Archbishop’s Homilies

St Peter and St Paul: Witnesses of human weakness and of God’s love and mercy

Mass on the feast of St Peter’s and St Paul’s martyrdom

30/06/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • Il-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina
    29 ta’ Ġunju 2019

    Iż-żewġ appostli kbar li qegħdin niċċelebraw f’dan il-jum solenni, il-Mulej ippermetta li jgħarfu b’onestà kbira d-dgħufija tagħhom. Tiftakruh l-episodju wara s-sajda mirakoluża meta Ġesù jippermetti lil Pietru jaqbad ħafna ħut, Pietru jħossu mhux den quddiem Ġesù? Fil-fatt hu jinżel prostrat u jgħidlu: “Tbiegħed minni, Sinjur…

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We must learn from Zechariah how to praise the Lord – The Archbishop

Quddiesa fil-festa ta' San Ġwann il-Battista u f'għeluq il-50 sena mill-ordinazzjoni presbiterali ta' grupp ta' saċerdoti

25/06/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • Il-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
    24 ta’ Ġunju 2019

    Din is-sena ppermettuli noffri riflessjoni dwar uħud mill-atteġġjamenti li jindika San Luqa fir-rakkont tiegħu li għadna kemm smajna dwar it-twelid ta’ San Ġwann il-Battista.

    “Eliżabetta għalqilha ż-żmien li teħles u kellha tifel” (Lq 1:57)…

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“Let us never tire of proclaiming and delivering the Good News” – The Archbishop

Quddiesa f’għeluq l-400 sena tal-kwadru tal-Madonna Ta’ Pinu u l-136 sena mis-sejħa tal-Madonna lil Karmni Grima u Franġisk Portelli

24/06/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Is-Santwarju tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu, l-Għarb, Għawdex
    22 ta’ Ġunju 2019

    “Dan li għamel Ġesù f’Kana tal-Galilija kien l-ewwel wieħed fost is-sinjali tiegħu. Bih wera l-glorja tiegħu u d-dixxipli tiegħu emmnu fih” (Ġw 2:11).

    Illum ilqajna l-istedina ta’ Marija ta’ Nazaret, omm Ġesù, mara umli u rżina, u smajna l-istedina tagħha li tasal fil-qalb tagħna bil-kelma ‘ejja’, hekk kif hemm miktub fuq il-kappella oriġinali ta’ dan il-post qaddis u mbierek…

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The Responsibility of a Catholic: Bringing the love of Jesus to the world – The Archbishop on Corpus

Quddiesa fil-festa tal-Ġisem u d-Demm Imqaddes ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu

23/06/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • Il-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina
    23 ta’ Ġunju 2019

    “Kulħadd kiel u xaba’ u l-bċejjeċ tal-ħobż li kien fadal ġabruhom fi tnax-il qoffa” (Lq 9:27). X’kienu kielu? Liema ikel kien xabba’ lil tant nies? Huwa l-ikel li kien offra Ġesù mill-imħabba tiegħu. Ma offriex dan l-ikel waħdu imma miegħu ġabar ukoll lid-dixxipli tiegħu, lill-appostli: “Agħtuhom intom x’jieklu” (Lq 9:13)…

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“The poison that the Lord needs to free us from” – Archbishop Scicluna

Mass for the annual meeting of media officials and spokespersons of the Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE)

18/06/2019   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

As you know, for us Maltese this is always emotional to read Acts 28 and to hear our island mentioned by name. And also the beautiful eulogy or praise of Luke talking about the inhabitants as using unusual kindness with the Apostle and the other people shipwrecked. We are not talking about a handful of people; Acts 27 tells us that there were 276 people traveling on that ship… Read more »

The Archbishop’s homily at the beginning of his Pastoral Visit in Birgu

Quddiesa fil-bidu tal-Viżta Pastorali fil-Birgu u l-għoti tal-Ewwel Tqarbina

17/06/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali, il-Birgu
    16 ta’ Ġunju 2019

    L-ewwel nett nixtieq ngħidilkom il-festa t-tajba. Għaliex? Għaliex illum Ġesù se jiġi fil-qalb tagħkom. Intom tixtiequ jiġi fil-qalb tagħkom? Iva jew le? Għalfejn ilbistu sabiħ illum? Illum festa żgħira jew kbira? Kbira! U meta jkollna festa kbira nilbsu sabiħ u llum kollha kemm intom sbieħ…

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Sette Giugno: Summary of the Archbishop’s homily

Quddiesa b'suffraġju għall-vittmi tas-Sette Giugno f'għeluq il-mitt sena mill-ġrajja

07/06/2019

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna led a concelebration in remembrance of the four victims of Sette Giugno uprisings at the Chapel of the Addolorata Cemetery, Paola. Also present were the Bishop of Gozo Mario Grech and Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona OP.

    In his homily, the Archbishop recalled the suffering and the tragedy of our ancestors a hundred years ago in the Sette Giugno riots and emphasized that “today we are not celebrating but rather it is our duty to remember; for it is our duty not to forget even because certain conditions that led to the events in Valletta on the 7th and 8th June 1919, can be repeated today.” He underlined that a century ago the Maltese were faced with the problems of the cost of living, of rents and hunger and the wide gulf that existed between the Maltese who had plenty and the many who had little…

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Archbishop inaugurates new studios for Radju Marija

05/06/2019

  • Il-Ġimgħa, 31 ta’ Mejju 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna bierek u fetaħ il-post il-ġdid tal-istazzjon ta’ Radju Marija. L-inawgurazzjoni timmarka wkoll l-24 sena minn meta jxandar Radju Marija f’Malta.

    Iċ-ċerimonja bdiet b’messaġġ ta’ merħba mid-Direttur Fr Antoine Borg li tkellem dwar il-ferħ li issa, wara tant snin, bl-għajnuna ta’ ħafna semmiegħa u benefatturi jista’ jxandar f’post aktar addattat għall-missjoni ta’ Radju Marija…

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“Be an instrument through which Jesus calls each one of us” – The Archbishop to the new archpriest of Siġġiewi

Quddiesa tal-pussess ta' Dun Josef Mifsud, l-arċipriet il-ġdid tal-parroċċa tas-Siġġiewi

03/06/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali, is-Siġġewi
    2 ta’ Ġunju 2019

    Ir-rakkont ta’ San Luqa mill-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli pprova jispjega l-misteru li qegħdin niċċelebraw imma fl-istess ħin jagħtina rakkont li għandu messaġġ għalina llum. Id-dixxipli kienu draw jiltaqgħu ma’ Ġesù fl-irxoxt tiegħu; għal 40 jum dehrilhom, għallimhom, u pperswadiehom li ma kienx fantażma imma dak li ġara f’Ħadd il-Għid kien avveniment ta’ vera u mhux ħrafa tal-bnedmin, imma ġrajja ta’ vera…

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