Yearly Archives: 2026

Pope at Angelus: Jesus quenches our spiritual thirst

08/03/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

Since the first centuries of the Church’s history, the dialogue between Jesus and the Samaritan woman, the healing of the man born blind and the resurrection of Lazarus illuminate the path of those who, at Easter, will receive Baptism and begin a new life. These great Gospel passages, which we read beginning this Sunday, are intended for the catechumens to help them on their journey to become Christians… Read more »

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

09/03/2026   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: 9th March

09/03/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Kings 5:1-15a
Psalm: 41 (42):2,3; 42 (43):3,4

Gospel: Luke 4:24-30

Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth: “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land… Read more »

Do we appreciate God’s gift? – The Archbishop

Mass on the Third Sunday of Lent

08/03/2026   The Church of St Anthony of Padova, Għajn Dwieli (Paola)

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

It-tliet Evanġelji li se naqraw fil-Ħdud li ġejjin, inkluż dan, huma kollha meħudin mill-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann. Jgħidulna xi ħaġa fuq min hu Ġesù, xi ħaġa milli jgħid hu stess fuqu nnifsu. “Jiena naf li ġej il-Messija, dak li jgħidulu Kristu. Meta jiġi hu, kollox iħabbrilna” (Ġw 4:25), hekk tgħid il-mara Samaritana, li kellha ħamest irġiel, imma dak li kienet miegħu, lanqas hu ma kien ir-raġel tagħha… Read more »

Mass on the Third Sunday of Lent – 8th March 2026, 9:30am

08/03/2026   The Church of St. Anthony of Padova, Għajn Dwieli (Paola)

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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: 8th March

08/03/2026

The Third Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 17:3-7
Psalm: 94 (95):1-2.6-7.8-9
Second Reading: Romans 5:1-2.5-8

Gospel: John 4:5-42

Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar,  near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well. It was about noon… Read more »

Lenten Reflection 2026 – Third Sunday

07/03/2026

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 4:5-42

Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar,  near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 7th March 2026, 9:30am

07/03/2026   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: 7th March

07/03/2026

Readings of the day

First Reading: Micah 7:14-15,18-20
Psalm: 102 (103):1-2,3-4,9-10,11-12

Gospel: Luke 15:1-3,11-32

Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
So to them he addressed this parable.

Then he said, “A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them… Read more »

So that our hearts may always be open to him – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

06/03/2026   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Riedu kieku jaqbduh taħt idejhom imma beżgħu min-nies” (Mt 21:46). Din hi r-reazzjoni ta’ dawn il-qassisin il-kbar u l-Fariżej li meta semgħu lil Ġesù jgħid il-parabbola, “fehmu li hu kien qiegħed jgħid għalihom” (Mt 21:45). U fehmu malajr għax, fil-fatt, fl-Iskrittura, li huma kienu jafu tajjeb, fil-Profeta Isaija, hemm l-istess tixbiha, jiġifieri mal-għalqa tad-dwieli. Isaija jgħid: “Il-maħbub tiegħi kellu għalqa tad-dwieli… Għażaqha u naddafha miż-żrar, u ħawwel fiha dwieli mill-aħjar; bena torri f’nofsha, u wkoll ħaffer magħsar fiha” (Isaija 5:2)… Read more »