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The Holy Spirit leads you to harmony, to unity – The Archbishop

25/05/2023   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Kif indunajtu f’dawn il-jiem qegħdin naqraw siltiet mid-diskors ta’ Ġesù fl-aħħar ċena li nsibu fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann. Illum għandna dan il-kliem u din is-silta mill-kapitlu 17. Innutaw li f’din is-silta, għax f’siltiet oħra jissemma b’ismu, l-Ispirtu s-Santu ma jissemiex b’ismu imma nixtieq li nagħrfu l-ismijiet differenti tal-Ispirtu s-Santu f’din is-silta.

Ħin minnhom Ġesù jitkellem dwar il-glorja; il-glorja hi isem ieħor tal-Ispirtu s-Santu… Read more »

Video: ‘L-Għanja ta’ Ħabib’, a book of poems by the Archbishop, is launched

23/05/2023   The Archbishop's Palace, Mdina

Ftit tal-jiem ilu saret it-tnedija tal-ktieb il-ġdid tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, fil-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, l-Imdina. ‘L-Għanja ta’ Ħabib’ hu ġabra ta’ aktar minn 120 poeżija, b’analiżi ta’ Prof. Charles Briffa u ritratti ta’ Daniel Cilia.

Il-poeżiji jitfgħu raġġ dawl fuq il-ħajja tal-Arċisqof bl-ewwel poeżija tmur lura għall-1975 filwaqt li l-iktar poeżija reċenti nkitbet fl-2022. Kif jispjega l-Arċisqof stess fid-daħla tiegħu għall-ktieb, fil-poeżiji hu qed jaqsam mal-qarrejja l-lehma ta’ żgħożitu, il-ħolm, ix-xewqat, it-turufnament u l-faraġ tal-adolexxenza… Read more »

Original manuscripts of Holy Scripture translations exhibited in Gozo

22/05/2023

Is-sotterran uniku tal-Kurja tal-Isqof ta’ Għawdex, fi Triq ir-Repubblika, ir-Rabat Għawdex, jinsab miftuħ minħabba l-esebizzjoni bl-isem Shemà: Il-Wirja, organizzata mid-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex.

Barra esebiti prestiġjużi bħalma huma l-manuskritti oriġinali tat-traduzzjoni tal-Kotba Mqaddsa għall-Malti minn Pietru Pawl Saydon u Patri Eġidju Mizzi ofm conv. (b’dawn tal-aħħar qed jidhru fil-pubbliku għall-ewwel darba), kif ukoll pubblikazzjonijiet tal-aktar verżjonijiet bikrija tal-Kelma ta’ Alla miġjuba bil-Malti, il-wirja toffri itinerarju esperjenzali interattiv u awdjoviż li jgħin lil min iżurha jidħol iktar fil-fond tal-importanza tal-Kelma ta’ Alla fil-ħajja tan-Nisrani, tal-Knisja u tas-soċjetà… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 21st May

21/05/2023

The Seventh Sunday of Easter – The Ascension of the Lord
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 1:1-11
Psalm: 46 (47):2-3,6-7,8-9
Second Reading: Ephesians 1:17-23

Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20

The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshipped, but they doubted.

Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me… Read more »

For Jesus the worst sin is not accepting him as your saviour – The Archbishop

Mass with the new priests

16/05/2023   The Shrine of Our Lady of Mellieħa, Mellieħa

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ħafna drabi staqsejt lili nnifsi: imma dawn it-tliet kelmiet ta’ Ġesù dwar l-iżball tad-dinja, xi jfissru eżattament? Għax il-Mulej jgħid li meta jiġi l-Ispirtu s-Santu, meta jingħata l-Ispirtu s-Santu jipperswadina dwar l-ideat żbaljati li għandha d-dinja dwar tliet affarijiet. U rrid nammetti li ħafna drabi ninduna li anke jien naqa’ f’dan l-iżball għax qiegħed fid-dinja u kultant nittieħed mill-ispirtu tad-dinja… Read more »

Understand what it means to love, then you will understand Jesus – The Archbishop

Mass on the sixth Sunday of Easter and Mother's Day

14/05/2023   The Parish Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamanġa

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Waħda mill-affarijiet sbieħ li jgħallimna l-Evanġelju hi li biex titkellem fuq Alla trid taħseb f’kelma waħda importanti u dik hi l-imħabba; mhux il-biża’, mhux il-kefrija, il-ġudizzju jew il-kundanna, imma l-imħabba.

Il-Mulej ma jitlobx minna la l-biża’, la l-ubbidjenza għamja, ma jitlobx minna s-sottomissjoni ta’ skjav, jitlob minna l-imħabba. U l-imħabba tagħna tkun risposta għall-imħabba li rċevejna: “Jekk tħobbuni ħarsu l-kmandamenti tiegħi” (Ġw 14:15)… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 14th May

14/05/2023

Sixth Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 8:5-8,14-17
Psalm: 65 (66):1-3a,4-5,6-7a,16,20
Second Reading: 1 Peter 3:15-18

Gospel: John 14:15-21

Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it… Read more »

Keep Jesus central to your actions – The Archbishop to the new priests

Mass with the ordination of three new priests

13/05/2023   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

“Aħna nħobbu għax hu ħabbna l-ewwel” (1Ġw 4:19). Din il-frażi mill-ewwel ittra ta’ San Ġwann appostlu hi programm għal kull Nisrani imma b’mod speċjali għalina s-saċerdoti. Aħna nħobbu. Il-missjoni tagħna hi li nkunu mħabba. Imma din il-missjoni ġejja mill-persważjoni, mill-konsapelovezza, mill-għarfien, mill-fidi li hu Alla l-imbierek ħabbna l-ewwel.

Ħabbna l-ewwel fil-misteru tal-ħolqien tagħna. Ħabbna l-ewwel fil-misteru tal-fidwa tagħna, f’Ibnu Ġesù… Read more »

The need to keep alive the spiritual and religious dimension of our cultural legacy – The Archbishop

Opening Address for the European Cathedrals Malta Conference on 'The Equilibrium between Conservation and Spirituality'

11/05/2023   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Your Eminence Cardinal Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See
Your Excellency, Archbishop Hon Tai-Fai, Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
Hon. Bonnici, Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts, and Local Government
President of the Opera della Primaziale Pisana
President, Council members and staff of the St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation
Your Excellence Mr Zammit, Malta’s Ambassador to the Holy See
Guest speakers
Ladies and Gentlemen

In today’s world, our cultural heritage and its aesthetic beauty and spirituality are facing the challenges of degradation, temporality and contingency… Read more »