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Jesus laid down his life to protect and nurture us – The Archbishop

Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Easter and World Vocations Day, for the repose of the soul of Mgr Arthur Said Pullicino

03/05/2020   The Chapel of the Centre for Vocations, the Archbishop's Seminary, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

Reading the Gospel of St John chapter 10, we are used to hear Jesus calling himself the Good Shepherd. In the first 10 verses of the same chapter, however Jesus insists that he is also the gate of the sheepfold.

And if you understand what the sheepfold used to be in Jesus’ time, you would understand that the gate or the door he refers to, is actually an interval between stones where sheep could actually go in and come out and at night when the shepherd needed to protect the sheep in the sheepfold, he would stand in that interval, in that space between the rock, between this sort of space created in the wall and he would become the door physically, personally, directly… Read more »

World Vocations Day 2020

02/05/2020

Tomorrow, Sunday 3rd May 2020, is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. On this occasion, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will be celebrating Mass from the Chapel at the Vocations Centre at the Archbishop’s Seminary in Tal-Virtù. Mass in Maltese will be broadcast at 9:30am, and Mass in English will be at 6:30pm, both on TVM2 and on Church.mt. This evening at 7pm, a seminarian who is receiving his formation at the Archbishop’s Seminary will be participating in a Mass for youth which will be broadcast on Church.mt and on the official Facebook page and YouTube channel of the Archdiocese of Malta.     … Read more »

The wisdom of Joseph the carpenter – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of St Joseph the Worker

01/05/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Dan mhuwiex bin il-mastrudaxxa?” Hekk qalu n-nies wara li semgħu lil Ġesù li ġie Nazaret, u semgħuh fis-sinagoga tagħhom. Kienu jafu li missieru mastrudaxxa, u allura skantaw bl-għerf li kellu.

Illum qed nagħmlu t-tifkira ta’ dan il-mastrudaxxa, ta’ Ġużeppi, li kien il-missier putattiv ta’ Ġesù u għex ħajja mill-aktar ordinarja: familja u xogħol. Kien jaf x’jiġifieri titħabat għax-xogħol, u d-diffikultajiet li jġib miegħu x-xogħol, u kien jaf ukoll is-sodisfazzjon tax-xogħol, hu li kien jaħdem fl-injam… Read more »

Broadcasts of the liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Scicluna in May 2020

01/05/2020

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Mejju, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser ikompli jiċċelebra Quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll kull nhar ta’ Ħadd. Minħabba r‑restrizzjonijiet kontra t‑tixrid tal‑COVID‑19 dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑Quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

  • Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt fid‑9:30am mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑Quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑Ruzarju…

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Jesus’ teachings are relevant to see him in our neighbours – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of Pope Saint Pius V

30/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

F’din is-silta mill-kapitlu 6 ta’ San Ġwann, il-Mulej jinsisti fuq żewġ affarijiet importanti ħafna.

L-ewwel nett l-effett tal-preżenza u t-tagħlim tiegħu ma jiqfux fuq din l-art. Ħafna drabi aħna nidħlu fit-tentazzjoni li nirriduċu t-tagħlim ta’ Ġesù għal dimensjoni li tispiċċa u ssib il-milja tagħha fuq din l-art. It-tagħlim ta’ Ġesù huwa rilevanti ħafna biex ngħixu ħajja ta’ nies, biex naraw lilu fil-proxxmu u fuq dan se jiġġudikana… Read more »

She chose to undergo suffering herself to prevent others from suffering – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of St Catherine of Siena, doctor of the Church and patron saint of Europe

29/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Santa Katarina ta’ Siena għexet 33 sena. Ħajja qasira, ngħidu aħna. Imma kienet ħajja mimlija. Hija waħda minn dawk il-qaddisin fl-istorja tal-Knisja li tgħallimna li mhuwiex it-tul ta’ snin li hu l-iktar importanti, imma kif ngħixu fil-ħajja tagħna s-snin li jkollna, u kif nagħmlu minnhom tweġiba għas-sejħa ta’ Alla u don sabiħ għall-oħrajn.

Katarina kienet iddedikat lilha nnifisha lil Alla minn età żgħira: ħajja ta’ talb, ta’ penitenza u ta’ għoti ta’ karità… Read more »

Visions add nothing to what the Lord wants to reveal to us – The Archbishop

Mass offered for those who lack the basic necessities of life and for those single parents who are raising their children alone

28/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Naqsam magħkom żewġ ħsibijiet ispirati minn din is-silta mill-kapitlu 6 ta’ San Ġwann li qegħdin naqraw biċċa biċċa f’dawn il-jiem.

Ġesu jintroduċi lilu nnifsu bħala l-ħobż “li jinżel mis-sema u jagħti l-ħajja lid-dinja” (Ġw 6:33) u jgħid ukoll li dan il-ħobż, hu nnifsu, huwa mibgħut mill-Missier. “Jien hu l-ħobż tal-ħajja” (Ġw 6:35). ’Il quddiem għarfu kif Ġesù jieħu din it-tema tal-ħobż u biha jgħallimna nafdaw fih, infittxuh biex ikollna ħajja tajba f’din l-art u anke fl-eternità… Read more »

Striving for what endures – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass offered to patients at Mater Dei Hospital especially those suffering from a disease or have been involved in an accident

27/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Tħabtu mhux għall-ikel li jgħaddi, iżda għall-ikel li jibqa’ għall-ħajja ta’ dejjem”. Dan hu l-kliem li Ġesù qal lin-nies meta dawn marru jfittxuh, u fl-aħħar sabuh, u allura kienu kuntenti li sabuh. Imma Ġesù, l-ewwel ħaġa li qalilhom hija li kienu qed ifittxuh għax kienu kielu u xebgħu.

Dawn kienu n-nies li kienu semgħu lil Ġesù, imbagħad Ġesù temagħhom bil-miraklu tat-tkattir tal-ħobż, fejn ir-rakkont jgħid li kielu kemm riedu; u allura marru warajh għax raw fih dak li jista’ jipprovdilhom il-ħobż u l-affarijiet neċessarji… Read more »

Nobody was injured in an accident at Dar Saura

26/04/2020   Dar Saura, Rabat

L-amministrazzjoni tad-Djar tal-Knisja għall-anzjani tikkonferma li ħadd ma weġġa’ wara li llejla żviluppa nar żgħir f’kamra f’Dar Saura, ir-Rabat. Filwaqt li ġew imsejħa l-membri tal-protezzjoni ċivili, in-nar kien laħaq intefa minn ħaddiema tal-istess dar. Fuq il-post ġew imsejħa wkoll il-pulizija u team mediku mill-isptar Mater Dei li taw l-għajnuna meħtieġa u ċċertifikaw li ħadd ma weġġa’. Żewġ residenti, nurse u carer kellhom jingħataw l-ossiġnu minħabba d-dħaħen li belgħu.  

F’Dar Saura bħalissa hemm 61 resident… Read more »

Stay with us, Lord – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass on the Third Sunday of Easter

26/04/2020   Annunciation of Our Lady Parish Church, Ħal Balzan

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

Minn Ġerusalemm għal Għemmaws kien hemm madwar ħdax-il kilometru. Imma ma kienx it-tul tal-mixja – kemm se jdumu mexjin – li kien qed itaqqal il-qalb ta’ dawn iż-żewġ dixxipli ta’ Ġesù. Kienet l-esperjenza trawmatika li għaddew minnha meta raw lil Ġesù, li fih qiegħdu t-tama tagħhom, jispiċċa fix-xejn. Meta Ġesù għadda mill-passjoni u l-mewt, imbagħad għalihom kien spiċċa kollox. Għalhekk kienu diżappuntati, mimlijin dwejjaq u diżillużi… Read more »