Yearly Archives: 2026

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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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 »

The Sunday Gospel: 22nd March

22/03/2026

Fifth Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 37:12-14
Psalm: 129 (130):1-2,3-4ab,4c-6,7-8
Second Reading: Romans 8:8-11

Gospel: John 11:1-45

Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and dried his feet with her hair; it was her brother Lazarus who was ill… Read more »

Lenten Reflection 2026 – Fifth Sunday

21/03/2026

Video: Nicholas Agius Deguara – Digital Presence Office

This Lent, Archbishop Charles Scicluna explains in a few minutes the Gospel that will be read on the Sundays of Lent, and offers points of reflection for this spiritual journey.

Gospel: John 11, 1-45

Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha… Read more »

We welcome him as God who became man – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

20/03/2026   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

F’dan l-episodju tal-ħajja ta’ Ġesù, l-iktar li tolqotna, fil-bidu tiegħu, hi l-konfużjoni li kien hemm dwar Ġesù. Anzi, hemm siltiet oħra, li ma qrajnihomx illum, li jgħidu li n-nies kienu qegħdin imħawdin fuq dan Ġesù: min jgħid li hu “raġel tajjeb”, min jgħid li “qed iqarraq” (Ġw 7:11), min jgħid “dan forsi hu l-Messija?”, u min jgħid “le, ma jistax ikun!” Kien hemm dan it-taħwid kollu… Read more »

Archbishop Mercieca understood that our society needed strong reconciliation – The Archbishop

Mass on 10th anniversary of Archbishop Joseph Mercieca's death

21/03/2026   The metropolitan Cathedral of St Paul, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Aħna u nisimgħu l-Kelma ta’ Alla llum, nibdew napprezzaw li Ġesù f’ħin minnhom meta qal: “Taħsbux li jien ġejt inġib il-paċi fuq l-art! Ġejt inġib mhux il-paċi, imma sejf” (Mt 10:34), l-inkwiet, il-firda. Dan nibdew narawh jibda jseħħ, iżjed ma joqorbu fuqna l-jiem li fih jiġi miċħud, mogħti f’idejn il-pagani, maqtul bl-iżjed mewta kiefra. Hemm min japprezza min hu Ġesù: “Tassew dan hu l-Profeta”… Read more »