fit-3 ta’ Ottubru 1226 fil-Porzjunkola, huwa u sejjer jiltaqa’ magħha bħala bniedem sa fl-aħħar fis-sliem. Għaddew tmien sekli mill-mewt tal-Fqajjar ta’ Assisi li kiteb b’karattri inċiżivi l-kelma tas-salvazzjoni ta’ Kristu fil-qlub tal-bnedmin ta’ żmienu… Read more »

Another consistory for St. Peter and St. Paul in June

Pope Leo also expressed his desire to continue convening Consistories every year.

Photo: Vatican Media

Issa li ntemm l-ewwel Konċistorju straordinarju tal-Papa Ljun, diġà ngħata appuntament għat-tieni wieħed: jumejn f’Ġunju, mas-Solennità ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl.

Kien il-Papa nnifsu li ħabbar din it-tieni laqgħa għas-sajf fid-diskors tal-għeluq tiegħu waqt it-tielet u l-aħħar sessjoni tal-Konċistorju, li ġemgħet flimkien 170 Kardinal, eletturi u mhumiex.

Waqt li fisser li din il-laqgħa ta’ jumejn kienet “f’kontinwità” ma’ dak li ġie mitlub mill-kongregazzjonijiet ġenerali ta’ qabel il-Konklavi, il-Papa Ljun esprima wkoll ix-xewqa tiegħu li jkompli jlaqqa’ Konċistorji kull sena, li jkunu ta’ tlett ijiem jew erbgħa… Read more »