Archbishop’s Homilies

“We must follow the teachings that have been around since the beginning and not the latest trends of this world” – Archbishop

Pontificial Mass on the occasion of the feast of St Peter and St Paul

29/06/2017
  • L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  •  Katidral tal-Imdina

    29 ta’ Ġunju 2017

    “Jiena ġa mxerred b’sagrifiċċju, u żmien it-tluq tiegħi wasal. Tqabbadt it-taqbida t-tajba, temmejt il-ġirja, ħarist il-fidi. Mill-bqija hemm merfugħa għalija l-kuruna tal-ġustizzja li biha f’dak il-jum iħallasni l-Mulej, l-Imħallef ġust, imma mhux lili biss, imma wkoll lil dawk kollha li jkunu għexu bix-xewqa tad-dehra tiegħu” (2 Tim 4, 6-8)…

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The Archbishop’s message on the feast of the birth of St John the Baptist

28/06/2017

  • On Saturday, 24th June 2017, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated a Pontificial Mass on the occasion of the feast of the birth of St John the Baptist, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.

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    Iċ-Ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa fuq YouTube 
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    L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Festa ta’ San Ġwann Battista, fil-Kon-katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta

    24 ta’ Ġunju 2017

    “Mela x’għad ikun dan it-tifel?” (Lk 1, 66)…

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“Your choice goes against the current” – The Archbishop to the seven newly ordained deacons

Diaconate Ordination Mass

27/06/2017

  • On Monday, 26th June 2017, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna ordained seven new deacons, two seminarians (Anton D’Amato and Bernard Micallef) and five religious men (Alan Joseph Adami, Jethro Bajada, Kenneth Micallef, Kurt Mizzi and Elmar Pace) at Saint John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.

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    The Celebration of Mass on YouTube
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    L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J…

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“Whatever the law says, marriage remains the everlasting and exclusive union between a man and a woman” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates mass on the feast of St Nicholas in Siġġiewi

26/06/2017
  • L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Festa San Nikola, is-Siġġiewi

    25 ta’ Ġunju 2017

    “Kull min jistqarr quddiem il-bnedmin li hu miegħi jien ukoll nistqarr li jiena miegħu quddiem missieri li hu fis-smewwiet.”  F’din is-sentenza minn Kapitlu 10 vers 32 tal-Vanġelu skont San Mattew tfisser ir-raġuni għaliex illum inġbarna hawn f’din il-knisja maestuża, imżejna b’mod sabiħ biex nagħmlu festa, kif jixraqlu lill-qaddis kbira San Nikola.  San Nikola b’ħajtu, b’għemilu, bi kliemu stqarr quddiem il-bnedmin li hu ta’ Ġesù u li huwa ma’ Ġesù…

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Archbishop asks society: How can you be in a correctional facility but still feel like you’re out in the street?

The annual graduation ceremony held by Caritas Malta for those who successfully complete a drug rehabilitation programme

25/06/2017
  • Messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Jum il-Gradwazzjoni tal-Caritas, San Blas

    23 ta’ Ġunju 2017

    Nixtieq nirringrazzjakom ta’ din is-serata meraviljuża. Dak li rajna s’issa jfisser ħafna xogħol ta’ ħafna nies. Jien illejla kommoss iżjed mis-snin li għaddew għaliex f’dawn l-aħħar xhur kelli l-grazzja niltaqa’ mhux biss mal-istruttura, imma man-nies li jgħixu f’dawn l-ambjenti li qed toffri  l-Caritas, ambjenti ta’ rijabilitazzjoni, ambjenti li lill‑bniedem jerġgħu jagħtuh, għalkemm wara tbatija kbira, il-vera ħelsien u d-dinjità…

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The Archbishop to politicians: Be accountable to one’s conscience, to society, and to God

The Archbishop celebrates the Mass of the Holy Spirit at the opening of the 13th Parliament

24/06/2017
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

    24th June 2017

    I would like to extend my heartfelt welcome to all the members of the Thirteenth Parliament since Independence. I thank each and every one of you for your presence here today as we invoke the gift of the Holy Spirit on you and your new mission in society…

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“We need to ask for forgiveness for the times when we placed our money before our conscience” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates mass on the feast of St Philip of Agira in Żebbuġ

22/06/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Parroċċa San Filep, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

    16 ta’ Ġunju 2017

    Fit-tielet jum tat-Tridu l-parroċċa ta’ Ħaż-Zebbuġ tħares lejn San Filep u tammira u tirringrazzja lil Alla tal-ministeru tiegħu bħala saċerdot.

    Is-silta li għadna kemm smajna, pjuttost twila, mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann, kapitlu 17, tagħtina l-kuntest fejn il-Mulej, jiġifieri l-mument fejn il-Mulej Ġesù jwaqqaf is-saċerdozju…

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“We thank the Lord who gives us the Eucharist as a life-giving sacrament” – Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrating Mass on the occasion of the inauguration of the Cathedral's Maestro di Cappella

21/06/2017

  • On the occasion of the official inauguration of the new Cathedral’s Maestro di Cappella, Maestro Hamish Dustagheer performed an organ recital, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, on Saturday, 17th June 2017.

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    The Celebration of Mass on YouTube
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    Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

    17th June 2017

    I would like to share a brief reflection on today’s Gospel from John’s sixth chapter…

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“We need to be proactive in guaranteeing bread and butter issues for humanity” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrating Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi

20/06/2017
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

    18th June 2017

    We, men and women of this world, are very often very concerned with bread and butter issues. The Lord himself told us to pray: “give us today our daily bread”. When he was confronted with a huge crowd of people who were very, very humgry, he multiplied the bread that was offered to him and told his disciples: “you feed the crowd”(Mk 6, 37)…

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The Archbishop’s message to the adolescents in Mellieħa who received their Confirmation

The Archbishop administers the sacrament of Confirmation to adoloscents from the Mellieħa parish

14/06/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Parroċċa tal-Mellieħa

    3 ta’ Ġunju 2017

    Illum, fis-Salm Responsorjali, mis-Salm 50, tlabna din it-talba: “Oħloq fija qalb safja, O Alla, u spirtu qawwi ġedded fija. La twarrabnix minn quddiemek, tneħħix minni l-ispirtu qaddis tiegħek” (vv.12-13). Din it-talba, għeżież żgħażagħ ta’ din il-parroċċa għażiża u antika, aħna, jiġifieri il-parrinit u l-ġenituri tagħkom, il-ħbieb u l-familja li qegħdin hawn, illum din it-talba nagħmluha għal kull wieħed u waħda minnkom…

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