Archbishop’s Homilies

“The poison that the Lord needs to free us from” – Archbishop Scicluna

Mass for the annual meeting of media officials and spokespersons of the Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE)

18/06/2019   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

As you know, for us Maltese this is always emotional to read Acts 28 and to hear our island mentioned by name. And also the beautiful eulogy or praise of Luke talking about the inhabitants as using unusual kindness with the Apostle and the other people shipwrecked. We are not talking about a handful of people; Acts 27 tells us that there were 276 people traveling on that ship… Read more »

The Archbishop’s homily at the beginning of his Pastoral Visit in Birgu

Quddiesa fil-bidu tal-Viżta Pastorali fil-Birgu u l-għoti tal-Ewwel Tqarbina

17/06/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali, il-Birgu
    16 ta’ Ġunju 2019

    L-ewwel nett nixtieq ngħidilkom il-festa t-tajba. Għaliex? Għaliex illum Ġesù se jiġi fil-qalb tagħkom. Intom tixtiequ jiġi fil-qalb tagħkom? Iva jew le? Għalfejn ilbistu sabiħ illum? Illum festa żgħira jew kbira? Kbira! U meta jkollna festa kbira nilbsu sabiħ u llum kollha kemm intom sbieħ…

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Sette Giugno: Summary of the Archbishop’s homily

Quddiesa b'suffraġju għall-vittmi tas-Sette Giugno f'għeluq il-mitt sena mill-ġrajja

07/06/2019

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna led a concelebration in remembrance of the four victims of Sette Giugno uprisings at the Chapel of the Addolorata Cemetery, Paola. Also present were the Bishop of Gozo Mario Grech and Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona OP.

    In his homily, the Archbishop recalled the suffering and the tragedy of our ancestors a hundred years ago in the Sette Giugno riots and emphasized that “today we are not celebrating but rather it is our duty to remember; for it is our duty not to forget even because certain conditions that led to the events in Valletta on the 7th and 8th June 1919, can be repeated today.” He underlined that a century ago the Maltese were faced with the problems of the cost of living, of rents and hunger and the wide gulf that existed between the Maltese who had plenty and the many who had little…

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Archbishop inaugurates new studios for Radju Marija

05/06/2019

  • Il-Ġimgħa, 31 ta’ Mejju 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna bierek u fetaħ il-post il-ġdid tal-istazzjon ta’ Radju Marija. L-inawgurazzjoni timmarka wkoll l-24 sena minn meta jxandar Radju Marija f’Malta.

    Iċ-ċerimonja bdiet b’messaġġ ta’ merħba mid-Direttur Fr Antoine Borg li tkellem dwar il-ferħ li issa, wara tant snin, bl-għajnuna ta’ ħafna semmiegħa u benefatturi jista’ jxandar f’post aktar addattat għall-missjoni ta’ Radju Marija…

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“Be an instrument through which Jesus calls each one of us” – The Archbishop to the new archpriest of Siġġiewi

Quddiesa tal-pussess ta' Dun Josef Mifsud, l-arċipriet il-ġdid tal-parroċċa tas-Siġġiewi

03/06/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali, is-Siġġewi
    2 ta’ Ġunju 2019

    Ir-rakkont ta’ San Luqa mill-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli pprova jispjega l-misteru li qegħdin niċċelebraw imma fl-istess ħin jagħtina rakkont li għandu messaġġ għalina llum. Id-dixxipli kienu draw jiltaqgħu ma’ Ġesù fl-irxoxt tiegħu; għal 40 jum dehrilhom, għallimhom, u pperswadiehom li ma kienx fantażma imma dak li ġara f’Ħadd il-Għid kien avveniment ta’ vera u mhux ħrafa tal-bnedmin, imma ġrajja ta’ vera…

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It is our responsibility to working towards comunion and peace between us – The Archbishop

Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ San Ivo

02/06/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • 1 ta’ Ġunju 2019
    Il-Parroċċa San Ġwann tas-Salib, Ta’ Xbiex

    “U ġara, li huwa u jberikhom, infired minnhom u kien meħud fis-sema. Huma nxteħtu fl-art jagħtuh qima, u mimljin b’ferħ kbir reġgħu lura lejn Ġerusalemm” (Lq 24: 51-52). San Luqa jispjega l-esperjenza li qed infakkru llum b’dawn il-kliem…

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“Fejn ikun hemm Ġesù aħna nkunu protetti'” – L-Arċisqof

Quddiesa li tinkludi s-Sagrament tal-Magħmudija

29/05/2019
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • Il-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Ġużepp Ħaddiem, Birkirkara
    13 ta’ Mejju 2019

    X’qed jipprova jgħidilna Ġesù fil-kliem sabiħ li qralna l-kappillan Fr Charlon? Intom tafu x’jiġifieri ‘ħalliel’? Ħalliel jiġi u jisraq xi ħaġa li mhijiex tiegħu. Pereżempju, min jieħu ħsieb id-dar tagħkom? Il-mamà u l-papà, hux? …

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“People of colour who are with us are not guests, they are part of us” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop's address during the open dialogue 'Lassana Cisse - A story of racial hatred: Responding with Peace' organised by the Faculty for Social Wellbeing of the University of Malta

24/05/2019
  • Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna


  • Lecture Theatre 1, University of Malta, Tal-Qroqq
    24th May 2019

    I think it is a very important moment for our faith community to carry out a critical analysis of power-complicity in hate speech. I think we cannot forgo a critical attitude to our way of expressing difference and the fact that we are not always agents of inclusion…

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The blessing of the niche of Our Lady beneath the Kappara bridge

23/05/2019
  • Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna


  • Taħt il-pont tal-Kappara, il-Gżira
    22 ta’ Mejju 2019

    Nixtieq insellem lill-persunalitajiet distinti, lill-Ministru, lir-Rispettabbli Sindku, lilek għażiż Kappillan Dun Karm Tanti u anke lil Fr Vince. Lis-Sur John Lauria nirringrazzjah tal-inizjattiva li ħa 30 sena ilu. Proprju 30 sena wara l-ewwel niċċa modesta u umli, qegħdin ninawguraw dan—ippermettuli nsejjaħlu—kapolavur ta’ arkittettura…

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