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Lenten Reflections: The Desert
28/02/2023“Imqar jekk nimxi f’wied mudlam, ma nibżax mill-ħsara, għax inti miegħi.”
L-ewwel Ħadd tar-Randan laqqagħna mar-rakkont ta’ Ġesù fid-deżert tal-Lhudija, li hu magħruf għat-temperaturi estremi tiegħu, u s-sorsi limitati tal-ilma. Hu medda kbira ta’ għoljiet u widien ta’ blat, u ma fihx ramel.
Fil-Bibbja jissemma iktar minn darba. Qabel dar-rakkont naraw lil Ġwanni l-Battista jipprietka propju fid-deżert tal-Lhudija, li fil-Lvant tiegħu nsibu x-Xmara Ġordan, ix-xmara fejn tgħammed Ġesù, u li minnha telaq għad-deżert fejn qatta’ erbgħin jum… Read more »
Who is your God? The wealth that comes from stones? – The Archbishop
Mass on the first Sunday of Lent with the rite of selection and naming of Catechumens
26/02/2023 The Parish Church of St Augustine, VallettaL-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Illum ippermettuli li f’din l-omelija ħin minnhom imbagħad nindirrizza wkoll diretttament lil dawn l-aħwa tagħna li se jirċievu l-magħmudija fl-Għid il-Kbir u li llum se jiktbu isimhom fil-ktieb ta’ dawk li qed jitħejjew għall-magħmudija. Peress li jifhmu bl-Ingliz ħin minnhom se nagħmel biċċa minn din l-omelija anke bl-Ingliż.
Imma l-ewwel nixtieq naqsam magħkom ħsieb propju li jispirani ftit mill-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna… Read more »
The Sunday Gospel: 26th February
26/02/2023First Sunday of Lent
Readings of the day
First Reading: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7
Psalm: 50 (51):3-4,5-6a,12-13,14 & 17
Second Reading: Romans 5:12-19
Gospel: Matthew 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.
The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.” He said in reply, “It is written: ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’”
Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down… Read more »
Lenten Reflections: Ashes
22/02/2023“Trab kont u trab terġa’ ssir”
Fl-ewwel jum tar-Randan, imsejjaħ ukoll l-Erbgħa tal-Irmied, il-qassis, jew persuna oħra, iroxx ftit irmied imbierek fuq rasna fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni waqt li jfakkarna fil-bidu u t-tmiem tagħna.
Għaliex jintuża l-irmied? Minn xiex inhu magħmul? Friegħi taż-żebbuġ li jkunu tbierku u ntużaw fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il-Palm tas-sena ta’ qabel jinħarqu u l-irmied tagħhom jintuża f’Ras ir-Randan… Read more »
We should live the Lenten journey as a journey that liberates – The Archbishop on Ash Wednesday
Mass on Ash Wednesday
22/02/2023 The Church of the Immaculate Conception (Sarria), FlorianaL-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Fil-bidu ta’ dan ir-Randan imqaddes il-Mulej ipprova jfehimna li dak li se nagħmlu f’din il-mixja qaddisa m’għandniex nagħmluh biex nidhru jew għal wiċċ in-nies. Isemmi tliet atteġġjamenti importanti ħafna f’din il-mixja tar-Randan. Isemmi l-karità. Isemmi t-talb u jsemmi s-sawm. Dawn huma tliet ingredjenti ta’ din il-mixja tar-Randan li jekk jiġu mill-qalb ta’ kull wieħed u waħda minna huma mixja sabiħa ta’ konverżjni u ta’ tiġdid… Read more »
Lent 2023
21/02/2023Tomorrow, Wednesday, 22 February 2023, the Church begins the Holy season of Lent: 40 days of prayer and penance in preparation for the celebration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna will celebrate Mass on Ash Wednesday in the Church of the Immaculate Conception (Sarria) in Floriana, which includes the blessing and placing of ashes… Read more »
A sign of a community that gathers together and creates beauty – The Archbishop
Inaugural speech on the second phase of the new ceiling paintings at the Senglea Parish Church
18/02/2023 The Basilica of the Nativity of Mary, SengleaIl-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Nixtieq ningħaqad mas-sentimenti ta’ gratitudni tal-Arċipriet, u ħadt pjaċir ukoll nisma’ din il-litanija ta’ tant nies ġenerużi, li l-ħidma tagħhom għenet biex wasalna għal dan il-jum memorabbli. Xejn ma jsir f’daqqa, u ħadd ma jagħmel xejn waħdu. Jekk hemm sinjal ta’ komunità li tinġabar flimkien u toħloq is-sbuħija, dan hu eżempju sabiħ.
Il-Papa jixtieq proċess kontinwu ta’ mixja flimkien… Read more »
Peace is priceless – The Archbishop
Mass on the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
19/02/2023 VallettaL-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Ħafna minna nsibu din il-paġna tal-Evanġelju forsi waħda mill-itqal, mhux biex nifhmuha, imma biex nagħmluha. Għaliex aħna nifhmu li l-liġi, li Ġesù jippreżenta bħala l-punt tat-tluq, diġà hi raġonevoli ħafna: “għajn b’għajn, sinna b’sinna” (Mt 5:38).
Din il-liġi antika li nsibu fir-Rabta l-Qadima kienet diġà liġi li tgħidlek: jekk xi ħadd ħadlek għajn ma taqtagħlux rasu, għajn b’għajn… Read more »
The Sunday Gospel: 19th February
19/02/2023Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2,17-18
Psalm: 102(103):1-2,3-4,8,10,12-13
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23
Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48
Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil… Read more »