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Today’s open wounds of the Risen Christ – Bishop Galea-Curmi

Mass on the feast of the Divine Mercy

19/04/2020   Annunciation of Our Lady Parish Church, Ħal Balzan

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Imbeżżgħa … bil-bibien magħluqa”. Hekk kienu d-dixxipli miġbura flimkien: imbeżżgħa u bil-bibien magħluqa. Kienu qishom qed jagħmlu self-isolation bħala grupp mhux għaliex fil-pajjiż kien hemm lockdown, jew għaliex kien hemm xi periklu bħalma għandna aħna llum – u għalhekk noqogħdu ġewwa – imma għax kienu mbeżżgħa minn dawk in-nies li lil Ġesù kienu wassluh għall-passjoni u l-mewt tiegħu… Read more »

The Lord is inviting us to truth which is not against the natural sciences but goes beyond – The Archbishop

Mass of the second Sunday of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday

19/04/2020   The Church of St Francis of Assisi, Ħamrun

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

“Bring your hand and put it in my side and do not be unbelieving but believe” (Jn 20: 27). These words were addressed by Jesus to Thomas a week after Easter. Thomas had insisted that he had to have evidence of the identity of Jesus and of his resurrection. In fact he insisted with the disciples of Jesus: “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe” (Jn 20:25)… Read more »

Caritas Malta helping the most vulnerable during COVID-19

18/04/2020

Caritas Malta mħassba dwar realtà ta’ persuni li bħalissa qed isofru konsegwenzi soċjali u ekonomiċi minħabba l-Covid-19 u li għandhom bżonn għajnuna urġenti.

Permezz ta’ persuni li qed iċemplu fuq linji ta’ Caritas li nfetħu apposta, kif ukoll tal-ħidma mill-qrib ma’ NGOs u l-kapillani fil-parroċċi, Caritas Malta qed tiltaqa’ dejjem iktar ma’ realtajiet ta’ gruppi ta’ nies vulnerabbli li huma l-aktar f’riskju matul din il-kriżi:

  • Dawk li diġà kellhom dħul baxx qabel il-pandemija;
  • Anzjani li jgħixu weħidhom, li kellhom xi għajnuna minn ġirien jew servizzi fid-dar li issa ma jistgħux jingħataw;
  • Ġenituri bi tfal b’diżabbiltà, speċjalment dawk severi li wkoll naqsilhom ir-respite peress li waqqfu l-iskejjel;
  • Dawk il-Maltin jew barranin li diġà sfaw bla saqaf u anki ma jistgħux jaċċessaw xelters minħabba restrizzjonijiet;
  • Barranin li tilfu x-xogħol jew naqsulhom is-sigħat ta’ xogħol u mhux intitolati għall-benefiċċji ta’ nuqqas ta’ impjieg jew sussidju fuq il-kera…

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Sunday Mass in English

18/04/2020

As from tomorrow, 19th April, Divine Mercy Sunday, the Archdiocese of Malta will introduce a televised Sunday Mass in English. This initiative is being taken in collaboration with PBS.

Holy Mass will be broadcast on the Archdiocese of Malta website www.church.mt at 10:30am and on TVM2 at 6:30pm. Archbishop Charles Scicluna will celebrate Mass from the church of the Franciscan Friars, which is dedicated to St Francis, in Hamrun… Read more »

Making Christ the cornerstone of our lives – Bishop Galea‑Curmi

Mass offered with prayers for respect and tolerance towards all human beings

17/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-Omelija tal-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Il-ġebla li warrbu l-bennejja saret il-ġebla tax-xewka”. Hekk għedna fis-Salm illum, u hekk smajna lil Pietru fl-ewwel qari mill-Atti tal-Appostli, jgħid lill-kapijiet, lix-xjuħ u lill-kittieba meta staqsewh b’liema qawwa u f’isem min qed jagħmel dak li qed jagħmel, hu u l-appostli. Hu qalilhom: Fl-isem ta’ Ġesù ta’ Nazaret, li intom qtiltuh imma Alla qajmu mill-imwiet. Qalilhom: “Din hi l-ġebla li intom il-bennejja warrabtu u li saret il-ġebla tax-xewka”… Read more »

Message by Archbishop Charles Scicluna on the 30th month since the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia

16/04/2020

Il-tagħlim soċjali tal-Knisja jfakkarna illi l-paċi hija msejsa fuq il-verità, ġustizzja, libertà u mħabba. Dawn l-erba’ valuri huma l-pedament u jiddependu minn xulxin, kull wieħed minnhom huwa essenzjali; komunità ma tistax tkun verament fil-paċi jekk imqar waħda minnhom tkun nieqsa jew imwarrba.

Wara 30 xahar mill-assassinju tal-ġurnalista Daphne Caruana Galizia għadna nistennew il-verità kollha dwar il-komplott wara l-assassinju tagħha u għadna nistennew li ssir ġustizzja magħha, mal-familja tagħha u magħna lkoll għax l-assassinju tagħha kien ukoll attakk premeditat fuq is-soċjetà tagħna… Read more »

Do those we meet recognise the peace of Jesus within us? – The Archbishop

Mass with prayers for the Lord to strengthen our faith in today's circumstances

16/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Fl-ewwel jum tal-ġimgħa dakinhar tal-irxoxt, wara li d-dixxipli ta’ Għemmaws kienu rritornaw lejn sħabhom u tgħarrfu lill-oħrajn x’kien ġralhom u kif għarfu lil Ġesù fil-qsim tal-ħobż, Ġesù nnifsu jieqaf f’nofs id-dixxipli tiegħu u jagħtihom l-ikbar tislima: “Is-sliem għalikom” (Lq 24:36) jew inkella, kif nafuha u kif nużaw ukoll fil-Liturġija: il-Paċi Magħkom. Din hija t-tislima ta’ Kristu rxoxt, it-tislima li biha l-isqof fl-Ewkaristija jsellem lil poplu ta’ Alla għax hija t-tislima ta’ Ġesù stess… Read more »

A request by the Maltese Bishops to the Vatican to intervene in the resettlement of migrants rescued at sea

15/04/2020

Il-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija bagħtet ittra lill-Vatikan indirizzata lill-Kardinal Pietro Parolin, is-Segretarju tas-Sanata Sede, sabiex jintervjeni mal-istati l-oħra membri tal-Unjoni Ewropea u jitlobhom jappoġġjaw lil Malta billi jaċċettaw rilokament tal-migranti kollha abbord jew uħud minnhom.

Waħda mir-raġunijiet li ssemmiet kienet li l-pajjiż għadu kif daħħal 64 migrant minn fuq il-baħar bit-total għal din is-sena jitla’ għal 1,200 ruħ. Minkejja li matul is-snin sar rilokament ta’ migranti li jiddaħħlu f’Malta mill-baħar, xorta l-biċċa l-kbir jibqgħu f’pajjiżna… Read more »

In every Mass we allow the Lord to open our hearts to the Scriptures – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of St Gregory

15/04/2020   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa, the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Dan ir-rakkont sabiħ, aħna nafuh bħala r-rakkont tad-dixxipli ta’ Għemmaws,  jagħti l-istruttura ta’ dak kollu li aħna niċċelebraw meta nfakkru bil-qima l-mewt u l-qawmien ta’ Ġesù mill-imwiet.

Jekk aħna nħarsu lejn dan ir-rakkont, nirrealizzaw li bħalna d-dixxipli ta’ Għemmaws għalkemm kienu semgħu r-rakkont kollu tal-passjoni ta’ Ġesù u anke l-qawmien tiegħu għax semgħu wkoll dak li qalu n-nisa, xorta jgħaddu għal għonq it-triq b’sens ta’ dieqa f’qalbhom… Read more »

The test we face as a nation – The Archbishop

15/04/2020

The Archbishop with Peace Lab residents

We have been called upon to make many sacrifices in recent weeks to halt the spread of the insidious and deadly COVID-19 virus that poses great risk to everyone and everything we hold dear. 

New terms have come into being, such as social-distancing and self-isolation; while we have had to adopt practices that seemed unthinkable just a few weeks ago, the cruellest being not being able to see in the flesh members of our own families… Read more »