Archbishop’s Homilies

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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“This is the sound of silence, this is the sound of prayer” – The Archbishop

Message by Archbishop Scicluna during the sacred music concert by the Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina

12/06/2017
  • Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

    9th June 2017

    An expression that sums up our experience tonight is a phrase that came to mind repeatedly: this is the sound of silence, this is the sound of prayer. As we listen to this music we enter into an inner spiritual peace which is that solemn  ground where we meet the Lord, it is a sacred ground…

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Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof lill-adolexxenti tal-iskola San Anton li għamlu l-Griżma

12/06/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Chaplaincy tal-Università, Tal-Qroqq

    11 ta’ Ġunju 2017

    Let’s start with the Maltese phrase: “Griżma tal-Isqof”. What is “Griżma”? “Griżma” means “chrism”; it is the blessed oil that I consecrated as your Bishop on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday in Holy Week when the Church remembers the gift of the Spirit that moved Jesus, and is the Spirit of Jesus…

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“Nobody will ever be a disciple of the priest, of the bishop or of the pope. We want to be disciples of Jesus” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the installation of a new parish priest of Imtarfa, Fr Rene Vella

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

  • Parroċċa tal-Imtarfa

    28 ta’ Mejju 2017

    “Dak iż-żmien il-ħdax-il dixxiplu telqu lejn il-Galilija” (Mt 28, 16). Nafu x’kien ġara. Wieħed minnhom ittradixxa lill-Mulej, mar u tgħallaq u minn tnax saru ħdax. Għal ħafna żmien baqgħu jissemmew bħala “l-grupp tal-ħdax” sakemm imbagħad għażlu t-tnax-il wieħed li kien Mattija…

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“The gift of the Holy Spirit gives the Church the power to forgive, the strength to reconcile humanity” – The Archbishop

04/06/2017

  • St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

    4th June 2017

    On the first day on Easter Sunday, Jesus told his disciples: “receive the Holy Spirit, those whom you forgive, their sins will be forgiven” (Jn 20, 22-23). At the beginning of his ministry he had to confront the Pharisees because when he forgave the sins of the man who was paralysed or disabled, they objected…

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