Archbishop’s Homilies

‘You are welcome’: The words that should resonate in our hearts for one another – The Archbishop

Pontifical Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Ta' Pinu

  The Shrine of Our Lady of Our of Ta' Pinu, Gozo

Pontifikal ta’ Filgħaxija tal-Festa tas-Sejħa tal-Madonna Ta’ Pinu mmexxi mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

Posted by Diocese of Gozo on Monday, June 22, 2020 L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna, illum nafuh ukoll bħala t-tieni misteru tal-Glorja – tad-Dawl, u f’dan is-santwarju għażiż għandna din il-grazzja kbira li aħna mdawrin, milqugħin mill-ikoni sbieħ tal-20 misteru tar-Rużarju Mqaddes… Read more »

Martyrs are those who were not ashamed of acknowledging the Lord before others – The Archbishop

Holy Mass on the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

  St Paul’s Parish Church, Rabat

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

“Fear no one” (Mt 10:26). Jesus repeats this phrase three times in the Gospel we have just heard from chapter 10 of the Gospel of Matthew. “Do not be afraid” (Mt 10:36). “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul” (Mt 10:28).

Now being afraid is a very human instinct and when we are threatened on a psychological level, on a physical level, our reaction is fear… Read more »

How can God not accept you as you are, as he created you? – The Archbishop

Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

  The Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, l-Isla

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan iż-żmien nużaw kliem bħal: il-karattru ta’ dak li jkun jew il-personalità tiegħu, imma fl-Iskrittura, fit-tradizzjoni minn fejn nibtet u xxandret il-Kelma ta’ Alla, anke l-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna minn San Mattew, minflok dawn il-kelmiet karattru, personalità, isemmi u juża l-kelma ‘qalb’, xi ħaġa li anke aħna l-Maltin ngħidu: ‘kemm hu qalbu tajba, qalbu tad-deheb’. Il-qalb tfisser il-personalità ta’ dak li jkun… Read more »

When we recite the Our Father we are not only praying for ourselves but also for our brethren – The Archbishop

Mass offered for the Bishops, especially Bishop-elect for Gozo Mgr Anton Teuma

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Hu u jintroduċi t-talba li aħna nafuha bħala t-talba tal-Mulej, it-talba li għallimna hu, il-Mulej jinsisti li Alla huwa Missierna.

Fil-fatt it-talba stess tibda bil-kelma Missierna imma hija introdotta minn din l-espressjoni ta’ Ġesù: “Missierkom jaf x’teħtieġu qabel ma titolbuh intom” (Mt 6:8). U bħala konklużjoni immedjatament wara li jagħtina t-talba tal-Missierna, jerġa’ jinsisti li hemm bżonn naħfru lill-bnedmin il-ħtijiet tagħhom biex Missierna, li hu fis-smewwiet, jaħfer lilna wkoll (Mt 6:14)… Read more »

We pray for Christian families that they may cherish the gift of children as a true blessing – The Archbishop

Mass on the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Church of St Lawrence

  The Collegiate Church of St Lawrence, Birgu

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-istorja li smajna fl-Ewwel Qari llum tagħtina spunt ta’ riflessjoni profond fil-kuntest ta’ din iċ-  ċelebrazzjoni kbira li qegħdin nagħmlu fil-200 sena, jew it-tieni ċentinarju, mit-twaqqif ta’ dan il-Kapitlu.

Ippermettuli l-ewwel nett insellem lill-mistednin distinti, Eċċellenzi, nirringrazzjakom ħafna tal-preżenza tagħkom hawnhekk illum. U għalkemm qegħdin ngħixu żminijiet partikolari ħafna, il-Mulej tana l-grazzja li llum nkunu nistgħu niltaqgħu bħala komunità, veru ristretta minħabba ċ-ċirkustanzi, imma għandna l-possibbiltà niċċelebraw l-Ewkaristija mill-ġdid f’din il-knisja kolleġġjata tant antika u tant għażiża… Read more »

We pray that we may bring love and not betrayal with our words, and that we may receive the sacred Body and Blood of Christ with a pure heart – The Archbishop

Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)

  St Paul’s Parish Church, Rabat, Malta

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

This is a day we will always remember, the day when we as a community could come together again after three months of a big and great Eucharistic fast, come back together in our churches to celebrate the Eucharist, to hear the Word of the Lord and to receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

In 1920, one hundred years ago, Pope Benedict the XV proclaimed to the Church the great news that he was going to proclaim a man from Syria, a doctor of the Church… Read more »

Message by the Archbishop on World Blood Donor Day

L-Arċisqof iwassal il-messaġġ tiegħu fil-Jum Dinji tad-Donaturi tad-Demm, għada l-Ħadd l-14 ta’ Ġunju 2020. Din is-sena bħala parti mill-kampanja nazzjonali bosta binjiet u monumenti nxtegħlu ħomor biex ifakkru kemm id-donazzjoni ta’ demm isalva l-ħajja tan-nies. Read more »

We pray that the Lord may continue to enrich the Church with true missionary hearts – The Archbishop

Mass offered for Christians, that they may listen to the Good News of Jesus and proclaim it to others as the apostle St Barnabas did

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan l-Evanġelju jintgħażel fit-tifkira ta’ San Barnaba għaliex huwa mument meta Ġesù, fil-kapitlu 10 skont San Mattew, jibgħat grupp ta’ dixxipli jħabbru s-saltna tas-smewwiet.

Jagħtihom ukoll qawwa li jfejqu kemm il-ġisem kif ukoll ir-ruħ. Imma jgħallimhom ukoll jafdaw fil-providenza ta’ Alla. Huma ħaddiema fl-għalqa tal-Mulej. “Il-ħaddiem ħaqqu ħobżu” (Mt 10:10). M’hemmx għalfejn iġġorr ħafna affarijiet miegħek għax fejn se tmur il-Mulej se jippreparalek nies li se jieħdu ħsiebek… Read more »

Jesus wants us to be a community that helps the world get rid of everything that causes decay – The Archbishop

Mass for students who are currently preparing or sitting for their exams

  The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Intom il-melħ tal-art. Intom id-dawl tad-dinja” (Mt 5:13). Dawn iż-żewġ tixbihat huma profondi u l-Mulej japplikahom għalina, id-dixxipli tiegħu.

Il-melħ fi żmien Ġesù kien prezzjożissmu, għalhekk anke madwar il-gżejjer tagħna għandna postijiet propju indikati għall-manifattura tal-melħ mill-baħar: il-Mellieħa, is-Salini. Fiż-żewġ gżejjer tagħna għandna postijiet fejn missirijietna kienu jieħdu l-melħ mill-baħar għax kienet xi ħaġa tassew prezzjuża.

Niftakru l-vjaġġ kbir li għamel Mahatma Gandhi, li qasam l-Indja sakemm wasal sal-baħar biex jagħmel il-melħ hu, għax ma riedx li jħallas it-taxxa lill-Imperu Brittaniku… Read more »

With the intercession of St Paul, let us ask for the gift to understand that God loves us – The Archbishop

Mass on the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

  St Paul's Grotto, Rabat, Malta

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

This year’s readings for the Solemnity of the Blessed Trinity bring us quite an important aspect of the mystery of the God we believe in. I would say that there is one idea, word, that we meet in every one of the three readings we had and this is love.

In the Gospel Jesus dialogues with Nicodemus and tells him: “God so loved that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16)… Read more »