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Vittoriosa bids farewell to Cardinal Prospero Grech

08/01/2020   Collegiate Church of St Lawrence, Vittoriosa

L-Erbgħa 8 ta’ Jannar 2020, waslu Malta minn Ruma l-fdalijiet tal-Kardinal Prospero Grech. Fl-4:30pm il-korteo funebri wasal il-Birgu, fejn twieled u tgħammed il-Kardinal, fejn sar mument ta’ talb fil-Knisja Kolleġġjata ta’ San Lawrenz.

Wara, l-korteo telaq mill-Birgu lejn il-kunvent tal-Agostinjani ta’ San Mark, ir-Rabat, sabiex għada, il-Ħamis 9 ta’ Jannar, bejn id-9am u nofsinhar, il-fdalijiet tal-Kardinal Grech jitqiegħdu fil-kappella tal-kunvent għall-qima tal-pubbliku… Read more »

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Catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles

08/01/2020   Paul VI Hall, the Vatican

Għeżież ħuti, l-għodwa t-tajba!

Il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli, fl-aħħar parti tiegħu, jirrakkonta li l-Evanġelju jkompli bil-mixja ħafifa tiegħu mhux biss fuq l-art imma wkoll fuq il-baħar, fuq ġifen li jwassal lil Pawlu priġunier minn Ċesarija lejn Ruma (ara Atti 27:1-28:16), fil-qalba tal-Imperu, biex isseħħ il-kelma tal-Irxoxt: “Tkunu xhieda tiegħi […] sa truf l-art” (Atti 1:8). Aqraw il-Ktieb tal-Atti tal-Appostli u taraw kif l-Evanġelju, bil-qawwa tal-Ispirtu s-Santu, jasal għand il-ġnus kollha, isir universali… Read more »

Let’s work together in the name of the Holy Trinity – The Archbishop

Orthodox Epiphany celebrated in Malta

05/01/2020   Ix-Xatt ta' Ta' Xbiex

Nhar il-Ħadd 5 ta’ Jannar 2020, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna attenda għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Epifanija, organizzata mill-Parroċċa Griega ta’ San Ġorġ tal-Arċidjoċesi Ortodossa tal-Italja u Malta, fix-Xatt ta’ Ta’ Xbiex. Għaċ-ċerimonja attendew ukoll il-President ta’ Malta George Vella, il-Ministru għall-Affarijiet Barranin Carmelo Abela u l-Ambaxxatur Grieg Dimitrios G. Tsoungas, kif ukoll membri tal-komunità Kristjana Griega u Ortodossa li jgħixu f’Malta.

L-Arkimandrita Nathanael Felesakis mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni liturġika, wara bierek lin-nies u l-ilma, u tefa’ s-salib fl-baħar; waqt li l-President ta’ Malta tajjar ħamiema bajda… Read more »

Live: Mass for the repose of the soul of Cardinal Prospero Grech

08/01/2020

Nhar il-Ħamis 9 ta’ Jannar ser issir quddiesa praesente cadavere b’suffraġju għall-Kardinal Prospero Grech, ippreseduta mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina. Flimkien mal‑Arċisqof ser jikkonċelebraw l‑Arċisqof Alessandro D’Errico, Nunzju Appostoliku għal Malta; l‑Isqof Mario Grech, Amministratur Appostoliku tad‑Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex; l‑Isqof Joseph Galea‑Curmi; u l‑Isqof Pawlu Darmanin, Isqof Emeritu tad‑Djoċesi ta’ Garissa, il-Kenja. Il-quddiesa tibda fis‑2pm. Read more »

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Learn from God how to be leaders who nurture his people – The Archbishop to the candidates for the priesthood

Solemn Mass on the Epiphany of our Lord where two candidates where welcomed for the priesthood

05/01/2020   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

Id-djaknu għadu kemm ħabbrilna l-jum qaddis tal-Għid li se niċċelebraw ftit tax-xhur oħra. Il-Knisja tħabbar il-ġurnata tal-Għid propju f’dan il-jum iddedikat lill-misteru kbir tal-Epifanija għaliex illum niċċelebraw lill-Mulej, dawl minn dawl, li jidher lill-ġnus permezz ta’ kewkba tiddi fid-dlamijiet.

Fil-lejl qaddis tal-Għid bix-xemgħat mixgħula mill-blandun qaddis, aħna niddikjaraw li Ġesù huwa dawl, id-dawl ta’ Kristu. U b’xi mod din il-festa ta’ dawl tħares lejn il-festa l-kbira fejn il-Knisja tbierek l-element tan-nar u tikkonsagrah bħala xbieha ħajja ta’ Kristu, dawl minn dawl, li fil-misteru tal-mewt u l-qawmien tiegħu mill-imwiet, għeleb id-dlamijiet tal-ħażen u tal-mibegħda u nissel fil-qalb ta’ kull wieħed u waħda minna dik ix-xrara tħeġġeġ tan-nar li jkebbes il-qalb imqaddsa tiegħu… Read more »

Rebuilding our common home

05/01/2020

We customarily usher in a new year filled with resolve to improve something about ourselves, from simple acts like walking more for the sake of our health and reaching out to loved ones, to more complex objectives concerning our personal or professional development. 

Periods of introspection should not be shunned. On the contrary, they ought to be embraced with far more regularity than the annual tradition dictates or our good intentions risk suffering the same fate as our treasured narcissus flower, which wilts within weeks of achieving its wondrous winter bloom… Read more »

Two new candidates for the priesthood

04/01/2020

Two seminarians, who are currently in their fifth year of studies at the Archbishop’s Seminary, will ask Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna to accept them officially as candidates for the Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood. This celebration will be held tomorrow, Sunday 5th January 2020, during Epiphany Mass at St John’s Co‑Cathedral, Valletta, at 9:15 a.m.

Sean Abela from St Paul’s Parish, Rabat, and Jean‑Claude Attard from St Anne’s Parish, Marsaskala, will publicly manifest their will to offer themselves to the Church to serve in the ministerial priesthood… Read more »

Live: Mass for couples getting married in 2020

03/01/2020

Is-Sibt 4 ta’ Jannar, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna se jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-koppji li se jiżżewġu fl-2020, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Il-Quddiesa hi organizzata mill-Moviment ta’ Kana u tibda fil-5:30pm. Read more »

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Mass for married and engaged couples

03/01/2020

L-Arċisqof Chares J. Scicluna qed jistieden għal ċelebrazzjoni tal‑Quddiesa lill‑koppji li żżewġu fl‑2019 u lill‑koppji għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu matul l‑2020.

Il‑Quddiesa għall‑għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu din is‑sena ser issir ghada s‑Sibt, 4 ta’ Jannar, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta, fil‑5:30 p.m.

Il‑Quddiesa għall-koppji li ngħaqdu fis-Sagrament taż-Żwieġ is-sena li għaddiet ser issir is‑Sibt, 11 ta’ Jannar, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta, fil‑5:30 p.m… Read more »