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The Sunday Gospel: 18th June

18/06/2023

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: Ezekiel 19:2-6a
Psalm: 99 (100):2,3,5
Second Reading: Romans 5:6-11

Gospel: Matthew 9:36 – 10:8

At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”

Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 11th June

11/06/2023

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2-3,14b-16a
Psalm: 146(147):12-13,14-15,19-20
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17

Gospel: John 6:51-58

Jesus said to the crowds: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”

The Jews quarrelled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us (his) flesh to eat?”

Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 4th June

04/06/2023

The Most Holy Trinity – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Exodus 34:4b-6,8-9
Psalm: Daniel 3:52,53,54,55,56
Second Reading: 2 Cor 13:11-13

Gospel: John 3:16-18

God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him… Read more »

The Holy Spirit is the spirit of God who is love – The Archbishop at Pentecost

28/05/2023   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Għeżież żgħażagħ intom u tirċievu dan is-sagrament għażiż, aħna nitolbu ħafna għalikom biex id-don tal-Ispirtu s-Santu li se tirċievu bit-tqegħid tal-idejn, bid-dilka biż-żejt tal-griżma, bit-talba tal-Knisja jkun għalikom sinjal sabiħ ta’ kemm Alla jħobbkom. L-Ispirtu s-Santu hu l-ispirtu ta’ Alla li hu mħabba.

Ejjew nifhmuha din. Fejn hemm l-ispirtu ta’ Alla se jkun hemm dejjem l-imħabba. Allura meta nħarsu madwarna u fina nfusna u naraw dak kollu li mhuwiex imħabba, nistaqsu lilna nfusna: Imma dan ġej minn Alla jew le? … Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 28th May

28/05/2023

Pentecost Sunday – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 2:1-11
Psalm: 103 (104):1ab,24ac,29bc-30,31,34
Second Reading:  1 Corinthians 12:3b-7,12-13

Gospel: John 20:19-23

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side… Read more »

The clergy reflect on the power of the liturgy in a secular society

In-service course for the clergy 2023

27/05/2023

‘Towards a liturgy that draws us and changes us’ is the theme chosen for the in-service course for the Clergy 2023 in order for diocesan priests and religious to understand more clearly how the liturgy, that is all the Church’s celebrations by which Christians worship God, nurtures within them and God’s people a spirit of prayer, and particularly that the Liturgy leads to an encounter with the Risen Christ… Read more »

Live: Consecration of church at Rużar Briffa residential complex

26/05/2023   Rużar Briffa residential complex, Ħal Luqa

Is‑Sibt 27 ta’ Mejju, fil‑5:30pm, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna se jikkonsagra l‑Knisja Madonna Għajnuna tal‑Insara u San Bartilmew Appostlu fil‑kumpless residenzjali Rużar Briffa fir-Residenza San Vinċenz de Paule.

Għin lill‑Arċidjoċesi twettaq il‑missjoni tagħha Agħti Donazzjoni »

Segwi l-qari tal-Quddiesa tal-lum hawnhekk.

Talba għat-Tqarbina tax-Xewqa

Ġesù, jiena nemmen li Inti tinsab tabilħaqq fis-Sagrament tal-Ewkaristija. 
Irrid inħobbok fuq kollox u fuq kulħadd… Read more »

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 »