Archbishop’s Homilies

“There is another kind of poverty in Sliema: the poverty of those who open the window and only see concrete” – The Archbishop

Mass on the installation of Fr Paul Attard as the new parish priest of the Sacro Cuor Parish in Sliema

20/09/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja tal-Madonna tas-Sacro Cuor, Tas-Sliema

    3 ta’ Settembru 2017

    “Nitlobkom ħuti, għall-ħniena ta’Alla, offru ġisimkom b’sagrifiċċju ħaj, qaddis, jogħġob lil Alla, jiġifieri l-qima spiritwali tagħkom” (Rum 12, 1).

    Għażiż Fr Paul Attard, inti u tibda l-missjoni tiegħek ta’ kappillan f’din il-parroċċa ddedikata lil Sidtna Marija tal-Qalb Imqaddsa ta’ Ġesù, nawguralek li toffri ħajtek, mhux biss ġismek imma wkoll ruħek u qalbek b’sagrifiċċju ħaj, qaddis li jogħġob lil Alla, li toffri ħajtek għal dan il-poplu…

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It’s a privilege to offer a safe environment to students – The Archbishop to the new teachers in Church schools

L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiltaqa' mal-għalliema, l-LSAs u l-KGAs il-ġodda li se jibdew jgħallmu fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja

20/09/2017
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    Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna lill-għalliema

  • 18 ta’ Settembru 2017

    Nixtieq nagħtikom kelma ta’ inkoraġġiment u ta’ gratitudni mhux biss lill-ġodda imma anke lill-Head of Department li ilu jaħdem f’dan is-settur. Nieħu l-opportunità, anke bħalma nagħmel kull sena, li nirringrazzja anke lis-staff tas-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija.

    Dis-sena xtaqt li l-ewwel nett, lill-ġodda, nitlobkom biex fl-iskejjel fejn tkunu tidħlu fl-ethos tal-iskola…

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The Archbishop’s message to the Maltese in Sutton, London

Quddiesa mal-Maltin li qegħdin fl-appartamenti ta' Puttinu Cares, f'Sutton, Londra

19/09/2017
  • L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Appartamenti ta’ Puttinu Cares f’Sutton, Londra

    10 ta’ Settembru 2017

    “Fejn tnejn jew tlieta jkunu miġbura f’ismi, hemm inkun jien f’nofshom” (Mt 18, 20). Ħa nibdew minn din l-aħħar kelma ta’ Ġesù fl-Evanġelju tal-lum, meħud mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Mattew kapitlu 18.

    Aħna miġbura f’isem Ġesù…

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“The Augustinian presence serves as yeast that bears a lot of fruit in silence in our society” – The Archbishop to the Augustinian friars

Quddiesa ta' ringrazzjament f'għeluq il-200 sena mit-twaqqif tal-Provinċja Agostinjana f’Malta

15/09/2017

  • L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, Valletta

     14 ta’ Settembru 2017

    “Tinsewx l-għemejjel kbar ta’ Alla” (S 77, 7). Hekk kantajna fis-Salm Responsorjali li huwa parti mil-Liturġija tal-kelma f’din il-festa għażiża tal-Eżaltazzjoni tas-Salib Imqaddes, “tinsewx l-għemejjel kbar ta’ Alla”.

    Il-Provinċjal, Fr Ray Francalanza, lejn it-tmiem tal-introduzzjoni tiegħu, tkellem dwar id-dilemma li kellu u li kellha l-Provinċja Agostinjana dwar jekk għandhiex tiċċelebra dan il-200 anniversarju mit-twaqqif tagħha…

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Do not be afraid to be who you are – The Archbishop to Church schools

L-Arċisqof jiltaqa' mal-kapijiet tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja

14/09/2017

  • Waqt laqgħa mal-kapijiet tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna rringrazzjahom tad-dedikazzjoni tagħhom u ħeġġiġhom biex minkejja d-diffikultajiet kollha, ma jaqtgħux qalbhom u jkomplu bil-missjoni Nisranija li huma msejħa għaliha.

    Waqt il-laqgħa, l-Arċisqof bierek lil dawn il-kapijiet il-ġodda: Melanie Ungaro, Kap tal-iskola sekondarja tal-Kulleġġ St Jeanne Antide, Elaine Siegler, Kap tal-iskola primarja tal-Kulleġġ tal-Qalb Mqaddsa, Fr Jeremy Vella sdb, Kap tal-Kulleġġ ta’ San Domenico Savio u lil Edwin Ungaro, Kap tal-iskola sekondarja tal-Kulleġġ San Alwiġi…

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“I will pray so that the community sees in you the image of Jesus, the Good Shepherd” – The Archbishop at the installation of Fr John Muscat

Mass on the installation of Fr John Muscat as the new parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Paola

12/09/2017
  • L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Parroċċa Madonna ta’ Lourdes, Raħal Ġdid

    12 ta’ Awwissu 2017

    Aħna u nisimgħu t-Tieni Qari mit-Tieni Ittra ta’ San Pawl Appostlu lil Timotju, smajna parir li l-appostlu Missierna jagħti lil wieħed mid-dixxipli żgħażagħ tiegħu, Timotju. Hu jgħidlu: “Nitolbok bil-ħerqa quddiem Alla u Ġesù Kristu … xandar il-Kelma, insisti f’waqtu u barra minn waqtu … oqgħod dejjem b’għajnejk miftuħa, stabar fit-tiġrib, agħmel ħidma ta’ evanġelista, aqdi sewwa l-ministeru tiegħek” (2 Tim 4, 1.2.5)…

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We need to keep passing on the blessed heritage of our faith and of our values – The Archbishop at Malta Day UK in London

Quddiesa fil-Katidral ta' Westminster f'Londra, fl-okkażjoni tal-Malta Day UK 2017

10/09/2017
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Westminster Cathedral, London

    9th September 2017

    On the 7th of September 1565 the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Rhodes realised that the horrible Great Siege had finally been lifted. The Ottoman galleons were on their way back to say that they didn’t manage to find the islands of Malta…

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“Europe is once again going through the scourge of unbridled nationalism” – The Archbishop on the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Pontifical Mass at St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta.

08/09/2017
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • St John’s Co-Cathedral

    8th September 2017

    “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose” (cf. Rom 8,28). In this first verse from the Reading just proclaimed from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans, chapter 8, we find several important verbs that underline the significance of today’s feast, the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that is, love, work for the common good, and the call for the providence of the Lord. 

    We are rejoicing today because at dawn, the aurora broke into the darkness of the history of humanity…

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“We cannot forget the sieges that are trying us today: drug addiction and prostitution” – The Archbishop on the eve of the Feast of the ‘Bambina’ in Senglea

Pontifical Mass on the eve of the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the Senglea Basilica.

08/09/2017
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

    Collegiate Basilica of Our Lady of Victories, Senglea

    7th September 2017

    We are today commemorating the birth of a woman. It was a pleasure for me to listen to the report of the speech delivered by Carmen Sammut, the Pro-Rector of the University, to mark the 8th September commemoration of Victory Day, of the Bambina…

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“Children will always be a gift, never a right or a commodity” – The Archbishop in Naxxar

The concluding Mass of the novena of the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady in Naxxar Church

07/09/2017
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

    Archipretal Church of Naxxar

    6th September 2017

    Above the titular painting of the old, archipretal parish, we find this inscription in Latin: quasi aurora consurgens. These words remind us of one of the earliest hymns that celebrate the nativity of the Mother of our Saviour…

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