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Prayers and measures in churches to contain and halt the Coronavirus

Circular on health protection issued by the Archbishop's Curia

09/03/2020

Nixtiequ nħeġġukom biex nitolbu ħalli naqilgħu mingħand Alla l-grazzja tas-saħħa fir-ruħ u fil-ġisem u biex titrażżan u titwaqqaf il-Coronavirus Covid-19 fid-dinja. Nitolbu għal dawk kollha milquta u għal dawk kollha li qegħdin joffru s-servizzi tagħhom u jieħdu deċiżjonijiet b’risq is-saħħa.

Għalhekk, l-adorazzjoni li ssir fil-parroċċa l-Ħamis 12 jew il-Ġimgħa 13 ta’ Marzu 2020 kif ukoll ir-reċita tar-Rużarju għandhom isiru għal din l-intenzjoni. Inħeġġu wkoll lill-familja li titlob it-talba tar-Rużarju flimkien… Read more »

Launched the book ‘A Politics of Peace’ by Fr Nicholas Doublet

06/03/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

The Foundation for Theological Studies recently hosted the launch of the book ‘A Politics of Peace: The Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical affairs during the Pontificate of Benedict XV (1914-1922)’ written by Rev. Dr Nicholas J. Doublet and published by Edizioni Studium, Rome.  Fr Doublet is the Diocesan Archivist as well as a lecturer with the Faculty of Theology, University of Malta.

The well-attended event, held in the Refectory of the Archbishop’s Curia, took place on Friday 6th March.  The audience was addressed by a panel of distinguished speakers, including Rev… Read more »

Dignity and renewed hope for victims of domestic violence

The Arcbbishop inaugurates the exhibition 'The Voice of Survivors Through Art'

06/03/2020   Mater Dei Hospital, Msida

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 6 ta’ Marzu 2020, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna inawgura l-wirja ‘The Voice of Survivors Through Art’ b’xogħlijiet li saru min-nisa u tfal residenti fid-Dar Qalb ta’ Ġesù. Din id-dar hi second stage shelter ta’ Fondazzjoni Sebħ fi ħdan l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, għall-vittmi ta’ vjolenza domestika.

Il-wirja hi riżultat ta’ workshop, immexxi mit-terapista tal-arti Jeannette Fiott, bħala parti mill-proċess ta’ fejqan għar-residenti fix-xelter… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 8th March

08/03/2020

Second Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Gen 12, 1-4a
Psalm: 32 (33), 4-5.18-19.20 & 22
Second Reading: 2 Tim 1, 8b-10

Gospel: Mt 17, 1-9

Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother,  and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light… Read more »

A plea to feel safe in our homes – The Archbishop during the funeral of Miriam Pace

05/03/2020   The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

“Ejjew għandi intom ilkoll li intom imtaqqlin u jiena nserraħkom” (Mt 11:28). Aħna hekk għamilna llum: obdejna l-istedina ta’ Ġesù. Mgħaffġin bin-niket, konfużi bil-ġrajja qalila li ħasdet lil Miriam, aħna nersqu lejn Ġesù u lejn ommu nfittxu l-faraġ. Mingħajru ftit jagħmel sens għax jekk inti tipprova tifhem x’sens fiha li omm tispiċċa mirduma minn darha stess? Ma fihiex sens. U aħna forsi lil Alla lanqas se nitolbuh jispjegalna, imma nersqu lejh għall-faraġ… Read more »

The Crypt of the Grand Masters of the Order of St John is re-opened

03/03/2020   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Il-Fondazzjoni tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann inawgurat l-aċċess ġdid għall-viżitaturi tal-Kripta tal-Granmastri tal-Ordni, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, nhar it-Tlieta 3 ta’ Marzu 2020. Il-proġett ta’ restawr u ta’ konservazzjoni sewa’ madwar nofs miljun ewro u sar b’finanzjament u ħidma kontinwa mill-Fondazzjoni tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann. L-aċċess għall-Kripta hu minn taraġ fil-Kappella tal-Lingwa ta’ Provence, u tista’ tiġi apprezzata minn wara bieb tal-ħġieġ.

L-Arċisqof Charles J… Read more »

The foundation will always be the Word of the Lord – The Archbishop

Seminarians receive the Ministry of the Lectors

02/03/2020   The Archbishop's Seminary, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

“Il-kliem tiegħek, Mulej huwa spirtu u ħajja” Dan huwa il-vers tar-Responsorju li l-Knisja tressaq quddiemna f’dan il-jum tar-Randan, it-Tnejn tal-ewwel ġimgħa tar-Randan. Huwa ispirat minn kapitlu 6 ta’ San Ġwann vers 63 fejn Ġesù stess jiddeskrivi l-kelma bħala dik li tagħti l-ispirtu u l-ħajja.

Intom u ssiru qaddejja tal-Kelma, għeżież Shaun u Jean Claude, ftakru li l-Kelma mhijiex tagħkom imma hija tal-Mulej… Read more »

Archbishop Scicluna on a pastoral mission in Mexico to help bishops to fight abuse

03/03/2020

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna and Spanish Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu walk in for a press conference, in Santiago, Chile. (Credit: Esteban Felix/AP.)

Pope Francis is sending two top aides to Mexico to help the local bishops address the clerical abuse crisis in Mexico.

The pontiff tapped Maltese Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna and Spaniard Fr Jordi Bertomeu, the same duo he had sent to Chile in 2018 in the aftermath of the media firestorm over allegations that Bishop Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno covered up the abuse of notorious pedophile Fr Fernando Karadima, who was found guilty by the Vatican in 2011 of sexually abusing minors… Read more »

Notice

03/03/2020

Il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof tixtieq tavża li għada l-Erbgħa 4 ta’ Marzu waranofsinhar, l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ser ikun magħluq. L-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet jerġa’ jiftaħ il-Ġimgħa bejn it-8:00 a.m. u l-11:30 a.m. Read more »

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The Sunday Gospel: 1st March

01/03/2020

First Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day

First Reading: Gen 2, 7-9; 3, 1-7
Psalm: 50 (51), 3-4.5-6a.12-13. 14 & 17
Second Reading: Rom 5, 12-19

Gospel: Mt 4,1-11

At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry… Read more »