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Restoration work on Żurrieq Church inaugurated

05/05/2023   The Parish Church of St Catherine, Żurrieq

Ġie inawgurat xogħol ta’ restawr fuq il-Knisja Arċipretali taż-Żurrieq – proġett li twettaq b’investiment ta’ €81,000 li minnhom 80% kienu fondi Ewropej u 20% kienu koperti mill-parroċċa. Il-proġett ġie inawgurat mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea Curmi u mis-Segretarju Parlamentari għall-Fondi Ewropej Chris Bonett, fil-preżenza tal-Arċipriet Dun Daniel Cardona u s-Segretarju Amministrattiv tal-Arċidjoċesi Michael Pace Ross.

Il-proġett, li dam madwar għaxar xhur, kien jikkonsisti fir-restawr tal-koppla minn barra, inkluż il-lanterna u l-aperturi tal-injam… Read more »

19 church entities in the social sphere meet the Archbishop

03/05/2023   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

19 organisations within the Church in Malta that offer their services in the social sphere met with Archbishop Charles Scicluna on Wednesday 26th April at the Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana. The organisations which form part of the Secretariat for Diaconia, spoke about their work and the tough realities they face on a daily basis.

Following their presentations, the Archbishop gave a short closing address during which he thanked each organisation for the important work being carried out in Maltese society… Read more »

We ask the Lord to be graced with shepherds who follow His heart – The Archbishop on Vocations Day

Mass on Vocations' Day

30/04/2023   The Vocations' Centre Chapel, Tal-Virtu

Ta’ kull sena fir-raba’ Ħadd tal-Għid nisimgħu l-kelma ta’ Ġesù li tuża din l-espressjoni qawwija ħafna u li permezz tagħha Ġesù jipprezenta ruħu bħala l-bieb u r-ragħaj.

Din is-sena fl-ewwel silta mill-kapitlu 10 ta’ San Ġwann, li hu l-kapitlu fejn Ġesù jispjega din ix-xbieha sabiħa tar-ragħaj it-tajjeb, l-enfasi hi pjuttost fuq il-bieb: il-bieb tal-maqjel, il-bieb ta’ dak l-ispazju fejn in-nagħaġ huma siguri u kkurati, lil hemm mill-periklu imma hu wkoll l-ispazju minn fejn għandhom bżonn joħorġu biex jirgħu u jmantnu lilhom infushom bl-għajnuna tar-ragħaj… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 30th April

30/04/2023

Fourth Sunday of Easter – Vocations Sunday
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 2:14a,36-41
Psalm: 22 (23):1-3a,3b-4,5,6
Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:20b-25

Gospel: John 10:1-10

Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep… Read more »

Our country’s economic “success” should never be obtained at the expense of workers

29/04/2023

On this year’s workers’ day, the Justice and Peace Commission wishes to express its concern regarding the injustice suffered by non-EU persons working in Malta who, despite paying National Insurance contributions, do not recieve a pension.  Our current pension system relies on the assumption that non-EU workers will stay here for a few years, pay social insurance contributions and leave before receiving a pension. The Commission believes that the kind of society implied by this model is socially unjust and morally unacceptable… Read more »

I pray to St Publius that our leaders will be leaders who defend the dignity of all humans, no matter who they are – The Archbishop

Mass on the feast of St Publius

23/04/2023   The Parish Church of St Publius, Floriana

“Jiddi d-dawl tiegħek fid-dlam. Id-dlam tiegħek ikun bħal nofsinhar. Il-Mulej imexxik dejjem”. Dan il-kliem tal-profeta Iżaija li smajna fl-ewwel qari hu indirizzat ukoll illum lill-qaddis San Publiju. Ismu kien wieħed mill-iżjed ismijiet popolari fid-dinja Rumana. L-istudjużi jgħidulna li l-isem Publius kien x’aktarx il-ħames isem popolari fl-Imperu Ruman u l-għerq tiegħu kien propju riferiment għall-poplu. Mill-istess għerq ta’ Publiju għandna l-poplu stess, repubblika – dawn kollha ġejjin mill-istess għerq li jagħtina l-isem ukoll, il-prenome kif kienu jgħidulu l-Latini: publius… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 23rd April

23/04/2023

Third Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day

First Reading: Acts 2:14,22-33
Psalm: 15 (16):1-2a,5,7-8,9-10,11
Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Gospel: Luke 24:13-35

That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred… Read more »

Church fully supportive of commemorative monument

16/04/2023

On 2nd November 2019, Archbishop Charles Scicluna blessed the tomb of Ġużè Ellul Mercer, who was buried at the previously unconsecrated area of the Addolorata Cemetery

The Archdiocese of Malta is disappointed to note that today It-Torċa published a front-page story riddled with inaccuracies regarding a proposal that had been made in 2020 to erect a monument honouring those affected by the interdict issued by the Church in the 1960s… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 16th April

16/04/2023

Divine Mercy Sunday
Readings of the day

First Reading: Atti 2:42-47
Psalm: 117(118):2-4,13-15,22-24
Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Gospel: John 20:19-31

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 »