As we celebrate this Holy Night, let us feel the warmth of the divine embrace – The Archbishop
Mass on Christmas Eve
24/12/2025 St John's C0-Cathedral, VallettaHomily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna
At this first Gospel of the feast of Christmas, of this great Solemnity, the Gospel of Matthew announces the name of the child whose birth will answer the phrase, and he gives us two names. The angel tells Joseph, “You will name him Jesus” and “He will save his people from their sins” (Mt 1:21). And then Matthew remembers the prophecy of Isaiah, “Behold, the Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel” (Mt 1:23)… Read more »














