Archbishop’s Homilies

The Lord is far greater than our betrayals – The Archbishop

12/04/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

F’dawn il-jumejn hemm kelma li tasal mill-qalb ta’ Ġesù u tinfed il-qalb tagħna. Hi l-kelma ‘tradiment’. Huma l-jiem tal-imħabba u t-traġedja kbira ta’ dawn il-jiem hi li, bħala risposta għal tant imħabba, il-Mulej jirrealizza li hemm ukoll it-tradiment. Iċ-ċaħda ta’ Pietru, it-tradiment ta’ Ġuda, b’xi mod huma anke fil-qalb ta’ Ġesù imma ferita kbira fil-qalb ta’ Ġesù. U l-kuntest hu ta’ intimità kbira… Read more »

Let us show gratitude and devotion as the sisters of Lazarus – The Archbishop

11/04/2022   The Church of St Mary of Jesus, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

F’dan il-jum għażiż tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa, l-ewwel jum wara Ħadd il-Palm, naraw ix-xena tad-dilka ta’ Ġesù. Hu stess jgħid li din hija tħejjija għad-difna tiegħu. Il-fwieħa li tintuża hija prezzjuża ħafna; tliet mitt dinar kienet il-paga ta’ tliet mitt jum; għaxar xhur paga. Għalhekk, Ġuda kważi jiskandalizza ruħu bil-prezz għoli li tħallas għal din il-fwieħa, li waħda minn ħut Lazzru tuża’ biex tidlek lill-Mulej… Read more »

What is Jesus’ mission? Saving you and me – The Archbishop

Mass on Palm Sunday

10/04/2022   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Il-profeta Iżaija, f’waħda mill-għanjiet tal-qaddej tal-Mulej, dik li qrajna fil-bidu ta’ din il-liturġija solenni, jgħid hekk: “Tajt dahri lil dawk li kienu jsawwtuni, ħaddejja lil dawk li kienu jnitfuli lħiti; ma ħbejtx wiċċi mit-tagħjir u l-bżieq. Sidi l-Mulej jgħinni, għalhekk ma nitħawwadx; għalhekk għamilt wiċċi bħaż-żnied, jien naf li ma jkollix mniex nistħi” (Iż 50:6-7).

Ġesù jirreferi għal din is-siegħa bħala s-siegħa tad-dlamijiet, imma f’qalbu, marbuta mar-rieda ta’ Missieru, hemm it-tama tal-qaddej umli li m’għandux mniex jistħi… Read more »

Lenten Reflections 2022 – Palm Sunday

09/04/2022

Reflection for Palm Sunday by Archbishop Charles Scicluna

Gospel: Luke 22:14 – 23,56

When the hour came, Jesus took his place at table with the apostles. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, for, I tell you, I shall not eat it (again) until there is fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”

Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; for I tell you (that) from this time on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you… Read more »

On the Day of Our Lady of Sorrows, we understand and appreciate, the tenderness of Our Lady – The Archbishop

The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

08/04/2022   The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

F’dan il-jum għażiż għalina, għad-devozzjoni popolari tal-Maltin u l-Għawdxin, ejjew nifhmu dak li xtaq Ġesù, imsallab fuq is-salib aħrax, li ħejjejnielu. Meta ra lil ommu u ddeċieda li jafdaha, mhux lil oħtha li kienet hemm. L-Evanġelju stess jgħid li m’ommu kien hemm: “oħt ommu” (Ġw 19:25). Kien hemm xi ħadd mill-familja. Imma hu ddeċieda li jafda lil ommu lid-dixxiplu l-maħbub… Read more »

Jesus entrusts us into the hands of His mother – The Archbishop

Homily during mass on the occasion of the arrival of the relic of Our Lady of Tears of Syracuse

07/04/2022   The Parish Church of St. Catherine, Żejtun

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hija l-verità fuqu nnifsu li twassal lil Ġesù għall-mewt. Fil-Ġimgħa l-Kbira u anke f’Ħadd il-Palm nisimgħu r-rakkont tal-Passjoni tal-Mulej, bi tradizzjoni u bl-imħabba ta’ missirijietna espremiet ukoll dawn l-istatwi sbieħ tal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira. Ħin minnhom il-Qassis il-Kbir jistaqsih ċar u tond: “Inti mela l-Iben ta’ Alla?” (Lq 22:70). U Ġesù ma jistax jiċħad il-verità fuqu nnifsu: “Intom stess qegħdin tgħiduh” (Lq 22:70)… Read more »

Move close to Jesus’ power which forgives our sins – The Archbishop

07/04/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Il-kapitlu 8 ta’ San Ġwann hu forsi wieħed mill-iżjed diffiċli għax hemm djalogu iebes ħafna, polemika bejn Ġesù u l-Fariżej, Ġesù u l-Lhud. U l-kwistjoni hi: min hu Ġesù u l-għarfien tiegħu nnifsu. “Int x’taħseb li int?” (Ġw 8:53).

Min jaf kemm dil-ħaġa ngħiduha lil min iwassalna għand Ġesù u jwasslilna l-Kelma tiegħu. Imma Ġesù jibqa’ jinsisti li hu jobdi lill-Missier, iħares il-kelma tiegħu u li Abraham, missierna fil-fidi, hu dak li ra l-jum ta’ Ġesù: “Rah,” qal, “u feraħ” (Ġw 8:56)… Read more »

Who is Jesus for me? A papier maché statue? – The Archbishop

05/04/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Il-kapitlu 8 ta’ San Ġwann hu kapitlu, fejn ir-raba’ Evanġelju jippreżentalna konflitti kbar bejn Ġesù u l-establishement reliġjuż ta’ dak iż-żmien: il-Fariżej, il-Kittieba. U fil-fatt fil-bidu ta’ dan l-Evanġelju jitkellem mal-Fariżej, dawk li kienu l-għorrief tal-liġi, dawk li kellhom il-qawwa jinterpetaw il-liġi u jgħidu lill-poplu kif għandu jsegwi l-liġi.

Jinsisti magħhom fuq xi ħaġa li ma jiħdux gost biha… Read more »

May the word you have shared with us be a source of courage in life, light to our path, comfort in our trials – The Archbishop

Message and gift from Archbishop Charles Scicluna to Pope Francis

03/04/2022   The Granaries, Floriana

Message of Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

Your Holiness,

We thank you sincerely for your decision to visit us. Thank you for celebrating the Holy Eucharist with us. Thank you for your love for us.

May the word you have shared with us be a source of courage in life, light to our path, comfort in our trials.

In the first century after Christ’s Resurrection, these islands had the good fortune of receiving the light of the Gospel through God’s grace, thanks to the presence amongst us of our father in faith, St Paul the Apostle, whom Publius, the protos of the island, and the Maltese, welcomed “with unusual kindness” (Acts 28:2), together with two hundred and seventy-five other persons who found themselves shipwrecked on our shores… Read more »