We customarily usher in a new year filled with resolve to improve something about ourselves, from simple acts like walking more for the sake of our health and reaching out to loved ones, to more complex objectives concerning our personal or professional development. 

Periods of introspection should not be shunned. On the contrary, they ought to be embraced with far more regularity than the annual tradition dictates or our good intentions risk suffering the same fate as our treasured narcissus flower, which wilts within weeks of achieving its wondrous winter bloom… Read more »

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

Nirringrazzjakom ħafna talli nġbarna hawnhekk biex nibdew is-sena l-ġdida 2020 taħt il-ħarsien tal-Mulej u b’mod speċjali ta’ omm Ġesù, Marija.

Insellem ukoll lil kull min qiegħed isegwina permezz tal-mezzi tax-xandir u nirringrazzja ħafna lill-media li matul dan l-ewwel jum tas-sena se tkun qiegħda tgħin biex in-nies iħossuhom qrib ħafna ta’ din id-dar tal-Providenza.

Nixtieq ukoll insellem lis-Sorijiet tal-Karità li qdew b’tant ġenerożità lil din id-Dar għal dawn l-aħħar 52 sena u nitolbu li t-togħma ta’ tjubija, it-tbissima li ħallew mmarkata fuq kull ħajt ta’ dan il-bini, tibqa’ tagħti togħma ta’ umanità lil din l-inizjattiva… Read more »

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

Huwa xieraq li ltqajna hawnhekk illejla propju biex niċċelebraw dak li missirijietkom għamlu 350 sena ilu meta qiegħdu l-ewwel ġebla ta’ dan it-tempju grazzjuż. X’riedu jagħmlu? Riedu jibnu dar għal Alla fosthom. Imma riedu wkoll jibnu tempju xieraq fejn huma rikonoxxuti u miġburin bħala parroċċa, ikunu jistgħu jiltaqgħu biex jisimgħu l-Kelma ta’ Alla, jiċċelebraw l-Ewkaristija, jirċievu s-sagramenti, jiltaqgħu ma’ Alla… Read more »

Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

What does it mean to celebrate Christmas this year? I would like to quote a short verse from the gospel we have just heard proclaimed in Maltese.

First of all this very first chapter of the gospel of John introduces us to the mystery we are celebrating. In verse 14 we have the most important declaration, that the Word – the Son of God, became flesh and dwelt, lived among us and we have seen his glory full of grace and truth… Read more »

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

Fl-1 ta’ Diċembru ta’ din is-sena 2019, il-Papa Franġisku offrielna meditazzjoni sabiħa dwar il-prespju. Dan il-katidral għal dawn l-aħħar snin qed ikollna x-xorti ngawdu presepju Naplitan sabiħ, frott il-ħidma u l-ġenerożità ta’ Mons. Edgar Vella li nixtieq nirringrazzjah, u anke tal-Kapitlu li aċċetta u jilqa’ kull sena din l-iniżjattiva sabiħa.

Meta wieħed jammira l-presepju li qed iżejjen u janima dan il-katidral fi żmien il-Milied, japprezza li x-xena tat-twelid ta’ Ġesù hija ambjentata fost qishom rovini ta’ tempju antik… Read more »