Archbishop’s Homilies

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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“There’s no need to shed blood in order to be a witness of Jesus” – The Archbishop to the adolescents who received their Holy Confirmation

The Archbishop administers the sacrament of Confirmation to adoloscents from the parishes of Valletta and the Parish of Jesus Nazareth, Sliema

03/06/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Il-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, Valletta

    2 ta’ Ġunju 2017

    “Ħadd ma jista’ jgħid ‘Ġesù hu l-Mulej’ jekk mhux imqanqal mill-Ispirtu s-Santu” (1Kor 12, 3). Dan il-kliem qalu l-appostlu Missierna San Pawl f’ittra li kiteb lin-nies li kienu joqgħodu fil-belt ta’ Korintu ġewwa l-Greċja u għalhekk insejħulhom Korintin…

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“We have to trust with the same innocent faith of St Francis St Jacinta of Fatima” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates mass on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima in Gwardamangia

02/06/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Quddiesa tal-festa tal-Madonna ta’ Fatima, Gwardamanġa

    28 ta’ Mejju 2017

    Il-festa ta’ din is-sena tagħtina l-okkażjoni biex nirriflettu b’mod profond fuq il-messaġġ li Sidtna Marija xtaqet tafda lit-tliet ragħajja ta’ Fatima.

    Jiena nixtieq nissuġġerixxi ftit ħsibijiet u nixtieq ukoll ngħaddihom lil din il-parroċċa hi u tiċċelebra l-bidu tal-Ġublew tad-Deheb…

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“Do our youths have the flames of faith in their hearts?” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates mass on the occasion of the 425th anniversary of the parich church in Kirkop

31/05/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • L-425 anniversarju mit-twaqqif tal-Parroċċa, Ħal Kirkop

    29 ta’ Mejju 2017

    “Iżda jien, għażilt lilkom u ħtartkom biex tmorru tagħmlu l-frott”. Dak li qegħdin niċċelebraw illejla proprju fil-ġurnata tad-29 ta Mejju 1592, jiġifieri 425 sena ilu – ħafna minnkom, jew uħud minnkom, jiftakru wkoll l-400 anniversarju fl-1992 li tiegħu hemm irħama kommemorattiva mal-koxxa tal-ġenb tal-knisja – dak li qegħdin niċċelebraw huwa proprju l-mument meta l-Mulej għażilkom iżjed minn 400 sena ilu, biex intom tkunu xhieda tal-imħabba tiegħu…

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“The parish should be the place where people meet Jesus and where their lives become the threshold to heaven” – Archbishop to the Tarxien community

The Archbishop celebrates mass on the occasion of the 425th anniversary of the parich church in Tarxien

29/05/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħal Tarxien

    27 ta’ Mejju 2017

    Huwa ta’ ferħ kbir għalija li nkun hawnhekk fostkom f’din il-lokalità tant antika li tat uħud mill-eqdem monuMenti li għandna f’pajjiżna. Taf ukoll l-Ipoġew ta’ Ħal Saflieni li juri l-kultura kbira li raw dawn il-gżejjer, mhux neċessarjament missierijietna, għax matul is-sekli l-popolazzjonjiet marru u ġew, imma din l-art imbierka b’imqades ta’ qima, fosthom dan it-tempju sabiħ li intom tant tqisu bħala d-dar tal-parroċċa, il-knisja parrokkjali…

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“We believe in the dignity of every human being” – The Archbishop to the children and adolescents attending the Helen Keller Institute

The Archbishop administers the Sacraments to children and youths attending the Helen Keller Resource Centre in Qrendi

26/05/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • L-għoti tas-Sagramenti, Istitut Helen Keller, il-Qrendi

    24 ta’ Mejju 2017

    L-ewwel nett nixtieq  nifraħ lil  kull min se jirċievi s-Sagrament tal-Magħmudija, min se  jirċievi l-Griżma tal-Isqof u lil min se jirċievi lil Ġesù għall-ewwel darba fil-qalb tiegħu.

    Kelma lill-kbar: tistaqsuni,“fir-ruħ ta’ dawn uliedna, x’se jseħħ?” Iseħħ dak li jrid il-Mulej, il-qawwa tal-Mulej tidħol fir-ruħ ta’ wliedkom…

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